10 Best Advanced Custom Fields Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Advanced Custom Fields has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 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 10 closest alternatives to Advanced Custom Fields
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WCK
Closest matchCustom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK
4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsA must have tool for creating custom fields, custom post types and taxonomies, fast and without any programming knowledge.
Shares the custom field tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 15, 2026.
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Meta Field Block – Display custom fields in the Block Editor without coding
5.0 (57) 10,000+ active installsA single block to display custom fields in the Block Editor. It supports ACF, MetaBox, WooCommerce, meta, rest field, shortcode and more.
Shares the custom field tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 28 days ago.
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Advanced Views for Custom Fields and Posts
Paid version available4.8 (36) 3,000+ active installsDisplay content with full control over selection and layout. Lightweight and compatible with any theme or page builder.
Shares the taxonomy tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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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 tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.9 (20) 50,000+ active installsSmart Custom Fields is a simple plugin for managing custom fields.
Shares the custom field tag on WordPress.org. About 50 times the installs, last updated July 16, 2026.
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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
4.5 (1,438) 2 million+ active installsACF helps customize WordPress with powerful, professional and intuitive fields. Proudly powering over 2 million sites, WordPress developers love ACF.
Shares the acf tag on WordPress.org. About 2,000 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.0 (29) 60,000+ active installsA lightweight extension of Advanced Custom Field (ACF) that adds Photo Gallery field to any post/pages on your WordPress website.
Shares the acf tag on WordPress.org. About 60 times the installs, last updated December 26, 2025.
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Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
4.8 (132) 100,000+ active installsAll-in-one enhancement suite that improves WordPress & Advanced Custom Fields.
Shares the acf tag on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
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Flexible Product Fields
Paid version availableFlexible Product Fields (WooCommerce Product Addons) – WooCommerce Product Page Editor
4.5 (105) 10,000+ active installsAdd extra product options on your WooCommerce product page. Product addons for all product variations. 20 free product addons.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.5 (21) 10,000+ active installsCustom blocks for WordPress made easy.
About 10 times the installs, last updated April 20, 2026.
Switching from Advanced Custom Fields: common questions
What is the best alternative to Advanced Custom Fields?
WCK is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Advanced Custom Fields alternative has the most users?
Advanced Custom Fields, with 2 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Advanced Custom Fields alternative is rated highest?
Meta Field Block, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 57 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Advanced Custom Fields 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 Advanced Custom Fields 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 Advanced Custom Fields 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
WCK is the closest match to Advanced Custom Fields by the data we track, and Advanced Custom Fields has the widest reach with 2 million+ active installs. Advanced Custom Fields shipped the most recent release, on August 27, 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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