Advanced Custom Fields (@wp_acf) on X

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Advanced Custom Fields on X: "We have been made aware that the Advanced Custom Fields plugin on the WordPress directory has been taken over by WordPress dot org. A plugin under active development has never been unilaterally and forcibly taken away from its creator without consent in the 21 year history of"

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    We have been made aware that the Advanced Custom Fields plugin on the WordPress directory has been taken over by WordPress dot org. A plugin under active development has never been unilaterally and forcibly taken away from its creator without consent in the 21 year history of WordPress.

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    Please update to the latest and genuine version of ACF 6.3.8 using the steps outlined in this post -

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    This essential community promise has been violated, and we ask everyone to consider the ethics of such an action, and the new precedent that has been set.

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    They call it a fork while taking over: 1) ACF’s slug on WP org 2) the 2+ million installs 3) customer reviews It’s not a fork. It’s a forceful takeover.