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ACF – URL Field Add-On

by joharyjoox · Uncategorized

This plugin is an add-on for Advanced Custom Fields. It allows you to choose URL between posts link and external link

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
43 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 69/100
Support 70/100

43 health vs 59 average across 6,930 Uncategorized plugins

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance 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 4.2.39, 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.

33 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 4/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 84/100

To rank higher: Last updated 3601 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-41% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

80

now · peak 183

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

ACF · #20991 Advanced Custom Fiel · #5750 ACF: Google Map Exte · #7749 Advanced Custom Fiel · #9574

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.

modeled estimate
40–50 ≈47

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations

Details

Version
1.0
Last updated
9.9y ago
Added
2016-06-30 · 10 yrs on WP
Requires WP
4.0
Tested up to
4.2.39
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-07-17 50+ → 40+ down after 180 days in band
  2. 2026-01-18 60+ → 50+ down after 12 days in band
  3. 2026-01-06 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
  4. 2026-01-05 60+ → 50+ down after 20 days in band
  5. 2025-12-16 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
  6. 2025-12-14 60+ → 50+ down after 63 days in band
  7. 2025-10-12 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
  8. 2025-10-11 60+ → 50+ down after 4 days in band

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ACF – URL Field Add-On: 40+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/acf-url-field-add-on