Frontend Editor ACF
by Anand Upadhyay · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
Edit Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) values directly from your site's frontend
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+18%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom fields” and “acf editor” for “frontend editor” and “frontend”. “custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “frontend editor” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “acf editor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “frontend” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,784 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 2 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 97 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| frontend editing your tag | #5 | #19 | down 1 |
| frontend editor | #6 | #23 | down 3 |
| acf editor your tag | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| acf frontend | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| frontend | #17 | #21 | 0 |
| for frontend | #19 | #23 | 0 |
| frontend edit widget | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| frontend edit link | #22 | #23 | down 1 |
| acf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| advanced custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “custom fields” and “acf editor” for “frontend editor” and “frontend”. “custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “frontend editor” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “acf editor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “frontend” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “acf editor”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Jul 2023 · 1,220 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 292 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.0.3 · 29 Jul 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jul 2023
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 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 "Edit Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) values directly from your site's frontend"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Bricks, Contact Form 7 and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,438 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
- 2025-11-20 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-16 80+ → 90+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-10-30 70+ → 80+ up after 76 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 80+ → 70+ down after 73 days in tier
- 2025-06-03 70+ → 80+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2025-04-30 80+ → 70+ down after 190 days in tier
- 2024-10-22 70+ → 80+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2024-09-16 80+ → 70+ down after 64 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).
- A Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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Ajax Load More for Advanced Custom Fields 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B - A Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Area Field 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
-
ACF Fold Flexible Content 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
ACF Permalinks 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
ACF: Google Maps Field (Multiple Markers) 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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