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Advanced Custom Fields — WordPress Custom Field Plugin

Advanced Custom Fields – Taxonomy Field add-on

by Brian Zoetewey · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4 Tested up to WP 3.4.2

Advanced Custom Fields has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 14,389 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 8, 2012, tested up to WordPress 3.4.2.

Advanced Custom Fields at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
14,389
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 Advanced Custom Fields well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, not yet with the current 7.1

Advanced Custom Fields reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
2
4★
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3★
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1★
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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 #43 by tag, not in search #72 –

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Details

Adds a Taxonomy Field to Advanced Custom Fields. Select one or more taxonomy terms and assign them to the post.

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

Rankings Advanced Custom Fields competes in

Tags

  • acf
  • acf add-on
  • custom field
  • taxonomy
  • taxonomy field

More from Brian Zoetewey

Version
1.4
Last updated
Aug 8, 2012
First published
Feb 9, 2012
Requires WordPress
3.2
Tested up to
3.4.2
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Advanced Custom Fields FAQ

How many active installs does Advanced Custom Fields have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Advanced Custom Fields as of September 7, 2026.

Is Advanced Custom Fields still maintained?

The last release was on August 8, 2012, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

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 #72 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking.