WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types vs ACF Photo Gallery Field

BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types

by BuddyDev

3K+ installs4.9

ACF Photo Gallery Field

by Navneil Naicker

60K+ installs4.0

At a glance

ACF Photo Gallery Field has more active installs: 60K+, against 3K+ for BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types.
On a typical day, ACF Photo Gallery Field is downloaded about 125 times, BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types about 38.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.0 from 29 reviews.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Dec 26, 2025 for ACF Photo Gallery Field.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for ACF Photo Gallery Field.
Both are tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.
ACF Photo Gallery Field has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types.

BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types	ACF Photo Gallery Field
Popular rank	#3,665	#681
Active installs	3K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	733	3.6K
Rating	4.9(16)	4.0(29)
Support threads resolved	50%	0%
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.76	×0.65
Last release	6 days ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.0

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