Add index.php inside the acf-json folder for security
#Here is the code example
add_filter('acf/settings/load_json', 'my_acf_json_load_point'); function my_acf_json_load_point( $paths ) { // remove original path (optional) unset($paths[0]); // append path $paths[] = get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/acf-json'; // return return $paths; }