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ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields vs Advanced Custom Fields

ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields

by Aaron Rutley

9K+ installs5.0

Advanced Custom Fields

by Justin Kruit

90K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 90K+, against 9K+ for ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 583 times, ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields about 29.
ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 42 reviews, against 4.9 from 36 reviews.
Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 28, 2023 for ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields.
Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields.
Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields	Advanced Custom Fields
Popular rank	#2,156	#483
Active installs	9K+	90K+
Downloads, last 30 days	806	24.7K
Rating	5.0(42)	4.9(36)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	6.4.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.07	×1.32
Last release	2 years ago	today
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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