ACF: Focal Point

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The handful of reviews here are glowing, with users calling it a gem for focal point control and reporting it working fine alongside ACF PRO.

1. ★★★★★ pmascis

   8.2y ago

   Works a treat, thanks! Tested and working with: WordPress 4.9.6 Advanced Custom Fields PRO 5.6.10

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2. ★★★★★ Justin Moreland

   9.3y ago

   I was skeptical of this plugin since it had so few reviews, but it is a gem. I’ve always wanted something like Squarespace’s focal point. This is great! I’ve used it on a blog for both the post preview image and using the same image for the header. It’s looks great in both spots. I like that it is adaptable so it can pass an image object or just an image in the desired size. We are still building out content, but you can see it in action here: https://brandhoot.com/blog/

   Read on wp.org ↗

Automated 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

1. 2026-06-28 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-06-27 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier
3. 2026-06-22 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-06-21 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
5. 2026-06-15 500+ → 400+ down after 15 days in tier
6. 2026-05-31 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-05-29 500+ → 400+ down after 548 days in tier
8. 2024-11-27 600+ → 500+ down 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).

• ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO 100K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• ACF Field For CF7 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C

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ACF: Focal Point: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/acf-focal-point