Advanced Custom Fields – Code Area Field

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1. ★★★★★ shanemac10

   4.0y ago

   This plugin uses old ACF code the was deprecated in 2014. The plugin doesn’t even get past the init hook. This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by shanemac10.

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2. ★★★★★ GearNutsNet

   7.9y ago

   Do not update to ACF v5 if you are using this plugin. It it will break your site, stay with ACF v4.4.12. Please add support for ACF v5!

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3. ★★★★★ George Manousarides

   10.6y ago

   Works perfectly. Exactly what I needed it to do. Awesome add-on for the awesome main ACF plugin.

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4. ★★★★★ IlTimpa

   11.4y ago

   I was in need to save some html code in database, by a custom field. I’ve tryed with your plugin but it seams not running for this.

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5. ★★★★★ ModusPonen

   11.5y ago

   Turned my html into “WordPress corrected” html, just like the WYSIWYG editor. Why can’t this just stick the html into the template? To be more specific… My INPUT: <p>stuff<a href="link"><h5>linkTitle</h5></a></p> <p><h4>title</h4>stuff</p> This plugin’s OUTPUT: <p>stuff<a href="link"></a></p> <h5>linkTitle</h5> <p></p> <br> <p></p> <h4>title<h4> then my paragraph completely outside of any p tag <p></p> See the difference? This is exactly the kind of garbage I would expect this plugin to NOT do. Now I know nesting headers in a paragraph isn’t “proper” coding. But this is ‘Merica and ain’t nobody gonna tell me I can’t nest headers in paragraphs. The point being, I was looking for a plugin that didn’t reorder code and this did not help me.

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6. ★★★★★ ps3hero

   11.6y ago

   works superb!

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7. ★★★★★ Bryan Willis

   12.1y ago

   Great plugin Taylor. @ashbryant started a support thread about V5 support. Started working on it myself, but if you already got it in the works let me know so I don’t waste too much time trying to figure it out!

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8. ★★★★★ Chad

   12.7y ago

   This is exactly what I was looking for!

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Automated 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

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

• 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 C

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Advanced Custom Fields – Code Area Field: 300+ active installs, 3.8★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-code-area-field