Secure Custom Fields vs PPOM (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins top 10: Secure Custom Fields at #3 and PPOM at #13. Secure Custom Fields leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Secure Custom Fields
Secure Custom Fields boosts content management with custom fields and options. It deactivates Advanced Custom Fields to prevent duplicate code errors.
PPOM
PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce
Easily add a range of custom fields to WooCommerce products, from text boxes to date selectors, allowing customers to personalize their orders.
Who leads on what
Secure Custom Fields leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track.
Secure Custom Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #13 in Custom Field Plugins.
Secure Custom Fields has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Secure Custom Fields is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 4.5 from 283 reviews.
PPOM has more reviews behind its score: 283 against 69.
Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently, on October 21, 2026; PPOM on October 7, 2026.
Secure Custom Fields was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 85,121 times against 25,962.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
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, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Secure Custom Fields vs PPOM side by side
| Secure Custom Fields | PPOM | |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Field Plugins ranking | #3 | #13 |
| Rating | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Reviews | 69 | 283 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Total downloads | 850,792 | 1,585,071 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 85,121 | 25,962 |
| Last updated | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| First published | Nov 21, 2024 | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Pricing | Free | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Secure Custom Fields ratings
PPOM 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 Secure Custom Fields nor PPOM can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Custom Field Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Secure Custom Fields vs PPOM: common questions
Is Secure Custom Fields better than PPOM?
Secure Custom Fields leads on 5 of the 6 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 #13 in Custom Field Plugins.
Which has more users, Secure Custom Fields or PPOM?
Secure Custom Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #13 in Custom Field Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Secure Custom Fields or PPOM?
Secure Custom Fields has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Are Secure Custom Fields and PPOM free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Secure Custom Fields is a community plugin with no paid version. PPOM may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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