Description

Image Preview for ACF Field is a WordPress plugin that enhances the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) experience by adding visual help images to your fields. When users click on a help icon next to an ACF field, a modal popup appears showing a relevant help image.

Features

Visual Help Images – Add preview images to ACF fields for visual guidance.
Modal Popup – Clicking the help icon opens a clean, responsive popup.
Easy Integration – Seamlessly integrates with the ACF UI.
Responsive Design – Works well on all screen sizes.
Universal Compatibility – Supports all ACF field types.

Usage

Create or edit a field group in ACF.
For any field, you’ll see a “Preview Image” option—enable it.
Upload or select an image to be shown as a visual help.
Save the field group.
When editing a post or page, a small help icon will appear next to the field.
Click the icon to view the help image in a popup.

Requirements

WordPress 5.0 or higher
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin

Privacy & Data Collection

Your Privacy Matters

This plugin respects your privacy and operates with full transparency:

No Automatic Data Collection – The plugin does not collect or transmit any data without your explicit consent
Opt-In Telemetry – You can optionally enable anonymous usage tracking from Settings > ACF WYSIWYG Limit to help improve the plugin
Deactivation Feedback – When deactivating, you can choose to share feedback to help us improve. This is completely optional
No Personal Content – We never collect your post content, user passwords, or sensitive information
What We Collect (Only if you opt-in):
- Plugin version and settings
- WordPress and PHP versions
- Theme information
- Site language and multisite status
- Anonymous site URL (for duplicate detection only)

Deactivation Feedback

When you deactivate the plugin, a feedback modal appears asking for your reason. This helps us improve the plugin:

Completely Optional – You can skip and deactivate immediately
Contact Consent – Check the consent box only if you want us to follow up with support
Your Choice – Your name and email are only sent if you check the consent checkbox

Screenshots

Enable Preview Image Option – In the ACF field settings, enable the “Preview Help Image” option to allow image-based assistance.
Upload Help Image – Upload a relevant help image for the selected ACF field using the new image upload field.
Help Icon Next to Field – A help icon appears next to the ACF field on the edit screen, indicating visual assistance is available.
Popup Preview of Help Image – Clicking the help icon opens a responsive modal popup displaying the help image for quick guidance.

Installation

Upload the image-preview-for-acf-field folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Make sure Advanced Custom Fields is installed and activated
Configure your ACF fields to include help images

FAQ

Does this plugin work with all ACF field types?: Yes, this plugin works with all ACF field types.
Do I need to have Advanced Custom Fields installed?: Yes, this plugin requires Advanced Custom Fields to be installed and activated.

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Contributors & Developers

“Image Preview for ACF Field” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.1.0

New: Added Settings page for better plugin management.
New: Added Tracking system to understand plugin usage (opt-in).
New: Added Deactivation feedback popup to gather user feedback.
Enhancement: Improved UI/UX for settings page.
Fix: Minor bug fixes and improvements.

1.0.0

Initial release