WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Live Search and Custom Fields LITE

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

Live Search and Custom Fields LITE

by pixolette

80+ installs1.0

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 80+ for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,746 times, Live Search and Custom Fields LITE about 3.
Advanced Custom Fields is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 132 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Nov 6, 2020 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
Live Search and Custom Fields LITE has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Live Search and Custom Fields LITE
Popular rank	#450	#17,512
Active installs	100K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	78.5K	74
Rating	4.8(132)	1.0(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	5.6

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