WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields

Advanced Custom Fields

by DannyvanHolten

30K+ installs4.2

Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields

by Glenn Welser

900+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 30K+, against 900+ for Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 383 times, Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields about 9.
Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.2 from 14 reviews.
Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Jul 1, 2017 for Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields.
Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 4.7.39 for Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields.
Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Post Type Select Field for Advanced Custom Fields
Popular rank	#1,010	#7,190
Active installs	30K+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.2K	194
Rating	4.2(14)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.0	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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