WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types vs Required Fields

BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types

by BuddyDev

3K+ installs4.9

Required Fields

by NikosTsolakos

100+ installs4.4

At a glance

BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types has more active installs: 3K+, against 100+ for Required Fields.
On a typical day, BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types is downloaded about 38 times, Required Fields about 6.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.4 from 7 reviews.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Feb 7, 2018 for Required Fields.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Required Fields.
Required Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types.

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

Metric	BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types	Required Fields
Popular rank	#3,653	#14,246
Active installs	3K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	761	99
Rating	4.9(16)	4.4(7)
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.76	×0.00
Last release	5 days ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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