ACF Code Generator
by Deepak anand · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 5.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin is intended to continue the development of the "ACF Theme Code" plugin as there are no updates for that plugin for the last 12 m …
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “acf”, “acf code generator” and “acf get field” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,766 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 3 reviews to 2022-11-22Reviewers are split, one calls it perfect for ACF while another says it doesn't work with ACF 6.0.4 and a third is unhappy the plugin was adopted when the original is still maintained.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1930 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1930 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| acf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| acf code your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| acf code generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| acf get field your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| code generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “acf”, “acf code generator” and “acf get field” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 188 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Rula893.9y ago
Doesn’t work with ACF Version 6.0.4
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tony G4.2y ago
According to @benpearson, his original ACF Theme Code plugin is still maintained. See thread in Support for that plugin, “Still Supported?” from 2021-10-05, and his most recent note in Support (as of now) on 2021-12-21. It doesn’t look like Deepak Anand here knows that, or just didn’t want to tell anyone. So I’m downvoting as a way to lower the overall rating and drive new users back to the original code base, which is where I’m going. While adopting a plugin is always a nice gesture, in this case, and for now, it seems premature, and this plugin is not necessary.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thierryramirez4.6y ago
Perfect plugin for ACF.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Advanced Custom Fields, ACF.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 799 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("ACF code", "ACF code generator", "acf get field", "code generator" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-30 200+ → 100+ down after 621 days in tier
- 2024-03-19 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-18 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-16 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-14 200+ → 300+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2024-01-24 300+ → 200+ down after 273 days in tier
- 2023-04-26 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-04-22 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO 100K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
ACF Photo Gallery Field 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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