Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields
by Glenn Welser · Uncategorized
Custom field definition for Advanced Custom Fields for a select box populated with post types. Add-on for Advanced Custom Fields.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,376 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, 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 3346 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
156
now · peak 227
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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-04-22 · 1,422 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Stephen Ainsworth8.2y ago
Surprised that this isn’t included in the core acf plugins so was grateful this came to hand when I needed it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ooksanen9.5y ago
Used this on couple of sites with no problems.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-23 900+ → 1K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-18 1K+ → 900+ down
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).
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Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
ACF Field For CF7 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C
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