Custom field definition for Advanced Custom Fields for a select box populated with post types. Add-on for Advanced Custom Fields.
As of April 2026, Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields is a WordPress acf plugin with 900 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 9% this week. Top alternative: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).
Post Type Select for Advanced Custom Fields provides a select field for choosing a WordPress Post Type.
This ACF field type is compatible with:
* ACF 5
* ACF 4
Surprised that this isn’t included in the core acf plugins so was grateful this came to hand when I needed it.
Used this on couple of sites with no problems.
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Filter for public arg of post_type_options
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