Title: local json
Last modified: September 21, 2019

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# local json

 *  [Rookie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alriksson/)
 * (@alriksson)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-json/)
 * Support for local json for better performance. Does this work to convert existing
   non to local json? Or will it be duplicated and just create local json of the
   existing meta fields and groups?
 * Do you have support for non-theme WordPress like oxygen builder, who does not
   have a theme and therefore no files to add and store local json. Do you store
   it in your plugin folder instead?

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 *  Plugin Author [Konrad Chmielewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwk-fr/)
 * (@hwk-fr)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-json/#post-11959029)
 * Hello,
 * I don’t know if I understood correctly, but here is how it works:
 * Native ACF behavior:
 * If you create a folder called `/acf-json` in your theme, everytime you update
   a field group a local file called `group_abcdef123.json` will be created (if 
   it doesn’t exists) and synchronized.
 * With ACF Extended:
 * If you create a folder called `/acf-json` in your theme, you will be able to 
   check the option ‘Json Sync’ for each field groups. If you don’t use this option,
   the file `group_abcdef123.json` will not be created/updated. You will have to
   activate it for each field group, this way you control which field groups are
   synchronized with Json.
 * Regarding the json folder path:
 * ACF let you customize the path of the json folder. Here is an article explaining
   it: [https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/local-json/](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/local-json/)
 * For your information ACF Extended also use that path.
 * Note: ACF & ACF Extended never store json files in the plugin folder.
 * I hope I answered your questions.
 * Regards.
 *  Thread Starter [Rookie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alriksson/)
 * (@alriksson)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-json/#post-12093971)
 * > Native ACF behavior:
   > If you create a folder called /acf-json in your theme, everytime you update
   > a field group a local file called group_abcdef123.json will be created (if 
   > it doesn’t exists) and synchronized
 * Correct but what happens with the one stored in the database before acf-json 
   was activated?
 * > With ACF Extended:
   > If you create a folder called /acf-json in your theme, you will be able to 
   > check the option ‘Json Sync’ for each field groups. If you don’t use this option,
   > the file group_abcdef123.json will not be created/updated. You will have to
   > activate it for each field group, this way you control which field groups are
   > synchronized with Json.
 * Ok but by default acf-json is syncronizing no? Talking without using your plugin.
 * > Regarding the json folder path:
   > ACF let you customize the path of the json folder. Here is an article explaining
   > it: [https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/local-json/](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/local-json/)
   > For your information ACF Extended also use that path.
   > Note: ACF & ACF Extended never store json files in the plugin folder.
 * Many thanks, would look into this and where to store maybe a new custom acf-json
   folder then. Since I use themeless with a page builder so there is no theme folder
   to store it. Or it is in the sftp but not loaded. Look into native support for
   oxygen builder would be nice so it’s loaded correctly with acf-json. Using this
   which is the solution right now:
    [https://github.com/wplit/ACF-Local-JSON](https://github.com/wplit/ACF-Local-JSON)
   Which do as you say but with a plugin and easy toggle to create /acf-json folder
   in plugins to store the local-json. Would this work together with your plugin?
 *  [enthousiastwpuser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enthousiastwpuser/)
 * (@enthousiastwpuser)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-json/#post-12456304)
 * Any update on this?

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