WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Field Template vs Live Search and Custom Fields LITE

Custom Field Template

by Hiroaki Miyashita

30K+ installs4.0

Live Search and Custom Fields LITE

by pixolette

80+ installs1.0

At a glance

Custom Field Template has more active installs: 30K+, against 80+ for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
On a typical day, Custom Field Template is downloaded about 182 times, Live Search and Custom Fields LITE about 3.
Custom Field Template is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Custom Field Template was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Nov 6, 2020 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
Custom Field Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.3.27 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
Custom Field Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.

Custom Field Template leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Field Template	Live Search and Custom Fields LITE
Popular rank	#965	#17,512
Active installs	30K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	7.1K	74
Rating	4.0(24)	1.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×0.89	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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