Advanced Custom Fields — WordPress Custom Field Plugin
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine · WordPress.org page · Website
Advanced Custom Fields has 2 million+ active installs on WordPress.org and 77,327,691 downloads all time. It was downloaded 484,097 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 10, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Advanced Custom Fields at a glance
Is Advanced Custom Fields well maintained?
Advanced Custom Fields reviews and ratings
1,440 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
1,440 reviews
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Download and install history
1,272,243 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Advanced Custom Fields ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Advanced Custom Fields appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Custom Field Plugins | #1 by tag, #1 in search | #1 | – |
| Best Custom CSS Plugins | #3 in search, not tagged | #22 | ▼1 |
| Best Custom Post Type Plugins | #8 in search, not tagged | #26 | ▼6 |
| Best Ecommerce Plugins | #30 in search, not tagged | #57 | ▼4 |
| Best Accessibility Plugins | #41 in search, not tagged | #72 | ▼10 |
Advanced Custom Fields alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Advanced Custom Fields.
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Custom Field Template 30,000+ installs · 4.0 -
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Extended 100,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Meta Box 500,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Secure Custom Fields 100,000+ installs · 4.8
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Details
ACF helps customize WordPress with powerful, professional and intuitive fields. Proudly powering over 2 million sites, WordPress developers love ACF.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- acf
- custom fields
- fields
- meta
- repeater
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- Version
- 6.8.10
- Last updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- First published
- Mar 25, 2011
- Requires WordPress
- 6.2
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Advanced Custom Fields FAQ
How many active installs does Advanced Custom Fields have?
WordPress.org reports 2 million+ active installs for Advanced Custom Fields as of October 22, 2026.
Is Advanced Custom Fields still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 10, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Advanced Custom Fields have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 4 of 9 recent support threads for Advanced Custom Fields are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Advanced Custom Fields free?
Advanced Custom Fields is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Advanced Custom Fields rank among Custom Field Plugins?
Advanced Custom Fields is #1 in the WordPress.org "custom-fields" ranking as of today.