Global Custom Fields
by Tommaso Meli · Uncategorized
Create Global Custom fields and save them into WP Options, get them with PHP or use gfc Shortcode
47 health vs 65 average across 3,956 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.15.
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 1941 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
86
now · peak 216
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 200+ → 100+ down after 47 days in band
- 2026-05-24 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-23 200+ → 100+ down after 440 days in band
- 2025-03-09 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-03-08 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-03-03 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-03-01 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-28 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- A Advanced Custom Fields – Location Field add-on 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D - S Smart Custom Fields 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
- E Entity Viewer 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Custom CSS Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C
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