ACF: Fields in Custom Table
by Eduardo Marcolino · Uncategorized
Stores ACF custom fields in a custom table instead of WordPress core meta tables.
45 health vs 56 average across 11,239 Uncategorized plugins
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 5.7.15.
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 1878 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
61
now · peak 92
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-24 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-22 80+ → 90+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-05-17 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-15 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-14 90+ → 80+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-10 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-09 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-07 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
ACF Fold Flexible Content 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D -
Secure Custom Fields 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Custom Field Template 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - A Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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