Advanced Members for ACF
by danbilabs · Login & Users
Also makes 2 other plugins · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
A Lightweight & Powerful Membership Plugin for ACF Users. Seamlessly Use ACF Field Groups as Membership Forms
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈40 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “account” for “advanced members”. “account” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “advanced members” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 4.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| advanced members | #6 | #23 | 0 |
| account your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| acf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| advanced custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| members your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| registration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “account” for “advanced members”. “account” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “advanced members” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 9 Nov 2024 · 722 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 421 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 12 Oct 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 40.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 165 days.
Install history since 8 Nov 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jukebox06181.4y ago
When I’m making websites, I use this a ton! It’s super convenient for managing members with its diverse fields, and what’s even better, it doesn’t affect site speed at all.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 8.8 Advanced Members for ACF <= 1.2.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal ↗2026-04-07 CVE-2026-3243 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 1.2.5 Patched in 1.2.6
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 7.0
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Advanced Custom Fields, ACF.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,556 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-22 30+ → 40+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 40+ → 30+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 20+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-13 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 30+ → 20+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 30+ → 20+ down after 37 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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Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
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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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