Enhances ACF fields with visual help images that appear in a modal popup when clicking a help icon.

Code and Core

Dhaval Vachhani

Avni Ashar

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.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Visual Help Images – Add preview images to ACF fields for visual guidance.</li>
<li>Modal Popup – Clicking the help icon opens a clean, responsive popup.</li>
<li>Easy Integration – Seamlessly integrates with the ACF UI.</li>
<li>Responsive Design – Works well on all screen sizes.</li>
<li>Universal Compatibility – Supports all ACF field types.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Create or edit a field group in ACF.</li>
<li>For any field, you’ll see a “Preview Image” option—enable it.</li>
<li>Upload or select an image to be shown as a visual help.</li>
<li>Save the field group.</li>
<li>When editing a post or page, a small help icon will appear next to the field.</li>
<li>Click the icon to view the help image in a popup.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy & Data Collection</h4>
Your Privacy Matters
This plugin respects your privacy and operates with full transparency:
<ul>
<li>No Automatic Data Collection – The plugin does not collect or transmit any data without your explicit consent</li>
<li>Opt-In Telemetry – You can optionally enable anonymous usage tracking from Settings > ACF WYSIWYG Limit to help improve the plugin</li>
<li>Deactivation Feedback – When deactivating, you can choose to share feedback to help us improve. This is completely optional</li>
<li>No Personal Content – We never collect your post content, user passwords, or sensitive information</li>
<li>What We Collect (Only if you opt-in):
<ul>
<li>Plugin version and settings</li>
<li>WordPress and PHP versions</li>
<li>Theme information</li>
<li>Site language and multisite status</li>
<li>Anonymous site URL (for duplicate detection only)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Deactivation Feedback
When you deactivate the plugin, a feedback modal appears asking for your reason. This helps us improve the plugin:
<ul>
<li>Completely Optional – You can skip and deactivate immediately</li>
<li>Contact Consent – Check the consent box only if you want us to follow up with support</li>
<li>Your Choice – Your name and email are only sent if you check the consent checkbox</li>
</ul>

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