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Secure Custom Fields — WordPress Custom Field Plugin

by WordPress.org · WordPress.org page · Website

v6.9.5 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Secure Custom Fields has 90,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 750,376 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 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Secure Custom Fields at a glance

Active installs
90,000+
Total downloads
750,376
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Secure Custom Fields well maintained?

Support threads resolved
2 of 8
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
6%
4 of 64 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Clear and easy-to-use setup
  • Robust functions for content management
  • Over 30 Field Types

Secure Custom Fields reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

64 reviews

5★
60
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
4

  • Excellent plugin

    Excellent plugin.

    NeMeZZZ

  • Works great!

    Very useful for a lot of use-cases.

    iz4atkal

  • Great plugin

    Probably the must have to on every WP site! Works well!

    razit

  • Great plugin

    It unlocks many pro features of acf

    hfaridul

  • Most needed plugin.

    It is the most needed plugin for any WordPress website in my opinion. I prefer it on ACF because it is a community edition.

    Usman Ahmed

  • Excellent plugin

    Excellent plugin, works smoothly with the system, great with Elementor

    sibony88

Where Secure Custom Fields ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Secure Custom Fields appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Custom Field Plugins #9 by tag, #2 in search #3 –
Best Custom Post Type Plugins #29 in search, not tagged #57 –

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Details

Secure Custom Fields boosts content management with custom fields and options. It deactivates Advanced Custom Fields to prevent duplicate code errors.

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

Tags

  • custom fields
  • fields
  • meta
  • scf

More from WordPress.org

Version
6.9.5
Last updated
Aug 20, 2026
First published
Nov 21, 2024
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, community plugin

Secure Custom Fields FAQ

What does Secure Custom Fields do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Secure Custom Fields offers Clear and easy-to-use setup, Robust functions for content management and Over 30 Field Types.

How many active installs does Secure Custom Fields have?

WordPress.org reports 90,000+ active installs for Secure Custom Fields as of September 7, 2026.

Is Secure Custom Fields still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Secure Custom Fields have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 8 recent support threads for Secure Custom Fields are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Secure Custom Fields free?

Secure Custom Fields is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.

Where does Secure Custom Fields rank among Custom Field Plugins?

Secure Custom Fields is #3 in the WordPress.org "custom-fields" ranking as of today.