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Advanced Custom Fields – Code Area Field

by taylor.mitchellstjoseph · Uncategorized

Adds a 'Code Area' textarea editor field type for the Advanced Custom Fields WordPress plugin.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned
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44 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 71/100
Support 70/100

44 health vs 68 average across 3,225 Uncategorized plugins

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+7% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

149

now · peak 7.7K

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

Advanced Custom Fiel · #10308 ACF Content Analysis · #295 Advanced Custom Fiel · #478 Table Field Add-on f · #706

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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
300–400 ≈350

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations

Details

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
12.2y ago
Added
2013-06-20 · 13 yrs on WP
Requires WP
3.3
Tested up to
3.5.2
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-05-14 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
  2. 2026-05-13 300+ → 400+ up after 5 days in band
  3. 2026-05-08 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in band
  4. 2026-05-06 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in band
  5. 2026-05-02 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
  6. 2026-05-01 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
  7. 2026-04-30 400+ → 300+ down after 517 days in band
  8. 2024-11-29 500+ → 400+ down after 230 days in band

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Advanced Custom Fields – Code Area Field: 300+ active installs, 3.8★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-code-area-field