WordPress plugin comparison
EEL vs Secure Custom Fields
At a glance
- Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for EEL.
- On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,621 times, EEL about 2.
- EEL has no reviews yet.
- Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jun 29, 2026 for EEL.
- Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for EEL.
- Secure Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2024, against 2026 for EEL.
Line by line
Secure Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  EEL |  Secure Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #72,345 | #402 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 167.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(69) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 20% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 6 days 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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