ACF Enhanced Message Field
by Dreb Bitanghol · Uncategorized
Adds an enhanced version of the default Message field to accept PHP and certainly no wpauto().
48 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.0, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3773 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
100
now · peak 129
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.3y ago
latest release · v1.1.1
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-06-09 · 1,428 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 7 reviews to 2020-05-25Reviewers say it does exactly what they need and works as expected, with one asking for a nicer IDE-style textarea and one older reviewer complaining about thin documentation and no support reply.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ samjco6.3y ago
This is greatly needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thaikolja8.1y ago
Exactly what I needed. You could improve the plugin by making the textarea field look more like an IDE, with system fonts, syntax highlights and so on.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wiser39.1y ago
Worst plugin ever. Horribly incomplete documentation. Was never able to get any support. Never got it working right. I’d keep complaining but i don’t think i can in my swear words any longer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ macardam9.4y ago
Works perfectly. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ivaxtobac11.2y ago
It works perfect!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sododesign11.6y ago
This is very great plugin for ACF. Thank you for sharing
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ christatingzon11.7y ago
It works good!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-16 800+ → 600+ down after 140 days in tier
- 2026-01-27 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 800+ → 900+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-01-17 900+ → 800+ down after 184 days in tier
- 2025-07-17 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-07-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 139 days in tier
- 2025-02-18 900+ → 1K+ 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★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C - A Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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CubeWP Framework 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ajax Load More for Advanced Custom Fields 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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