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Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Area Field

v1.0.0

by Dustin Filippini · updated 12 years ago

Add-on to Advanced Custom Fields giving you a field to display Widget Areas.

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Rank
#9,843
Down28 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 422
400+ reported · High
Total downloads
14.4K
14,440 all-time
Rating
4.8/5
5 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +10% (30d)·Toward 500+ · ETA ~56d

Advanced Custom Fields at a glance

Advanced Custom Fields is a WordPress plugin by Dustin Filippini with 400+ active installs, the #9,843 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 6 times, 10% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews. Version 1.0.0 came out on Oct 12, 2014, more than 12 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 4.0.38. Among the 150 plugins tagged “advanced custom fields”, it ranks #38. It was first released in 2013.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

134 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Advanced Custom Fields Compare series
Downloads over time: 25 days across 1 series.510Oct 10Oct 14Oct 18Oct 22Oct 26Oct 30Nov 3
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DateAdvanced Custom Fields
Nov 3, 20267
Nov 2, 20267
Nov 1, 202610
Oct 31, 20264
Oct 30, 20266
Oct 29, 20266
Oct 28, 20267
Oct 27, 20266
Oct 26, 20268
Oct 25, 20266
Oct 24, 20268
Oct 23, 20264
Oct 22, 20266
Oct 21, 20266
Oct 20, 20263
Oct 19, 20268
Oct 18, 20262
Oct 17, 20262
Oct 16, 20263
Oct 15, 20262
Oct 14, 20267
Oct 13, 20265
Oct 12, 20262
Oct 11, 20264
Oct 10, 20265

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 422 · -0.5% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 13 days across 1 series.420Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 9, 2026422
Nov 8, 2026424
Nov 7, 2026421
Nov 5, 2026417
Nov 4, 2026419
Nov 3, 2026419
Nov 2, 2026420
Nov 1, 2026419
Oct 31, 2026422
Oct 30, 2026420
Oct 29, 2026420
Oct 28, 2026420
Oct 27, 2026424

Rank over time

#9,843 · up 26 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 14 days across 1 series.#9.9KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026#9,843
Nov 8, 2026#9,815
Nov 7, 2026#9,847
Nov 6, 2026#9,825
Nov 5, 2026#9,893
Nov 4, 2026#9,868
Nov 3, 2026#9,869
Nov 2, 2026#9,854
Nov 1, 2026#9,860
Oct 31, 2026#9,830
Oct 30, 2026#9,864
Oct 29, 2026#9,866
Oct 28, 2026#9,884
Oct 27, 2026#9,869

Growth %

Average -0.04% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 12 days across 1 series.-1%0%1%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateGrowth
Nov 9, 2026-0.47%
Nov 8, 2026+0.71%
Nov 7, 2026+0.48%
Nov 5, 2026-0.48%
Nov 4, 20260.00%
Nov 3, 2026-0.24%
Nov 2, 2026+0.24%
Nov 1, 2026-0.71%
Oct 31, 2026+0.48%
Oct 30, 20260.00%
Oct 29, 20260.00%
Oct 28, 2026-0.94%

Active installs band

400+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 14 days across 1 series.380400420Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026400+
Nov 8, 2026400+
Nov 7, 2026400+
Nov 6, 2026400+
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Nov 3, 2026400+
Nov 2, 2026400+
Nov 1, 2026400+
Oct 31, 2026400+
Oct 30, 2026400+
Oct 29, 2026400+
Oct 28, 2026400+
Oct 27, 2026400+

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Change log

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Versions in use

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

  • v1.0100%

Rating trend

4.8★★★★★5 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.0.0
Requires WordPress
3.4
Tested up to
4.0.38
Requires PHP
–
First released
Aug 23, 2013
Last updated
Oct 12, 2014
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Advanced Custom Fields

How many websites use Advanced Custom Fields?

Advanced Custom Fields is active on 400+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #9,843 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Advanced Custom Fields been downloaded?

14,440 times in total since 2013. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 6 times. See download stats

When was Advanced Custom Fields last updated?

Version 1.0.0 came out on Oct 12, 2014 (12 years ago).

Is Advanced Custom Fields compatible with the latest WordPress?

Advanced Custom Fields’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

Is Advanced Custom Fields still maintained?

Its last release was 12 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Advanced Custom Fields have?

4.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews on WordPress.org. 80% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Advanced Custom Fields?

The plugins most like Advanced Custom Fields, by the tags they share, are Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF (50K+), Widget Context (30K+) and Widget Content Blocks (10K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.8

★★★★★

5 reviews

  • 5 stars: 4 reviews, 80%
  • 4 stars: 1 reviews, 20%
  • 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
Positive
100%4–5★
Mixed
0%3★
Critical
0%1–2★
  • About 2 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.9.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 19 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Advanced Custom Fields
Estimated installs≈ 422
Reported installs400+
Rating4.8
Reviews5
Total downloads14.4K
AuthorDustin Filippini
First releasedAug 23, 2013
Version1.0.0
Requires WP3.4
Requires PHP–
Last updatedOct 12, 2014

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