Flexible Checkout Fields vs Secure Custom Fields (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins top 10: Flexible Checkout Fields at #6 and Secure Custom Fields at #3. Secure Custom Fields leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Flexible Checkout Fields
Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager
The best WooCommerce checkout manager. Edit, remove or add checkout fields. Customize WooCommerce checkout with this checkout field customizer.
Secure Custom Fields
Secure Custom Fields boosts content management with custom fields and options. It deactivates Advanced Custom Fields to prevent duplicate code errors.
Who leads on what
Secure Custom Fields leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.
Secure Custom Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #6 in Custom Field Plugins.
Secure Custom Fields has more users: 90,000+ active installs against 80,000+.
Secure Custom Fields is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 64 reviews, against 4.7 from 295 reviews.
Flexible Checkout Fields has more reviews behind its score: 295 against 64.
Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently, on August 20, 2026; Flexible Checkout Fields on August 19, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Flexible Checkout Fields
Pick Flexible Checkout Fields if you want the score backed by more reviews.
Secure Custom Fields
Pick Secure Custom Fields if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, the review score matters most to you or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Flexible Checkout Fields vs Secure Custom Fields side by side
| Flexible Checkout Fields | Secure Custom Fields | |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Field Plugins ranking | #6 | #3 |
| Rating | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 295 | 64 |
| Active installs | 80,000+ | 90,000+ |
| Total downloads | 3,681,500 | 750,376 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| First published | Sep 7, 2016 | Nov 21, 2024 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free + paid version | Free |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Flexible Checkout Fields ratings
Secure Custom Fields ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Flexible Checkout Fields nor Secure Custom Fields can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Custom Field Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Flexible Checkout Fields vs Secure Custom Fields: common questions
Is Flexible Checkout Fields better than Secure Custom Fields?
Secure Custom Fields leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Secure Custom Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #6 in Custom Field Plugins.
Which has more users, Flexible Checkout Fields or Secure Custom Fields?
Secure Custom Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #6 in Custom Field Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Flexible Checkout Fields or Secure Custom Fields?
Secure Custom Fields has more users: 90,000+ active installs against 80,000+.
Are Flexible Checkout Fields and Secure Custom Fields free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Flexible Checkout Fields is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist. Secure Custom Fields is a community plugin with no paid version.
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