WordPress plugin comparison
Handy Custom Fields vs Secure Custom Fields
Handy Custom Fields
by Tanya Shyliuk
Fewer than 10 installs
Secure Custom Fields
by WordPress.org
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Handy Custom Fields.
- On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,489 times, Handy Custom Fields about 1.
- Handy Custom Fields has no reviews yet.
- Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against May 23, 2019 for Handy Custom Fields.
- Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Handy Custom Fields.
- Handy Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2019, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.
Line by line
Secure Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Handy Custom Fields | Secure Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #55,005 | #401 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 156.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(69) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 20% |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 6 days 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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