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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

v6.8.11

by WP Engine · updated 6 days ago

ACF helps customize WordPress with powerful, professional and intuitive fields. Proudly powering over 2 million sites, WordPress developers love ACF.

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Rank
#28
No change0 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 2,400,000
2M+ reported · Low
Total downloads
78.1M
78,125,688 all-time
Rating
4.5/5
1,440 reviews
Support resolved
100%
9 of 9 threads, last 2 months
Declining·Downloads -19.8% (30d)·Toward 1M+ · ETA ~3mo

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) at a glance

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is a WordPress plugin by WP Engine with 2M+ active installs, the #28 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 18,905 times, 20% fewer than the month before. It’s rated 4.5 out of 5 from 1,440 reviews. Version 6.8.11 came out on Nov 2, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 373 plugins tagged “acf”. It was first released in 2011.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

Showing the last 30 days. Full history comes with any paid plan.See plans

Downloads over time

Download stats

994.5K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) Compare series
Downloads over time: 30 days across 1 series.0200K400KOct 9Oct 14Oct 19Oct 24Oct 28Nov 2Nov 7Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateAdvanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
Nov 7, 202619,260
Nov 6, 202636,448
Nov 5, 202641,588
Nov 4, 202658,555
Nov 3, 2026449,767
Nov 2, 202624,130
Nov 1, 20268,280
Oct 31, 20267,253
Oct 30, 202615,396
Oct 29, 202617,201
Oct 28, 202618,550
Oct 27, 202616,056
Oct 26, 202622,947
Oct 25, 202610,906
Oct 24, 202610,047
Oct 23, 202624,514
Oct 22, 202634,154
Oct 21, 202625,210
Oct 20, 202615,734
Oct 19, 202616,411
Oct 18, 20268,771
Oct 17, 20266,690
Oct 16, 202612,600
Oct 15, 202616,680
Oct 14, 202615,559
Oct 13, 202617,107
Oct 12, 202615,166
Oct 11, 20269,291
Oct 10, 20267,463
Oct 9, 202612,735

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 2,442,796 · -0.1% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 30 days across 2 series.2.4M2.4MOct 9Oct 14Oct 19Oct 24Oct 29Nov 3Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateApproximate, from band changesEstimated installs
Nov 8, 2026–2,442,796
Nov 7, 2026–2,442,661
Nov 5, 2026–2,441,924
Nov 4, 2026–2,440,432
Nov 3, 2026–2,440,333
Nov 2, 2026–2,439,540
Nov 1, 2026–2,439,540
Oct 31, 2026–2,440,247
Oct 30, 2026–2,440,073
Oct 29, 2026–2,442,255
Oct 28, 2026–2,437,496
Oct 27, 20262,448,8572,448,857
Oct 26, 20262,448,617–
Oct 25, 20262,448,376–
Oct 24, 20262,448,136–
Oct 23, 20262,447,895–
Oct 22, 20262,447,655–
Oct 21, 20262,447,415–
Oct 20, 20262,447,174–
Oct 19, 20262,446,934–
Oct 18, 20262,446,694–
Oct 17, 20262,446,453–
Oct 16, 20262,446,213–
Oct 15, 20262,445,972–
Oct 14, 20262,445,732–
Oct 13, 20262,445,492–
Oct 12, 20262,445,251–
Oct 11, 20262,445,011–
Oct 10, 20262,444,770–
Oct 9, 20262,444,530–

Rank over time

#28

Popular rank
Popular rank: 16 days across 1 series.#27#28#29Oct 16Oct 19Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#28
Nov 7, 2026#28
Nov 6, 2026#28
Nov 5, 2026#28
Nov 4, 2026#28
Nov 3, 2026#28
Nov 2, 2026#28
Nov 1, 2026#28
Oct 31, 2026#28
Oct 30, 2026#28
Oct 29, 2026#28
Oct 28, 2026#28
Oct 27, 2026#28
Oct 21, 2026#28
Oct 19, 2026#28
Oct 16, 2026#28

