WordPress plugin comparison

Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields vs Smart Custom Fields

Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields

by Jameel Moses

600+ installs5.0

Smart Custom Fields

by Takashi Kitajima

50K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Custom Fields has more active installs: 50K+, against 600+ for Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields.
On a typical day, Smart Custom Fields is downloaded about 326 times, Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields about 10.
Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.9 from 21 reviews.
Smart Custom Fields was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2026, against Aug 24, 2022 for Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields.
Smart Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.0.18 for Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields.
Smart Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields.

Smart Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Flexible Content Extended for Advanced Custom Fields	Smart Custom Fields
Popular rank	#8,385	#695
Active installs	600+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	271	9.8K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.81
Last release	4 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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