# Advanced Views Docs

## Advanced Views Docs

- [Help Centre](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/help-centre.md): Welcome to the Help Centre of the Advanced Views plugin. Explore the features and find answers to your questions. Navigate through the sections, or use the search in the top right corner.
- [Introduction](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction.md)
- [Key Aspects](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/key-aspects.md)
- [Creating Your First Layout](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/creating-your-first-layout.md): Use a Layout to display fields for a specific post/page or Custom Post Type item.
- [Creating Your First Post Selection](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/creating-your-first-post-selection.md): Create a Post Selection to display a set of posts or CPT items according to the selected Layout.
- [Plugin Terms](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/plugin-terms.md): Read about common terms used in our plugin.
- [Plugin Interface](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/plugin-interface.md): Read more about the plugin and the user interface.
- [Field Options](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/plugin-interface/field-options.md): Read more about the plugin and the field options in the user interface.
- [Installation](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/installation.md)
- [Advanced Views Lite](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/installation/advanced-views-lite.md): The Advanced Views plugin can be installed and used free-of-charge from the WordPress.org or WordPress.com Plugin directory.
- [Advanced Views Pro](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/installation/advanced-views-pro.md): Learn how to install the Advanced Views Pro plugin.
- [Comparison Table](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/installation/comparison-table.md): Use the table below to compare Advanced Views Lite and Advanced Views Pro features to determine which one is better suited to your needs.
- [Upgrading from Lite to Pro](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/installation/upgrading-from-lite-to-pro.md): Learn how to upgrade from Advanced Views Lite to our paid Pro plugin.
- [Supported data vendors](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors.md)
- [Starter theme](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/starter-theme.md)
- [WordPress](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/wordpress.md)
- [Post](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/wordpress/post.md): Assign fields from WordPress built-in post fields and metadata.
- [Taxonomy terms](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/wordpress/taxonomy-terms.md): Using the Taxonomy terms Group you can display fields from a Category or Custom Taxonomy.
- [User](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/wordpress/user.md): Select fields from the User (WordPress) Group to display fields from the user account.
- [Comments](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/wordpress/comments.md): Using the Comment Group you can display fields related to comments and its author.
- [Menus](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/wordpress/menus.md): Using the Menu Group you can display menu items.
- [WooCommerce Product](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/woocommerce-product.md): Using the Product specific fields (WooCommerce) or Post & Product fields (WordPress, WooCommerce) Group you can display fields from your Products like Featured image, Price, SKU and/or Description.
- [Meta fields](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields.md)
- [Basic fields](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/basic-fields.md)
- [Number](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/basic-fields/number.md): The Number field creates an input limited to numerical values.
- [Content fields](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/content-fields.md)
- [Image](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/content-fields/image.md)
- [File](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/content-fields/file.md)
- [WYSIWYG](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/content-fields/wysiwyg.md)
- [oEmbed](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/content-fields/oembed.md)
- [Gallery](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/content-fields/gallery.md)
- [Choice fields](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/choice-fields.md)
- [Select/checkbox/radio](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/choice-fields/select-checkbox-radio.md)
- [True / False](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/choice-fields/true-false.md)
- [Relationship fields](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/relationship-fields.md)
- [Link](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/relationship-fields/link.md)
- [Post\_object](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/relationship-fields/post_object.md)
- [Page Link](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/relationship-fields/page-link.md)
- [Relationship](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/relationship-fields/relationship.md)
- [Taxonomy](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/relationship-fields/taxonomy.md)
- [User](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/relationship-fields/user.md)
- [Advanced fields](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/advanced-fields.md)
- [Google Map](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/advanced-fields/google-map.md)
- [Google Map Multiple Markers](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/advanced-fields/google-map-multiple-markers.md)
- [ACF OpenStreetMap Field](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/advanced-fields/acf-openstreetmap-field.md)
- [Date/time picker](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/advanced-fields/date-time-picker.md)
- [Layout fields](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/layout-fields.md)
- [Group (Pro)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/layout-fields/group-pro.md)
- [Repeater (Pro)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/layout-fields/repeater-pro.md)
- [Flexible (Pro)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/layout-fields/flexible-pro.md)
- [Object fields](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/object-fields.md)
- [PHP Controller](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/php-controller.md)
- [Custom Gutenberg Blocks (Pro)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/custom-gutenberg-blocks-pro.md)
- [Mount Points](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/mount-points.md): Mount Points allow you to add a Layout to a location that doesn’t support shortcodes and places that usually require editing PHP templates.
- [Front-end assets management (Pro)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/front-end-assets-management-pro.md)
- [Basic Filters](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/basic-filters.md): Basic filters include Post type, Post status, Maximum number, Sort by, and Sort order filters. You can sort by built-in post fields like Title, Author, or Date, as well as by Meta fields or randomly.
- [Meta Filters (Pro)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/meta-filters-pro.md): Meta filters allow you to filter by field, and create complex queries with multiple fields.
