Title: Datastore Global Functions
Published: May 19, 2026

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# Datastore Global Functions

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## `acf_is_using_datastore()`

Whether the SCF datastore is enabled.

 * The datastore requires WordPress 6.7+ and can be enabled via the
    `acf/settings/
   enable_datastore` filter.
 * @since ACF 6.8.1
 * @return boolean

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