{"id":157290,"date":"2025-02-21T05:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T05:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/secure-custom-fields\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:17:25","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"scf-handbook","link":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/secure-custom-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with Secure Custom Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This section helps you get up and running with Secure Custom Fields (SCF). Whether you&#8217;re new to WordPress development or an experienced developer, these guides will help you start using SCF effectively.<\/p>\n<h2>In This Section<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"installation\">Installation<\/a> &#8211; How to install and activate SCF<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"quick-start\">Quick Start<\/a> &#8211; Create your first custom field group in minutes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"how-content-works\">How Content Works<\/a> &#8211; Understanding the Relationship Between Post Types, Taxonomies, and Custom Fields<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Documentation Sections<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/concepts\/\">Concepts<\/a> &#8211; Core concepts and architecture<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/features\/\">Features<\/a> &#8211; Detailed feature documentation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/tutorials\/\">Tutorials<\/a> &#8211; Step-by-step guides<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/contributing\/\">Contributing<\/a> &#8211; How to contribute to SCF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Code Reference<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"..\/code-reference\/\">Code Reference<\/a> provides detailed technical documentation of SCF&#8217;s functions, classes, hooks, and APIs. This is particularly useful for developers who want to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extend SCF&#8217;s functionality<\/li>\n<li>Integrate SCF with other plugins or themes<\/li>\n<li>Understand SCF&#8217;s internal architecture<\/li>\n<li>Find specific hooks and filters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 6.2 or later<\/li>\n<li>PHP 7.4 or later<\/li>\n<li>Basic understanding of WordPress development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":7879583,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":-99,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-157290","scf-handbook","type-scf-handbook","status-publish","hentry","type-handbook"],"revision_note":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scf-handbook\/157290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scf-handbook"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/scf-handbook"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7879583"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scf-handbook\/157290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182270,"href":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scf-handbook\/157290\/revisions\/182270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}