Secure Custom Fields
by WordPress.org · Uncategorized
Also makes 22 other plugins · 11.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Secure Custom Fields boosts content management with custom fields and options. It deactivates Advanced Custom Fields to prevent duplicate code errors.
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈110K estimated
Momentum
+157%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “meta fields”, “custom design” and “custom scroll” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 907.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 21 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 69 reviews, smoothed to 4.51★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 5 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
50
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
37%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+2.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| secure | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| secure custom fields | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| scf your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| custom fields your tag | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| fields your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| custom field | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| secure content | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| meta fields | #4 | #6 | down 1 |
| advanced custom fields | #6 | #9 | down 3 |
| custom design | #5 | #6 | up 1 |
| custom shortcode | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| custom scroll | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| ingredients | #5 | #3 | down 1 |
| get fields | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| custom style | #7 | #9 | down 1 |
| custom script | #7 | #8 | down 3 |
| custom styles | #7 | #9 | down 1 |
| custom shortcodes | #7 | #9 | up 1 |
| custom js | #8 | #9 | 0 |
| advanced custom field | #8 | #11 | down 2 |
| meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
433 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 358 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “meta fields”, “custom design” and “custom scroll” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 14 Oct 2024 · 749 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 122.5K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
21
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v6.9.7 · 21 Oct 2026
38
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 38% 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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 39 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100K.
At the current install trend, crossing 200K+ in roughly 539 days.
Install history since 13 Oct 2024
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 6.9.2 Release Date 21st July 2026 Fixes Fixed Google Maps field values being double-encoded when saved inside a block. Inserting a Link field value in the Classic Editor no longer triggers validation for other required fields 6.9.2
- — Version 6.9.1 Release Date 2nd July 2026 Security Capped the number of user-contributed choices that can be persisted to checkbox, radio, and select field definitions at 1000 by default, with a new acf/fields/max_appended_choices filt 6.9.1
- — Version 6.9.0 Release Date 23rd June 2026 Hardening Improved input validation when duplicating field groups, post types, and taxonomies, including ownership and type checks on the target. Restricted persistence of custom choices on ch 6.9.0
- — Version 6.8.9 Release Date 15th June 2026 Security Hardened the escaping of wp_options LIKE queries used when loading option-page meta and during taxonomy term cleanup, switching to esc_like() so option-name prefixes are always matche 6.8.9
- — Version 6.8.8 Release Date 11th June 2026 Security AJAX field handlers now validate that the request nonce was created for the expected field type, so a nonce minted for one field type can no longer be replayed against another field t 6.8.8
- — Version 6.8.7 Release Date 8th June 2026 Fixes SCF’s Abilities API integration for its internal post types no longer triggers PHP warnings, notices, or a fatal error (500) on block editor and REST API requests when another active plug 6.8.7
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (6.9.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 38 languages, 16 at 90% or more
Plus 14 more locales with partial translations.
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Secure Custom Fields boosts content management with custom fields and options. It deactivates Advanced Cust..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Advanced Custom Fields, ACF.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,605 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-23 90K+ → 100K+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2026-08-05 80K+ → 90K+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2026-06-04 70K+ → 80K+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 60K+ → 70K+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 50K+ → 60K+ up after 66 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 40K+ → 50K+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2025-09-21 30K+ → 40K+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2025-07-15 20K+ → 30K+ up after 67 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).
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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Custom Field Template 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
ACF: Fields in Custom Table 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Custom Block Builder – Lazy Blocks 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Product Input Fields for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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