Comments on: Elliot Condon

The most complicated project I have used ACF 4.3.0 on has to be http://bviyachtcharters.com. I have six different custom post types all using custom fields, one of them being yachts. The user interface needs to be able to select or filter an archive query of yachts based on data items definitely NOT in the standard WP DB. This is where I found ACF.

One of the nicest features of ACF that you didn’t touch on in the interview is how easy it is to pull ACF data and use it on page templates. If you look at http://www.bviyachtcharters.com/british-virgin-islands/bvi-catamarans/ you will see the key features and pricing all come from ACF fields – not to mention the archive is defined by catamarans located in the BVI – both also ACF.

The sidebar selection of catamarans also relies heavily on data in the ACF. It is showing all catamarans in the BVI sorted by price high->low. This is a plugin I wrote to make this happen (I humbly admit I’m NOT a plugin developer) The performance of this really surprised me. I assumed the performance of the get_fields would really drag since ACF is a bolt on plugin. Just the contrary. It is blazingly fast. Just as fast as any other WP field.

The design or layout was handled by their internal designer, I built the CPT, ACF and plugins to make the archives work. Sometimes the desires and designs of the client make these projects tough – good thing ACF made quick work of lots of it!

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 02:35:00 +0000

Well done guys – nicely done with some great info.

A couple of recent custom WP projects include a Multisite network for Mazda dealers in Australia, with custom fields covering image galleries, repeaters, colour pickers etc. bendigomazda.com.au is the first dealer site running on the network.

Another is theroundabout.com.au, a list listing / selling disability / accessibility items – much like Gumtree but different, using ACF for the front end forms as well.

Then there’s a dealer network extranet not yet launched, but basically a front-facing system for project management, CRM and document management – all ACF front and back.

Thanks again guys 🙂

By: Michael Killen

Michael Killen — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:36:00 +0000

Awesome interview. I love that Elliot is so humble yet his product is so huge.

Along with a couple of other guys, we built http://www.ellebelleuk.com/ which is a female health supplement e-commerce store, with ACF.

Even though it’s live we’re constantly plugging away at it, and it’s easily the largest site we’ve done on ACF.

Elliot makes some great points about focusing on the product and making that stand out rather than using marketing hype. If ACF did get folded into core, then the next Elliot project would easily get my attention anyway.