WordPress plugin comparison
Hide custom fields vs Secure Custom Fields
At a glance
- Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Hide custom fields.
- On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,489 times, Hide custom fields about 1.
- Hide custom fields has no reviews yet.
- Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 25, 2010 for Hide custom fields.
- Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Hide custom fields.
- Hide custom fields has been around longer: since 2010, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.
Line by line
Secure Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide custom fields |  Secure Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #35,483 | #401 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 25 | 156.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(69) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 20% |
| Tested up to | 3.0.5 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 16 years ago | 5 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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