This session will be lead by Issac Scheidt of Ramp Ventures Building custom page templates with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) is easy with very little coding required. We will look through the basic options the plugin provides and build a custom page template by doing a little bit of PHP work. We’ll also take a peek at some of the options available with ACF Pro and look through a theme that’s completely built with ACF.

1. All Things WordPress
Customizing Your Website
With Advanced Custom
Fields
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co

2. ClickHOST
Carel Bekker
clickhost.com
ClickHOST now offers Managed WordPress hosting on AWS:
● 30GB High performance SSD disk space
● 2x Backups per day for 30 days
● Daily malware scanning
● Starting at $49/month

3. About Me
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Graduated from UGA in 2012
● Worked 3+ years for a traditional marketing agency
● Founded Ramp Ventures in 2015 to provide affordable
websites for organizations focused on helping others

4. About Ramp Ventures
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Website Goals
○ Beautiful
○ Affordable
○ Simple
● Tools we use:
○ WordPress multisite
○ Fully customizable WP Theme (using ACF Pro)
○ Customized child themes

5. Options For Building Custom WP
Websites
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Page Builder plugins (Beaver Builder)
○ Great for individual page customizations.
● Fully custom WordPress theme
○ Great if you have the knowledge to code this.
● Plugins (Advanced Custom Fields)

6. Advantages of ACF
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Faster Coding
○ Faster than page builders when you need to repeat
functionality.
● Client Updates
○ Ability to let clients update their site without
breaking things.
○ Helps hide unnecessary parts of WP from clients
(elements not supported by a theme)

7. What does ACF do?
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Adds custom fields to almost anywhere on your site
● Allows client to style site without coding knowledge
● Display ACF values throughout your theme
○ Page Templates
○ Customizing themes (custom loop, page variables…)
● Basic example fields:
○ Text block
○ WYSIWYG editor
○ Date picker
○ Select/Radio Buttons/Checkboxes

8. ACF for Posts
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Add variables to display post differently in the loop.
● Add display options to posts
○ Videos
○ Images
○ Headlines & subheadlines
● Limit functionality based on category or post type
○ Hide Content Editor, Featured Image, Tags…

9. ACF for Pages
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Example custom fields
○ Alternate titles
○ Featured image placement (background images)
○ Repeating functionality on pages (bios, services…)
○ Flexible content - store all your page functionalities in
one page template.
● Assign ACF based on page template or page name
● Placement options on page (below title, sidebar….)

10. allthingswp.myramp.co
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Custom Page Templates
○ ACF Examples page
○ ACF Repeater page

11. ACF for Theme Options
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Build a fully custom theme with styling options
○ Header styling
○ Font options
○ Custom loop builder

12. ZachScheidt.com
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● 3 post options for display in the loop
○ Standard with large image
○ Smaller image to the side
○ Video post

13. PerspectiveMinistries.com
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Events custom post type
○ Date field that expires the post
○ Time of event
○ Location Information
○ Custom link to RSVP through third party site.

14. KatherineSchuber.com
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Custom post options
○ Lots of imagery throughout posts
○ Switches between content & images multiple times
○ Simple gallery with optional caption

15. NorthAvenueCap.com
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Flexible Content Fields
○ Combined multiple page templates into one.
○ Ability to repeat sections on multiple pages

16. ACF Extras
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● ACF Coding Resources (PHP examples)
● Conditional Logic on any field
● Relationship fields - pull content from selected
posts/pages (Reverse query)
● Ability to hide WP functionality

17. ACF Pro Features
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Repeater
● Flexible content
● Gallery
● Options Page
● advancedcustomfields.com/pro
○ Personal - $25 single site (lifetime updates)
○ Pro - $100 unlimited sites (lifetime updates)

18. Try It Yourself - rampventures.co
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co
● Signup Button
● Username & Email Address “Gimme A Site” -> “Next”
● Site Domain & Site Title -> “Signup”
● Check your email - verification link
● Login info will be sent to your email
● Activate Ramp 2.0 Theme

19. Questions?
Isaac Scheidt
isaac@myramp.co
myramp.co