WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) vs Display Post Metadata

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

by WP Engine

2M+ installs4.5

Display Post Metadata

by Fahid Javid

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has more active installs: 2M+, against 400+ for Display Post Metadata.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is downloaded about 18,905 times, Display Post Metadata about 8.
Display Post Metadata is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 1,440 reviews.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Dec 4, 2025 for Display Post Metadata.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Display Post Metadata.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Display Post Metadata.

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

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