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NextGEN Custom Fields vs ACF Photo Gallery Field

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

ACF Photo Gallery Field is the safest pick: health B · 71 against 51 for NextGEN Custom Fields, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	NextGEN Custom Fields	ACF Photo Gallery Field
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	60K–70K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 51	B · 71 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	11/100	69/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	8	29 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.8y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	334	3.6K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+48%	+11%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	9.0% ✓
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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

Release activity

NextGEN Custom FieldsACF Photo Gallery Field

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.