Advanced Custom Field Widget vs Custom Field Widget

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Advanced Custom Field Widget

by athenaofdelphi

Health D45

Custom Field Widget

by scottwallick

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Advanced Custom Field Widget	Custom Field Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	200–300 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.17★ ✓
Reviews	3	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	11.5y ago ✓	13.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	97	165 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.