WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode

by ctltwp

10+ installs

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,803 times, Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode about 1.
Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode has no reviews yet.
Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jul 30, 2009 for Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode.
Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.2 for Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode.
Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode
Popular rank	#450	#29,119
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	78.4K	25
Rating	4.8(132)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.8.2
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.00
Last release	20 days ago	17 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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