WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar

by sumitbansal054

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,746 times, Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar about 2.
Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 132 reviews.
Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Feb 29, 2020 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar
Popular rank	#450	#37,214
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	78.5K	32
Rating	4.8(132)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.00
Last release	22 days ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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