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ACF

ACF: Image Hotspots Field

by Andrew Rockwell · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.1 Tested up to WP 4.7.35

ACF has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 35,424 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 23, 2017, tested up to WordPress 4.7.35.

ACF at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
35,424
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is ACF well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.7.35, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 14 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Install plugin
  • Create a custom field of this type & link it to an image field
  • Go to the admin section you made the field for & add an image to the linked field
  • The image will then load in the image mapping field, click to capture the coordinates, relative to the image
  • Coordinates are stored as comma separated strings

ACF reviews and ratings

14 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

14 reviews

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  • Project appears abandoned — fork

    Hi, i have written some fixes for ACF Gutenberg Block Compatibility.Since i did not get a response i assume this Plugin is no longer supported.I published a fork:https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-hotspots-field-for-acf/

    Levels Branding and Webdevelopment

  • Great Value

    Still works and does exactly what it should!Great work.

    drZivil

  • 7 years has no update still works like a charm

    I just tried the plugin. It seems to work with ACF 6. I don't have an issue here. Great job!

    theblueli

  • keep mantain this, is gold

    good addon for ACF

    sermalefico

  • This is a unique field. This is very useful.

    Hi dev, I found out your plugin/module is not updated anymore but still working on the latest core version of wordpress. This plugin is very helpful and unique. Hope to update and maintain this plugin. Thank you.

    Jayson Garcia

  • Still works...

    On ACF 5.9.5 & WP 5.7.1. Props to the developer!

    bobhhh

Details

Advanced Custom Fields add-on to allow the capturing of coordinates on an image, based on user clicks.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • hot spots
  • image coordinates
  • image mapping

More from Andrew Rockwell

Version
0.1
Last updated
Feb 23, 2017
First published
Jan 17, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.5
Tested up to
4.7.35
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

ACF FAQ

What does ACF do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, ACF offers Install plugin, Create a custom field of this type & link it to an image field, Go to the admin section you made the field for & add an image to the linked field, The image will then load in the image mapping field, click to capture the coordinates, relative to the image and Coordinates are stored as comma separated strings.

How many active installs does ACF have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for ACF as of September 7, 2026.

Is ACF still maintained?

The last release was on February 23, 2017, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is ACF free?

ACF is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.