Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) for Purple DAM
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advanced custom fields for the purple dam you can add advanced custom fields (acfs) to media files in the purple dam to store structured metadata on any attachment type step 1 creating an acf for media files go to settings → acf → field groups click add field fill in details step 2 using acfs as filters acfs can be used to filter files in the purple dam this can be achieved by checking the option 'filterable' step 3 allow access to value in editor ui each acf has a toggle allow access to value in editor ui when enabled, the field value is accessible when inserting media into an article via the editor step 4 location rules each acf needs to be displayed, either for specific media types, or for all in the case of all media make sure to set the option to attachements > is equal to > all see also configure acfs to filter in the post overview docid 73k7oumo4sdk4nbwc3tuc