WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) vs Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

by WP Engine

2M+ installs4.5

Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode

by ctltwp

10+ installs

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has more active installs: 2M+, against 10+ for Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is downloaded about 18,905 times, Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode about 1.
Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode has no reviews yet.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jul 30, 2009 for Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.2 for Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode.
Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).

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

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)	Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode
Popular rank	#28	#29,119
Active installs	2M+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	990.4K	25
Rating	4.5(1.4K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.8.2
Search multiplier	×3.92	×0.00
Last release	7 days ago	17 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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