WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Custom Field Template
Advanced Custom Fields
by Adam Walter
1K+ installs5.0
Custom Field Template
by Hiroaki Miyashita
30K+ installs4.0
At a glance
- Custom Field Template has more active installs: 30K+, against 1K+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
- On a typical day, Custom Field Template is downloaded about 175 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 17.
- Advanced Custom Fields is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.0 from 24 reviews.
- Custom Field Template was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Jan 25, 2022 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Custom Field Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.9.20 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Custom Field Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2016 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Custom Field Template leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Custom Fields | Custom Field Template |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,836 | #966 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 411 | 7.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 4.0(24) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.9.20 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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