wordpress-acf-json-setup

What problem does it solve?

Managing ACF data across WordPress themes is difficult without a version-controlled export. This skill creates a reliable acf-json folder tree and wires the necessary WordPress filters so field groups, CPTs, and taxonomies are saved to and loaded from JSON automatically, enabling clean Git diffs and reproducible builds.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Create acf-json/ alongside the theme with subfolders for field groups, post types, and taxonomies.
• Wire acf/save and acf/load filters to persist data to disk automatically and load it on theme initialization.
• Provide a Tools → Export ACF to JSON admin page to re-save everything from the DB to JSON in one click.
• Use when bootstrapping a new WordPress theme that uses ACF PRO or when migrating an existing theme’s ACF setup to version control.

Quick Start

Go to Tools → Export ACF to JSON and click Export now to populate the acf-json folder with all field groups, post types, and taxonomies.