ACF Archive is a little plugin for helping you attach ACF fields to the archive template.
As of April 2026, Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates is a WordPress acf plugin with 900 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).
ACF Archives is a little plugin for helping you attach ACF fields to the archive template.
The plugin will add a submenu for each public custom post type with archive defined
and then you can select under ACF rules box.
Here is a code example you can add to to your theme functions.php
add_filter( 'acf_archive_post_types', 'change_acf_archive_cpt' );
function change_acf_archive_cpt( $cpts ) {
// 'book' and 'movie' are the cpt key.
// Remove cpt
unset( $cpts['book'] );
// Add cpt
$cpts['movie'] = Movies Archive;
return $cpts;
}
$object = get_queried_object();
$field = get_field( 'field_name', $object->name );
var_dum…| WordPress | 4.1+ requiredTested up to 5.4.19 |
| PHP | 5.4+ required |
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