WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields Sidebar vs Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

Advanced Custom Fields Sidebar

by webman technologies

10+ installs5.0

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

by WP Engine

2M+ installs4.5

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has more active installs: 2M+, against 10+ for Advanced Custom Fields Sidebar.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is downloaded about 18,905 times, Advanced Custom Fields Sidebar about 1.
Advanced Custom Fields Sidebar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 1,440 reviews.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Apr 24, 2018 for Advanced Custom Fields Sidebar.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Advanced Custom Fields Sidebar.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Advanced Custom Fields Sidebar.

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields Sidebar	Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
Popular rank	#29,480	#28
Active installs	10+	2M+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	1M
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(1.4K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.92
Last release	8 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	7.4

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