8 Best ACF Tooltip Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
ACF Tooltip has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 8 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 8 closest alternatives to ACF Tooltip
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Validated Field
Closest matchAdvanced Custom Fields: Validated Field
4.5 (22) 100+ active installsThe Validated Field add-on for Advanced Custom Fields provides input masking and server-side validation of other field types.
Shares the acf, advanced custom fields tags on WordPress.org. 100+ installs against 1,000+, no update since August 19, 2015.
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Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field
5.0 (33) 8,000+ active installsAdd-On plugin for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) that adds a 'Nav Menu' Field type.
Shares the acf, advanced custom fields tags on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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ACF Theme Code
Paid version availableACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields
5.0 (42) 10,000+ active installsAutomatically generate the code needed to implement Advanced Custom Fields in your themes.
Shares the acf, advanced custom fields tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2023.
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Advanced Forms
Paid version availableAdvanced Forms for ACF
5.0 (41) 3,000+ active installsFlexible and developer-friendly forms using the power of Advanced Custom Fields
Shares the acf, advanced custom fields tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated May 11, 2026.
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5.0 (20) 5,000+ active installsAdd navigation menu field type to Advanced Custom Fields
Shares the acf, advanced custom fields tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since June 10, 2025.
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4.3 (157) 7,000+ active installsTransform jargon into engaging content that boosts SEO, drives engagement, improves conversions, with automatic links and tooltips.
Shares the tooltip tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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Tooltipy (tooltips for WP)
4.6 (68) 1,000+ active installsAutomatically add customizable keyword tooltips to your content and boost SEO, UX, and engagement — no coding required.
Shares the tooltip tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated April 24, 2026.
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Glossary
Paid version available4.7 (84) 2,000+ active installsBoost your SEO & UX with Codeat's Glossary: powerful auto-link engine; customizable tooltips, mobile settings, ChatGPT and much more!
Shares the tooltip tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
Switching from ACF Tooltip: common questions
What is the best alternative to ACF Tooltip?
Validated Field is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 100+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which ACF Tooltip alternative has the most users?
ACF Theme Code, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which ACF Tooltip alternative is rated highest?
Glossary, rated 4.7 out of 5 by 84 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these ACF Tooltip alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with ACF Tooltip score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against ACF Tooltip on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Validated Field is the closest match to ACF Tooltip by the data we track, and ACF Theme Code has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. Glossary shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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