Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft

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1. ★★★★★ smc2935

   4.1y ago

   Used it to add a custom field to my login form quickly and easily. I tried to do the same thing with ACF but just couldn’t get it to work.

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2. ★★★★★ GMRobbins

   5.4y ago

   Searched and searched …. and this plugin did the trick! P-e-r-f-e-c-t-i-o-n! Thank you

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3. ★★★★★ xjamesb

   5.8y ago

   I am developing my own plugins and I wanted an easy way to display custom user fields on the Dashboard > Users > Edit User screen. This plugin works well for that. I have not used the other features yet. Thank you for writing it 🙂 This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by xjamesb.

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4. ★★★★★ martinmazurski

   6.2y ago

   I added a simple date field, and then tried to update it from the users view, and it just didn’t update. Whenever I refreshed the page, the date was gone.

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5. ★★★★★ cari18

   7.0y ago

   Very simple solution to add new fields for user profile. 5 stars if a tools to load this new fields from a .csv file will be issued.

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6. ★★★★★ scanbike

   7.3y ago

   Did what i needed

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7. ★★★★★ hatchlingweb

   7.6y ago

   Easy to use, simple plugin for custom profile fields. Unfortunately lacks clear documentation and instructions on how to use shortcodes properly. Perhaps some detailed examples would be useful. Shortcodes also dont appear to be available to use in gutenberg (included with latest WP version). Had to switch to classic editor to generate shortcodes. For basic usage this plugin is great, but for more advanced functionality we will likely use ACF instead. This topic was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by hatchlingweb.

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8. ★★★★★ userZ

   7.9y ago

   Very useful for a project with members. Thanks!!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.4 Bugfix : Text area issue has been fixed. 3.4
2. — Version 3.3 Update : All functionality was updated for WordPress 6.9.4. NEW : Notify user and admin about new user registration. Pro : Notify user and admin about user profile updated. 3.3
3. — Version 3.2 Update : Compatibility with BWS Login Form has been added. 3.2
4. — Version 3.0 Bugfix : Non-editable fields saving issue has been fixed. 3.0
5. — Version 2.9 Update : BWS Panel section minor changes. Update : All functionality was updated for WordPress 6.5.4. Bugfix : Fields were fixed for WooCommerce and Gravity forms. 2.9
6. — Version 2.8 NEW : Added a new field type: Country. Pro : Attachment field dispay has been fixed. Bugfix : Fields were fixed when creating the user. Bugfix : Shortcode settings has been fixed. Bugfix : Unauthorized access vulnerabili 2.8

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 6.4 Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft <= 1.3.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-08-07 CVE-2026-66456 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.3.4 No patch available
2. Medium · 5.3 Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft <= 1.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2023-10-05 CVE-2023-4469 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.2.7 Patched in 1.2.8
3. Medium · 6.1 Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft < 1.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2017-04-12 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.0.6 Patched in 1.0.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 81 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Plus 57 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-10 2K+ → 1K+ 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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• Admin Columns 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B

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