ACF Options For Polylang
by Amaury Balmer · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 20.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Improves Polylang by adding per-language support for ACF options pages—each language can have its own option values.
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Health
B 77/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈21K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “acf” for “screen options”. “acf” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “screen options” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
77 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.7%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 258.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2024-02-01Reviewers are grateful and say it does exactly what they need with ACF and Polylang, though a couple of older reviews flagged an ACF version check that blocked upgrades and options that weren't splitting per language.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 242 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 options | #2 | #6 | down 1 |
| readme | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| polylang your tag | #6 | #17 | down 1 |
| options your tag | #7 | #13 | down 3 |
| options page your tag | #8 | #18 | down 1 |
| option your tag | #8 | #14 | down 2 |
| screen options | #5 | #10 | down 1 |
| acf your tag | #17 | #16 | down 3 |
| acf add on | #17 | #18 | down 1 |
| site options | #10 | #17 | down 1 |
| theme options | #20 | #20 | down 7 |
| plugin options | #22 | #22 | down 9 |
| custom options | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “acf” for “screen options”. “acf” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “screen options” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 10.7K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 4 Mar 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 40% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 3.7 years to cross, so the real count is still just over 20K.
At the current install trend, crossing 30K+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history since 18 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kuh21012.8y ago
Гарна робота, так тримати!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ruman3.6y ago
Great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ starcoding4.0y ago
I am never leaving a review to a WP plugins, but I am here to express my huge gratitude for your work, its excellent!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cvladan4.3y ago
Thank you for this amazing plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hexcross4.7y ago
What a great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hilmon4.7y ago
Just what I needed …. You really did just save my life 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tibow5.0y ago
My configuration: Polylang Pro 3.1.2 ACF Pro 5.9.5 I just had to resave ma ACF Option group of fields because I created them before installing this plugin. Everything is rolling now. Very good plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dwayne5.2y ago
Cannot upgrade ACF Pro from 5.9.9 to 5.10 (or 5.10.1) because this plugin complains with “Advanced Custom Fields should be on version 5.6.0 or above” In the world of versioning 5.10 is higher than 5.9 This should be an easy fix, but strangely has not been sorted. Odd considering ACF is a requirement.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.0 Breaking Changes * Minimum PHP version raised from 5.6 to 7.4 * Minimum WordPress version raised from 4.7 to 6.0 New Features * Configurable Polylang language attribute for option key suffix: constant BEA_ACF_OPTIONS_FOR 2.0.0
- — Version 1.1.12 – FIX: Resolved an issue where the plugin would sometimes deactivate randomly on multisite installations when visiting a site. = 1.1.11 – 27 July 2023 – Tested up on WP 6.2 = 1.1.10 – 1 Sept 2021 – FIX: WordPress.org ver 1.1.12
- — Version 1.1.7 – Feature: Add a context-sensitive help to the user on ACF options page (tired of updating the generic options …) – Improve: object detection from ACF with get_field() – Feature: Add translation POT and french translatio 1.1.7
- — Version 1.1.6 – FIX #32 & #40 : fix get_field() if an object is provided (WP Term, WP Post, WP Comment) 1.1.6
- — Version 1.1.5 – FIX wrong constant 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4 – Refactor by adding the Helpers class – FEATURE #26 : allow to precise to show or hide default values for a specific option page – FEATURE #21 : handle custom option id 1.1.4
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Improves Polylang by adding per-language support for ACF options pages—each language can have its own optio..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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, Polylang.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,026 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1339 days in tier
- 2022-12-09 9K+ → 10K+ up after 95 days in tier
- 2022-09-05 8K+ → 9K+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2022-06-29 7K+ → 8K+ up after 153 days in tier
- 2022-01-27 5K+ → 7K+ up after 163 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 4K+ → 5K+ up after 194 days in tier
- 2021-02-04 3K+ → 4K+ up after 108 days in tier
- 2020-10-19 1K+ → 3K+ up
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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Custom Option Page for ACF 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Advanced Custom Fields: Accordion Tab Field 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - S Subscription Options 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Screen Options and Help Show Customize 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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