WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Remove custom fields metabox

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

Remove custom fields metabox

by Bradley Taylor

40+ installs

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Remove custom fields metabox.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,746 times, Remove custom fields metabox about 3.
Remove custom fields metabox has no reviews yet.
Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Feb 17, 2020 for Remove custom fields metabox.
Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Remove custom fields metabox.
Remove custom fields metabox has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Remove custom fields metabox
Popular rank	#450	#21,773
Active installs	100K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	79.5K	58
Rating	4.8(132)	No ratings
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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