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title: Standalone ACF plugin alongside HomeRunner
description: HomeRunner includes its own bundled copy of Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). If you install a separate ACF plugin, free or Pro, alongside HomeRunner, it…
url: "https://homerunner.io/docs/what-happens-if-i-install-a-standalone-acf-plugin-when-homerunner-is-already-act/"
updated: "2026-10-26"
category: Theme and design
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# Standalone ACF plugin alongside HomeRunner

HomeRunner includes its own bundled copy of Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). If you install a separate ACF plugin, free or Pro, alongside HomeRunner, it replaces the bundled copy and can break HomeRunner's photo syncing.

**What to do.** Remove any standalone ACF plugin and rely on the version bundled with HomeRunner.

Still stuck? [Contact the HomeRunner team](https://homerunner.io/contact/) with your site address and what you tried, and we take it from there.