Title: Basic users guide or video?
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# Basic users guide or video?

 *  Resolved [rkim888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkim888/)
 * (@rkim888)
 * [2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-users-guide-or-video/)
 * Folks, I apologize in advance for such a basic question but I’m a beginner who
   is trying to learn how to use the Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Views plugins.
   I set up a test with ACF on the backend but how do I use AV to display my input
   to a webpage?

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 *  Plugin Support [Baxter Jones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baxterjones/)
 * (@baxterjones)
 * [2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-users-guide-or-video/#post-18824202)
 * Hi [@rkim888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkim888/)
 * Thank you for your interest in Advanced Views.
   For some guidance see our docs
   on [how to setup your first Layout](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/creating-your-first-layout).
   In short, after having installed Advanced Views you head over to the Layout tab
   in the admin menu, select Add New and then give your Layout a name.Click on Add
   field, and select your field group from the dropdown, and below that select the
   field. You can keep adding fields with the same steps. Publish your Layout and
   switch to the Template tab to Customise your default template by copying it into
   the Custom template field, use the CSS & JS tab to style it. Save if you’ve made
   changes, then copy the Shortcode into place.If you have the need to display posts
   with this Layout, then Add a New Post Selection, select the Layout, choose the
   Post type to filter by and then Publish, (you can customise and style at this
   step too), copy the shortcode into place. That’s it.Please let me know if you
   need further guidance.We’re also open to any suggestions you may have on how 
   we can improve our guides or docs.
 *  Thread Starter [rkim888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkim888/)
 * (@rkim888)
 * [2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-users-guide-or-video/#post-18825158)
 * Thank you for responding. I apologize but I installed the Advance Views plugin
   and it doesn’t look like what you are describing to do. Is there a video I can
   watch to see how to use this plugin?
 *  Plugin Support [Baxter Jones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baxterjones/)
 * (@baxterjones)
 * [1 month, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-users-guide-or-video/#post-18825830)
 * Hi,
   Here’s a short video I made for you on how to use Advanced Views.[https://youtu.be/k1rAaUROI1M](https://youtu.be/k1rAaUROI1M)
 * We are working on new official video tutorials.
 *  Thread Starter [rkim888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkim888/)
 * (@rkim888)
 * [1 month, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-users-guide-or-video/#post-18826605)
 * Oh my goodness! Thank you! I was missing one little field and couldn’t publish!
   Your video fixed that! Thank you!
 *  Thread Starter [rkim888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkim888/)
 * (@rkim888)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-users-guide-or-video/#post-18848077)
 * Hi. Sorry to bother you. I just can’t get the Advanced Views shortcode to display
   anything on the front end of my website. It just shows a blank. Is there something
   turned off by default in the Advanced Views plugin that I have to turn on?
 *  Plugin Support [Baxter Jones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baxterjones/)
 * (@baxterjones)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-users-guide-or-video/#post-18848094)
 * Hi [@rkim888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkim888/)
 * By default there is nothing that should prevent the shortcode from displaying
   the information.
   The most common thing overlooked is, is there actually something
   filled in the fields you added to your layout?How are you using the shortcode,
   is it the Layout shortcode on the post you have the fields?Or are you using a
   Post Selection on a page to show posts?

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 * Last reply from: [Baxter Jones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baxterjones/)
 * Last activity: [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-users-guide-or-video/#post-18848094)
 * Status: resolved