This section provides an overview of what advanced-custom-fields is, and why a developer might want to use it.

It should also mention any large subjects within advanced-custom-fields, and link out to the related topics. Since the Documentation for advanced-custom-fields is new, you may need to create initial versions of those related topics.

get_field() vs. the_field()

the_field() automatically displays the field value on your page, where get_field() does not. Use get_field() when assigning field values to variables, or when manipulating the returned content in your code.

Use get_field() when assigning field values to variables, or when manipulating the returned content in your code. the_field() is the same as echo get_field($field_name);