WordPress plugin comparison

ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields vs Frontend Editor ACF

ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields

by Aaron Rutley

9K+ installs5.0

Frontend Editor ACF

by Anand Upadhyay

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 9K+, against 100+ for Frontend Editor ACF.
On a typical day, ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 29 times, Frontend Editor ACF about 6.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Frontend Editor ACF was updated more recently: Jul 29, 2026, against Nov 28, 2023 for ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields.
Frontend Editor ACF is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.4.14 for ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields.
ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2016, against 2023 for Frontend Editor ACF.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields	Frontend Editor ACF
Popular rank	#2,161	#14,059
Active installs	9K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	784	179
Rating	5.0(42)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.4.14	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.07	×0.39
Last release	2 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.0

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