ACF: User Role Selector
by danielpataki · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 6.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
A field for Advanced Custom Fields which allows you to select one or more user roles
46 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, 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 4142 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
251
now · peak 302
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
12.0y ago
latest release · v1.0
1
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 2017-06-25 · 1,425 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 3 reviews to 2016-03-26Reviewers say it works right out of the box with both ACF and ACF Pro, and it's handy for restricting areas by user role.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ SMacEwan10.4y ago
Works right out of the box. Works with both ACF and ACF Pro. It’s a little gem…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonnyvaughan10.5y ago
This is great for creating bespoke user login areas that you can restrict by user role.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John11.3y ago
Thanks for this! Cheers
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
- 2026-06-16 700+ → 600+ down after 485 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 600+ → 700+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-01-30 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-28 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-26 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-25 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 600+ → 700+ 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 - 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 -
Advanced Custom Fields: Restrict Color Picker Options 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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