ACF to WP-API
by Chris Hutchinson · Uncategorized
Plugs Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) data into the WordPress JSON API (WP-API).
47 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, 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 3427 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
243
now · peak 402
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
9.4y ago
latest release · v1.4.0
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,432 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 5 reviews to 2017-07-08Reviewers say it does exactly what it promises, dropping ACF fields into the JSON output with almost no setup, and the documentation gets a nod too.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ krishkusuma9.1y ago
This plugin helps me a lot. Thanks This topic was modified 9 years ago by krishkusuma.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dkgrieshammer10.2y ago
Thanks so much, finally a plugin that includes acf data directly to the posts output stream – made my day 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stacyvlasits10.4y ago
Works like it says it will. Good documentation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nikiben10.4y ago
This works like a charm. Super easy… Good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leopoldkristjansson11.2y ago
Just installed this and my JSON output now has the ACF fields. Thanks!
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
- 2026-04-25 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 500+ → 400+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 400+ → 500+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 500+ → 400+ down after 170 days in tier
- 2025-08-22 600+ → 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).
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WPGraphQL for ACF 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP REST API – Pure Taxonomies 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP REST API Cache 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Better Rest Endpoints 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Consent API 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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