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Hide ACf Layout

by Luke Ketchen · Admin & Utilities

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Hide a module in ACF flexible content on the frontend but still keep it in the backend

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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45 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

45 health vs 54 average across 3,793 Admin & Utilities plugins

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Active installs

≈0 estimated

1.3K

Total downloads

since 2022

3.98★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 1 reviews

-8%

47

Downloads · 30d

category median +24%

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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.

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.

46 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 8/100
WP compatibility 41/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Last updated 1496 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-8% vs prior 30d
4Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

47

now · peak 134

4730d downloads · Sep 26

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

Hide ACf Layout · #50156 you Advanced Custom Fiel · #449 Add From Server · #671 Revision Control · #838

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

0

releases in the last 12 months

4.1y ago

latest release · v1.0.0

1

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.0.0 · 4.1y ago

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
0–0 ≈0

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations

0Installs · Sep 26

Ratings · 1 reviews

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5★
1 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
1.0
Last updated
4.1y ago
Added
2022-07-28 · 4 yrs old
Requires WP
5.3
Tested up to
6.0.14
Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ Rhubarb
    4.1y ago

    Does exactly what it says on the tin. Being able to hide a layout until it is needed or while it is in development is very useful! 😀

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Languages

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Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings

German 80%
Greek 60%
Dutch 20%

Growth timeline

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

No tier crossings observed yet.

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