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Extends ACF to save json-file in plugin directory

by polyres · Uncategorized

ACF will save the field groups as JSON files, if you have created a directory with the name acf-json. Then, the ACF plugin will get the fields informa …

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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42 Health · D
Maintenance 4/100
Rating quality 65/100
Support 70/100

42 health vs 57 average across 9,630 Uncategorized plugins

Removal-risk signals

53/100

Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.12.

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.

44 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 10/100
WP compatibility 41/100
Rating quality 49/100
Listing tuning 84/100

To rank higher: Last updated 1393 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-23% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

23

now · peak 57

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

Extends ACF to save · #41046 WP REST API POST/ PA · #45475 Advanced Custom Fiel · #28 ACF Content Analysis · #295

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

tracked estimate
10–20 ≈19

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

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,373 observations

Details

Version
1.0.1
Last updated
3.8y ago
Added
2020-06-11 · 6 yrs on WP
Requires WP
4.8
Tested up to
6.0.12
Requires PHP
5.6

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2024-09-28 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
  2. 2024-09-27 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in band
  3. 2024-09-24 20+ → 10+ down after 6 days in band
  4. 2024-09-18 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
  5. 2024-09-17 20+ → 10+ down after 11 days in band
  6. 2024-09-06 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
  7. 2024-09-05 20+ → 10+ down after 221 days in band
  8. 2024-01-28 10+ → 20+ up after 187 days in band

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