Growth %

Average -0.00% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 29 days across 2 series.-0.5%0%0.5%Oct 10Oct 15Oct 20Oct 24Oct 29Nov 3Nov 8
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DateApproximate, from band changesGrowth
Nov 8, 2026–+0.01%
Nov 7, 2026–+0.01%
Nov 5, 2026–+0.06%
Nov 4, 2026–+0.00%
Nov 3, 2026–+0.03%
Nov 2, 2026–0.00%
Nov 1, 2026–-0.03%
Oct 31, 2026–+0.01%
Oct 30, 2026–-0.09%
Oct 29, 2026–+0.20%
Oct 28, 2026–-0.46%
Oct 27, 2026+0.01%–
Oct 26, 2026+0.01%–
Oct 25, 2026+0.01%–
Oct 24, 2026+0.01%–
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Oct 15, 2026+0.01%–
Oct 14, 2026+0.01%–
Oct 13, 2026+0.01%–
Oct 12, 2026+0.01%–
Oct 11, 2026+0.01%–
Oct 10, 2026+0.01%–

Active installs band

2M+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 17 days across 2 series.1.9M2M2.1MOct 10Oct 16Oct 27Nov 3Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateInternet ArchiveDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026–2M+
Nov 7, 2026–2M+
Nov 6, 2026–2M+
Nov 5, 2026–2M+
Nov 4, 2026–2M+
Nov 3, 2026–2M+
Nov 2, 2026–2M+
Nov 1, 2026–2M+
Oct 31, 2026–2M+
Oct 30, 2026–2M+
Oct 29, 2026–2M+
Oct 28, 2026–2M+
Oct 27, 2026–2M+
Oct 21, 2026–2M+
Oct 19, 2026–2M+
Oct 16, 2026–2M+
Oct 10, 20262M+–

Dashed lines are older history, read from monthly Internet Archive captures of WordPress.org from before our daily snapshots began (Oct 16, 2026). Rank appears where a capture listed the plugin on the popular pages. Estimated installs and growth back then are approximate: a straight line between the months WordPress.org's rounded number changed.

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. So far:Rank #28 → #28
    • Released 6.8.11 (was 6.8.10)
  2. Rank #28 → #28Downloads +48.6%
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v6.857%
  • v6.36.8%
  • v6.75.2%
  • Other31%

Rating trend

4.5★★★★★1,440 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
6.8.11
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
First released
Mar 25, 2011
Last updated
Nov 2, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

How many websites use Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)?

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is active on 2M+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #28 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) been downloaded?

78,125,688 times in total since 2011. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 18,905 times. See download stats

When was Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) last updated?

Version 6.8.11 came out on Nov 2, 2026 (6 days ago). See every release

Is Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Does Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 33 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) up to date. See its security record

Is Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 6 days ago. Its authors resolved 9 of the 9 support threads opened in the last two months.

What rating does Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) have?

4.5 out of 5 from 1,440 reviews on WordPress.org. 84% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)?

The plugins most like Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®), by the tags they share, are Secure Custom Fields (100K+), Custom Field Template (30K+) and ACF Photo Gallery Field (60K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.5

★★★★★

1,440 reviews

  • 5 stars: 1,212 reviews, 84%
  • 4 stars: 33 reviews, 2%
  • 3 stars: 18 reviews, 1%
  • 2 stars: 12 reviews, 1%
  • 1 stars: 165 reviews, 11%
Positive
86%4–5★
Mixed
1%3★
Critical
12%1–2★
  • About 260 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.6.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 7 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
Estimated installs≈ 2,400,000
Reported installs2M+
Rating4.5
Reviews1,440
Total downloads78.1M
AuthorWP Engine
First releasedMar 25, 2011
Version6.8.11
Requires WP6.2
Requires PHP7.4
Last updatedNov 2, 2026

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