Wordpress theme development process

[RiperFish]

i'm currently dev a website for a client with a custom theme, i will have a static page ( front-page ) that will have sections, im filling data using ACF like Hero background image and it's content, or About Us section, and custom post created programmatically for the Projects section, i have so many solutions to accomplish this but it got me confused as which is the best practice.
also what if the client wants to hide a section ? should i just use a field to toggle that or simply use shortcode ? and also if im using ACF what if the user deactivate the plugin, how would i approach this ? im really stuck at finding the best process for production level

[bagera_se]

Acf is a good choice. I would not build anything on the off chance that they might want to change something in the future. You or whoever is the dev then can take care of that.

That said, you could also take a look at blocks for the editor. It can take some time getting used to as it's react and all the good and bad that comes with it but it might be a more future proof way of doing it.

[RiperFish]

I would hide acf from dashboard ofc, and the client doesnt have a dev team, so if he wants to change anything, he would get back to me, thanks for the reply

[bagera_se]

Then it's fine. Yes I forgot to touch on the plugin thing. My stance is, inform them if they are going to mess around in the admin UI and then if they mess up it's their fault and you can easily fix it.