Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields
by Jose Vega · Uncategorized
Also makes 20 other plugins · 26.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display post and user custom fields data anywhere on the frontend using a shortcode, including advanced custom fields (ACF) fields.
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Health
A 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
+44%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “acf”, “custom fields” and “custom pages” for “parse”, “frontend post” and “profile fields”. “acf” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “parse” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “frontend post” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom pages” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “profile fields” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 14K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpautop | #2 | #1 | up 1 |
| frontend post | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| profile fields | #12 | #20 | down 1 |
| parse | #8 | #12 | — |
| line break | #18 | #18 | down 1 |
| data display | #12 | #17 | up 2 |
| metaboxes | #20 | #15 | 0 |
| display id | #18 | #19 | down 3 |
| acf frontend | #19 | #16 | up 4 |
| display post id | #23 | #22 | up 1 |
| display fields | #24 | #23 | — |
| acf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress templates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp page templates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “acf”, “custom fields” and “custom pages” for “parse”, “frontend post” and “profile fields”. “acf” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “parse” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “frontend post” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom pages” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “profile fields” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 703 · 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
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
No release in a yearHow 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
2.8y ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 12 Jan 2024
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 27 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ azlivin0083.1y ago
Thanks for donating this plugin to the WP repository. It is SO helpful, and just what I was looking for – clean, lite weight and easy to use, I added a native custom field because I did not need an entire ACF plugin for just one field, but then needed to figure out how to display it in the sidebar. This was perfect! ACF needs to add something like this to make it easier for users to display fields on front end. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by azlivin008. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by azlivin008.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Md Jahidul Islam4.2y ago
I had a task to pass a custom field value to the setting field of a plugin. That plugin allows shortcode as a field value. I was thinking to write a custom code to get custom field value via shortcode. But what did I think, I searched on google, and got this cool thing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andrew555.0y ago
Works great. We use it to display user’s first name at different locations. Very good at giving that personal touch. Please keep this plugin active!!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ josu20025.7y ago
This plugin save my project i can see everithing about the users
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clayton Chase6.1y ago
I’ve used this plugin on several projects and it is very powerful and useful! Deserves far more downloads.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ terrim6.3y ago
The plugin is really easy to use and the support I received was amazing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Picturgency7.1y ago
I wanted to display some user fields on the front-end for staff members without the ability to do anything except seeing the infos. It’s just working great !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jose Vega8.7y ago
Very useful for displaying Advanced Custom Fields data in the frontend.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields <= 1.2.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Meta Disclosure ↗2024-01-16 CVE-2023-6983 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.3.0
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via vg_display_data ↗2024-01-16 CVE-2023-6982 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.3.0
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.
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display post and user custom fields data anywhere on the frontend using a shortcode, including advanced cus..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Advanced Custom Fields, ACF.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,610 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("custom pages", "wordpress templates", "wp page templates" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-20 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-19 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-17 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-16 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-15 600+ → 500+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2026-03-13 700+ → 600+ down after 102 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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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WP Page Templates 300+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B - H Hide Header on Posts for Landing Pages 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B
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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - A Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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CubeWP Framework 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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