WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Meta vs Meta for WooCommerce
At a glance
- Meta for WooCommerce has more active installs: 400K+, against 700+ for Custom Meta.
- On a typical day, Meta for WooCommerce is downloaded about 3,488 times, Custom Meta about 7.
- Custom Meta is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 2.1 from 481 reviews.
- Meta for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 8, 2026, against Jan 22, 2009 for Custom Meta.
- Meta for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.7 for Custom Meta.
- Custom Meta has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Meta for WooCommerce.
Line by line
Meta for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Meta |  Meta for WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,920 | #138 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 400K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 130 | 238.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 2.1(481) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 15% |
| Tested up to | 2.7 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.48 |
| Last release | 18 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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