Custom Field Widget
by scottwallick · Uncategorized
The Custom Field Widget displays values of custom field keys, allowing post- and page-specific meta sidebar content with limitless applications.
47 health vs 56 average across 11,600 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.6.1, 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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4978 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
122
now · peak 313
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
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
- Version
- 0.1 β
- Last updated
- 13.6y ago
- Added
- 2008-08-06 · 17 yrs on WP
- Requires WP
- 2.5
- Tested up to
- 2.6.1
- Requires PHP
- —
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-28 300+ → 200+ down after 545 days in tier
- 2023-05-02 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-29 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-28 400+ → 300+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- A Advanced Custom Field Widget 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 5 shared tags D
- S Smart Custom Fields 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
- A Advanced Custom Fields – Location Field add-on 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- A ACF Media Credit 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- A ACF Pro JSON Sync 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Advanced Custom Fields: Tag It Field 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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