- [Current Post](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/meta-filters-pro/current-post.md): Use a Meta Filter to compare current post ID.
- [Comparison](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/meta-filters-pro/comparison.md)
- [Dynamic Injection](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/meta-filters-pro/dynamic-injection.md)
- [Taxonomy Filters](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/taxonomy-filters.md): Categories, tags, products categories and formats are some of the more commonly known taxonomies. Use this feature to show a set of posts for a specific taxonomy.
- [Pagination (Pro)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/pagination-pro.md): The Pagination feature allows you to limit the number of posts shown and gives the user an option to load more posts. Good for page speed, great for user experience.
- [PHP Controller](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/php-controller.md)
- [Common Arguments](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/shortcode-attributes/common-arguments.md)
- [Layout Shortcode](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/shortcode-attributes/layout-shortcode.md)
- [Post Selection Shortcode](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/shortcode-attributes/post-selection-shortcode.md)
- [Customizing the Template](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/customizing-the-template.md): Each Layout is associated with a dynamically generated Twig template displayed through a shortcode.
- [Template engines](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/template-engines.md)
- [Twig](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/template-engines/twig.md)
- [Blade](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/template-engines/blade.md)
- [CSS & JS](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/css-and-js.md)
- [BEM Methodology](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/css-and-js/bem-methodology.md)
- [WordPress Interactivity API](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/css-and-js/wordpress-interactivity-api.md)
- [File system storage](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/file-system-storage.md)
- [Pre-built components](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/pre-built-components.md)
- [Reusable components library (Pro)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/reusable-components-library-pro.md)
- [Live reload](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/live-reload.md)
- [Multilingual](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/multilingual.md)
- [Custom Ajax & Rest API](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/custom-ajax-and-rest-api.md)
- [Display Grouped Posts](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/guides/display-grouped-posts.md): For Advanced Views Pro users to help you through step-by-step on how to display lists of information grouped by a field.
- [Event posts grouped by Month](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/guides/event-posts-grouped-by-month.md): For Advanced Views Pro users to help you through step-by-step on how to display events or posts grouped by the date field.
- [Live Events export for Google Calendar](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/guides/live-events-export-for-google-calendar.md): Learn how to generate ICS calendar files using Advanced Views, enabling users to download events or subscribe to a live calendar feed that stays up to date.
- [Display WordPress Gallery Captions in a Splide Slide](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/guides/display-wordpress-gallery-captions-in-a-splide-slide.md): If you're using Advanced Views Pro, you can create beautiful sliders using Splide and display each image’s built-in WordPress caption below the image.
- [Display Custom Post Type (CPT) on another post](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/guides/display-custom-post-type-cpt-on-another-post.md): Use a Layout item to display fields for a Custom Post Type on another post.
- [Display Employees (CPT) of a Company (CPT)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/guides/display-employees-cpt-of-a-company-cpt.md): In this document we make use of Meta Filters which is in Advanced Views Pro.
- [Display Nested Repeater Fields](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/guides/display-nested-repeater-fields.md): Nested Repeaters and/or Nested Groups are fully supported in Advanced Views Pro without limitations.
- [Map Marker from ACF Image](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/guides/map-marker-from-acf-image.md)
- [Display all CPT items on a single map](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/guides/display-all-cpt-items-on-a-single-map.md)
- [Export/Import](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/tools/export-import.md): The Export/Import tool is great for backing up your Layouts and Post Selection items, making it easier to launch your updates or reuse them.
- [Debugging](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/tools/debugging.md): The Debugging tab provides exportable logs containing internal activity and error messages generated by Advanced Views.
- [Demo Import](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/tools/demo-import.md): Import Demo to get started in seconds.
- [Settings](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/tools/settings.md): These are the specific options found on the settings page.
- [Preview](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/tools/preview.md): The Preview feature allows you to see the results of your Layouts and Post Selections without having to paste your shortcode or having to visit the page.
- [Plugin status](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/troubleshooting/plugin-status.md)
- [Compatibility](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/troubleshooting/compatibility.md): Advanced Views works out-of-the-box and doesn't require any special setup on your hosting and it won't break the features of other third-party plugins.
- [Report a bug](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/troubleshooting/report-a-bug.md): Do you think you found a bug?
- [Payment Issues](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/troubleshooting/payment-issues.md): If you're experiencing issues paying for Advanced Views Pro, please read through these common questions to help you troubleshoot.
- [Lite Support (Forum)](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/troubleshooting/lite-support-forum.md)
- [Pro Support](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/troubleshooting/pro-support.md): Active Pro license holders have access to our Priority Support.
- [Filters and Hooks](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/customization/filters-and-hooks.md): Customize the query and output of the shortcode for a Layout.
- [Layout](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/customization/filters-and-hooks/layout.md): Customize the query and output of the shortcode for a Layout.
- [Post Selection](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/customization/filters-and-hooks/post-selection.md): Customize a query (WP\_Query) that is used to get posts for a Post Selection.
- [Suggest a feature](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/customization/suggest-a-feature.md): Can't find what you're looking for?
- [Performance](https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/customization/performance.md)


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