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Advanced Custom Fields vs Custom Background Extended

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

Custom Background Extended

by Justin Tadlock

700+ installs5.0

At a glance

  • Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 700+ for Custom Background Extended.
  • On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,746 times, Custom Background Extended about 6.
  • Custom Background Extended is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.8 from 132 reviews.
  • Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Sep 27, 2013 for Custom Background Extended.
  • Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Custom Background Extended.
  • Custom Background Extended has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Line by line

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricAdvanced Custom FieldsCustom Background Extended
Popular rank#450#7,644
Active installs100K+700+
Downloads, last 30 days79.5K136
Rating4.8(132)5.0(10)
Support threads resolved0%–
Tested up to7.1.43.7.41
Search multiplier×1.13×0.00
Last release21 days ago13 years ago
Requires PHP5.6–

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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