Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields
by Jameel Moses · Uncategorized
Extends the ACF Flexible Content Field by transforming the layout list into a modal with image previews and editing in a modal for better UX.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈670 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “acf”, “advanced” and “custom” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 28.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 4 reviews to 2023-04-03Reviewers say it makes ACF flexible content easier to organise, with the layout preview modal getting the most praise, and one asks for a way to turn off the modal edit.
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 1530 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1530 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 | ||
| advanced your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| field your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “acf”, “advanced” and “custom” 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 1K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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 · 96% 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.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 71% of the way through.
Install history since 4 May 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nyssen3.6y ago
It helps a lot to orginise your custom fields.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Loosie944.2y ago
The missing plugin for ACF Flexible content. Thanks guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xanderjanzen4.2y ago
Hi Jameel, I really like yor plugin and the php 8 update. I was wondering, it would be nice if it was possible to switch off the pencil edit/ modal, functionality. I mostly use the plugin for the image preview modal. The modal edit function is nice (sometimes) but sometimes I need to have an overview of de layout content on the page and this is not possible if the modal edit is active, thanks. Xander
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atflick6.4y ago
Adds great user experience when using the flexible content field to add layouts. Lets you add screenshots of each layout to give the admin a nice preview of exactly what they are adding vs just using the names of the layout. Easy to implement and bug free.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 ACF.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,091 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "advanced", "custom" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-18 700+ → 600+ down after 84 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 800+ → 700+ down after 101 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 900+ → 800+ down after 37 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 270 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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ACF Photo Gallery Field 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - A Advanced Custom Fields – Location Field add-on 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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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 A - S Smart Custom Fields 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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Custom Block Builder – Lazy Blocks 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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