Title: How to use ACF fields
Last modified: May 4, 2017

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# How to use ACF fields

 *  Resolved [vbk100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vbk100/)
 * (@vbk100)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-acf-fields/)
 * Hello,
 * Please let me know how to use custom fields created with ACF on Caldera forms.
   I am unable to find any guide on that.
    -  This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [vbk100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vbk100/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Josh Pollock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shelob9/)
 * (@shelob9)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-acf-fields/#post-9101863)
 * [@vbk100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vbk100/) –
 * Thanks for using Caldera Forms.
 * Custom fields can be used to populate Caldera Forms fields defaults using the
   caldera_forms_render_get_field
 * There is an example for this scenario in the docs:
    [https://calderaforms.com/doc/caldera_forms_render_get_field/](https://calderaforms.com/doc/caldera_forms_render_get_field/)
 *  Thread Starter [vbk100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vbk100/)
 * (@vbk100)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-acf-fields/#post-9102740)
 * Josh,
 * I went ahead and added a function like this:
 *     ```
       add_filter( 'caldera_forms_render_get_field', function( $field )  {
         //Change your field ID here
         if( 'fld_1612298' == $field[ 'ID' ] ){
       		  $field[ 'config' ][ 'default' ] = get_field( 'field_name' );
         }
         return $field;
       });
       ```
   
 * Whereas `fld_1612298` is my caldera form’s field and `my_website` is a ACF field.
   I am not seeing the URL being added to the custom field neither in the post edit
   screen not the front end. Could you tell me if I am missing anything here?
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [vbk100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vbk100/).
 *  Thread Starter [vbk100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vbk100/)
 * (@vbk100)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-acf-fields/#post-9104958)
 * I found a workaround.
 * Thank you!
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [vbk100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vbk100/).

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