Title: Shortcode Enabler for ACF
Author: Jamie Dąbrowiecki
Published: <strong>August 20, 2026</strong>
Last modified: August 20, 2026

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# Shortcode Enabler for ACF

 By [Jamie Dąbrowiecki](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdab/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/shortcode-enabler-for-acf.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/)

## Description

Shortcode Enabler for ACF is a lightweight utility plugin that enables Advanced 
Custom Fields (ACF) shortcode usage.

When enabled, the ACF shortcode allows access to any field on any post type. This
means any user who has permission to publish posts on your site can view any ACF
data if they know the field name or key. For this reason, from ACF 6.3 the shortcode
is disabled by default for new installs.

This simple plugin removes the need for you to edit theme files or manually add 
the code snippet via an additional plugin.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate via the Plugins menu in WordPress

## FAQ

### Do I need the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin active for this to work?

Yes. The plugin is designed to be used alongside ACF and has no effect without it.

### Does this plugin work with ACF PRO?

Yes!

### My content is still not showing up. Why?

Double-check that the “Allow Access to Value in Editor UI” toggle is activated in
the field settings. It can be found in the “Presentation” tab. This allows content
editors to access and display the field value in the editor UI using Block Bindings
or the ACF Shortcode.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Shortcode Enabler for ACF” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Jamie Dąbrowiecki ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdab/)

“Shortcode Enabler for ACF” has been translated into 4 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Shortcode Enabler for ACF” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **19 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/), [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/),
   [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/), and
   [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf)
 * Tags
 * [acf](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/acf/)[advanced custom fields](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/advanced-custom-fields/)
   [shortcodes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcodes/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-enabler-for-acf/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Jamie Dąbrowiecki ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdab/)

## Support

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