WordPress plugin comparison

Live Search and Custom Fields LITE vs Secure Custom Fields

Live Search and Custom Fields LITE

by pixolette

80+ installs1.0

Secure Custom Fields

by WordPress.org

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 80+ for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,621 times, Live Search and Custom Fields LITE about 3.
Secure Custom Fields is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 6, 2020 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
Live Search and Custom Fields LITE has been around longer: since 2017, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.

Secure Custom Fields leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Live Search and Custom Fields LITE	Secure Custom Fields
Popular rank	#17,512	#402
Active installs	80+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	74	167.7K
Rating	1.0(1)	4.8(69)
Support threads resolved	–	20%
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	6 years ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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