WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Elix Custom Fields and Post Types

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

Elix Custom Fields and Post Types

by Elix Apps

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Elix Custom Fields and Post Types.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,746 times, Elix Custom Fields and Post Types about 5.
Elix Custom Fields and Post Types has no reviews yet.
Elix Custom Fields and Post Types was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2019, against 2026 for Elix Custom Fields and Post Types.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Elix Custom Fields and Post Types
Popular rank	#450	#64,454
Active installs	100K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	78.5K	95
Rating	4.8(132)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.05
Last release	22 days ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	8.0

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