WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Contextual Adminbar Color
Advanced Custom Fields
by Adam Walter
1K+ installs5.0
Contextual Adminbar Color
by Jb Audras
500+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 1K+, against 500+ for Contextual Adminbar Color.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 17 times, Contextual Adminbar Color about 11.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Contextual Adminbar Color was updated more recently: Aug 28, 2026, against Jan 25, 2022 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Contextual Adminbar Color is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.9.20 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Contextual Adminbar Color.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Custom Fields | Contextual Adminbar Color |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,836 | #8,685 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 411 | 312 |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 5.0(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.9.20 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.56 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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