WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Field Template vs Template Manager by WordPress Monsters

Custom Field Template

by Hiroaki Miyashita

30K+ installs4.0

Template Manager by WordPress Monsters

by WordPress Monsters

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Field Template has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Template Manager by WordPress Monsters.
On a typical day, Custom Field Template is downloaded about 182 times, Template Manager by WordPress Monsters about 1.
Template Manager by WordPress Monsters is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.0 from 24 reviews.
Custom Field Template was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against May 17, 2017 for Template Manager by WordPress Monsters.
Custom Field Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.8.34 for Template Manager by WordPress Monsters.
Custom Field Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Template Manager by WordPress Monsters.

Custom Field Template leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Field Template	Template Manager by WordPress Monsters
Popular rank	#965	#36,632
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	7.1K	24
Rating	4.0(24)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×0.89	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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