ACF-VC Integrator
by Kåre Mulvad Steffensen · Page Builders
ACF-VC Plugin puts a ACF element into your WPBakery Page Builder making it easier than ever to use your custom created fields in your own page design.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.6K estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “advanced custom fields” for “acf repeater”. “advanced custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “acf repeater” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 72 average across 1,890 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 76.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,264 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| integrator | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| templatera your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| acf your tag | #10 | #12 | down 4 |
| acf free | #10 | #9 | 0 |
| acf add on | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| acf repeater | #18 | #14 | 0 |
| acf pro | #14 | #13 | down 1 |
| acf fields | #20 | #16 | down 2 |
| advanced custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| grid builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpbakery page builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “advanced custom fields” for “acf repeater”. “advanced custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “acf repeater” sits at #18 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · 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
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v1.8.7 · 3 Feb 2025
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 4.6 years to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Aug 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.7 Release Date: February 3, 2025 Bug fix: Uncaught TypeError: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-in-acf_vc_helper-php/ 1.8.7
- — Version 1.8.6 Release Date: October 19, 2024 Bug fix: Missing group ID when adding ACF fields programmatically: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-when-adding-acf-fields-programmatically/ 1.8.6
- — Version 1.8.5 Release Date: June 26, 2024 Bug fix: When using target _blank on the file field, resulted in fatal error. 1.8.5
- — Version 1.8.4 Release Date: December 20, 2022 New stuff: Added option to use Custom Link Text for the URL field. Change: Modified filter hook for acfvc_url to include the link text 1.8.4
- — Version 1.8.3 Release Date: January 22, 2022 Bug fix: gallery field url option error. Change: Modified image field output to use wp_get_attachment_image. New stuff: Added option to select image size for the image field: https://wordpr 1.8.3
- — Version 1.8.2 Release Date: June 6, 2020 Bug fix: taxonomy field could only use standard category field. This is now fixed so that it can use all taxonomy. Change: Removed Support for acf versions under version 5 for image and file fi 1.8.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.8.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.0 Patched in 1.3.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Supported WPBakery features").
- ! 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.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 342 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "grid-builder", "Templatera" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-08 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1667 days in tier
- 2020-05-16 3K+ → 4K+ up after 300 days in tier
- 2019-07-21 2K+ → 3K+ up after 75 days in tier
- 2019-05-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 681 days in tier
- 2017-06-25 600+ → 1K+ 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 -
ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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