Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Integration as Action – Push Data to WordPress from External Apps

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Integrations: Push external data into WordPress automatically. This action lets you create or update WordPress content—including posts, pages, and custom post types—and fill Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) with values from other apps. Perfect for syncing product listings, importing contact information, or generating content from external databases.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to integrate Bit Form with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), where Bit Form serves as the trigger and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) is the action. Once the integration is complete, a new subscriber will be automatically added to your Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) account every time someone submits your form.

This beginner-friendly, step-by-step tutorial is designed to help you quickly set up your first automation—making it easier to grow your email list, nurture leads, and manage contacts directly from your WordPress forms.

Authorization of Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Integrations as Action

To set Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) as an action in Bit Flows, first open your Bit Flows Dashboard, then either create a new flow or open an existing one. In the Flow Builder, click the plus (+) icon to add an action. From the list of available apps, search for and select Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).

After selecting your preferred action, the next step is to choose an event. For example, in this case, we’ve selected the “Get Post Custom Field Value” event.

Field Mapping: Here, you’ll see a “Map Fields” section where you need to map your form fields to the matching fields in Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). The “Post ID, Field Name and Field Value ” field is required by Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), so make sure to map your form’s Post ID, Field Name and Field Value field to it. You can also click the “Add Contact Field” button to map additional fields. Additionally, you can enhance your request logic using Flow, Math, String, and System functions.

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Once you’ve finished these settings, you can either click the “Test Run” button to check if the integration is working correctly or simply close the popup to complete the setup.

You also have the option to test the full flow. You can either click “Listen Response” and then run the trigger event (e.g., submit the form), or use existing data to test the integration and make sure everything works correctly.

After completing all the steps, click the “Logs” icon at the top-right corner of the Flow Builder to view your integration logs. Logs help you verify if the trigger and action worked correctly and make it easier to spot and fix any issues.

That’s it! You’ve successfully set up an automation in Bit Flows to connect Bit Form with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)h. Now, whenever someone submits your form, a new subscriber will be automatically added to your Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) account.

This integration helps you grow your email list, automate lead nurturing, and streamline your marketing efforts—all with minimal effort. For more help or to explore additional integrations, be sure to check out our comprehensive User Guide.

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• How to Integrate Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) with Bit Flows