WordPress plugin comparison
Simple SEO vs Custom Fields to Meta Tags
At a glance
- Simple SEO has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Custom Fields to Meta Tags.
- On a typical day, Simple SEO is downloaded about 70 times, Custom Fields to Meta Tags about 1.
- Custom Fields to Meta Tags has no reviews yet.
- Simple SEO was updated more recently: Sep 23, 2026, against Oct 8, 2025 for Custom Fields to Meta Tags.
- Simple SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Custom Fields to Meta Tags.
- Simple SEO has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Custom Fields to Meta Tags.
Line by line
Simple SEO leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple SEO |  Custom Fields to Meta Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,065 | #70,112 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.4K | 31 |
| Rating | 4.7(33) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.85 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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