ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields
by Aaron Rutley · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically generate the code needed to implement Advanced Custom Fields in your themes.
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Health
D 54/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “acf”, “advanced custom fields” and “automation” 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.
54 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 154.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2024-02-26Developers using ACF call this a straight time saver, generating the PHP for custom fields and ACF blocks so they can copy, paste, and move on.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1068 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 42 reviews, smoothed to 4.51★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1068 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 custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| automation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| php your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “acf”, “advanced custom fields” and “automation” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.9K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ charlie67p2.7y ago
Simple but helpful ! Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wightspace4.9y ago
I really like this plugin it is very helpful. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by wightspace.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alicia St Rose5.0y ago
Yes, there’s the awesome code for each custom field, but where this really shines for me is the ease at creating the code to register my custom ACF blocks! I recommend this plugin to other developers constantly! It makes my workflow more efficient and delightful! This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by Alicia St Rose.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anthony Hortin5.0y ago
If you’re using Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), then you gotta get this plugin! It’s such a HUGE time saver. When you create your ACF fields, this plugin will automatically generate the PHP code you’ll need, to use those fields in your theme/plugin. No more Googling to search for the correct function to implement your ACF fields. This plugin will save you so much time! Great work guys! 👍👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jairo Ochoa5.0y ago
Si eres desarrollador y usas ACF este plugin es perfecto porque tienes todo el PHP necesario con simplemente hacer copia pega. Aunque para campos de texto y otros quizás no sea necesario porque las funciones de ACF son sencillas de recordar, cuando construyes estructuras más complejas con campos de repetición, por ejemplo, te ahorra mucho tiempo. Lo copias, lo pegas en tu función de tu tema o plugin y ya puedes mostrar los datos en pantalla.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ensignrolaren5.0y ago
Big time saver.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ salow5.0y ago
A must have plugin for all sites on which I use ACF. Saves lots of time. =)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Havit Advertising5.0y ago
I automatically install ACF Theme Code when I install ACF. It makes development so much faster and easier.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.5.6 Compatibility with WordPress 6.4 2.5.6
- — Version 2.5.5 Add new stylesheet to integrate all components with ACF 6 Update scroll to code functionality to support ACF 6 2.5.5
- — Version 2.5.4 Add support for ACF 6 2.5.4
- — Version 2.5.3 Add full support for localization (i18n) Please let us know if you’re interested in helping translate ACF Theme Code into your language. 2.5.3
- — Version 2.5.2 Compatibility with WordPress 5.8.0 Fix CSS and JS enqueue bugs 2.5.2
- — Version 2.5.0 Improve support for WordPress 5.4. Improve support for all field types included in ACF PRO 5.8.9 (including all their various settings). Improve codebase by syncing both free and pro foundations to facilitate faster deve 2.5.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 14 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically generate the code needed to implement Advanced Custom Fields in your themes."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Advanced Custom Fields, ACF.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,304 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "automation", "php" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2019-11-12 9K+ → 10K+ up after 264 days in tier
- 2019-02-21 8K+ → 9K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2018-12-02 7K+ → 8K+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2018-06-01 5K+ → 6K+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2018-03-02 4K+ → 5K+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 2K+ → 4K+ up after 221 days in tier
- 2017-06-25 1K+ → 2K+ 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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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 - A Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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