WordPress plugin comparison

NW Description For Custom Post Types vs Smart Custom Fields

NW Description For Custom Post Types

by nakweb

10+ installs

Smart Custom Fields

by Takashi Kitajima

50K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Custom Fields has more active installs: 50K+, against 10+ for NW Description For Custom Post Types.
On a typical day, Smart Custom Fields is downloaded about 326 times, NW Description For Custom Post Types about 1.
NW Description For Custom Post Types has no reviews yet.
Smart Custom Fields was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2026, against Jun 14, 2023 for NW Description For Custom Post Types.
Smart Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.8.19 for NW Description For Custom Post Types.
Smart Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for NW Description For Custom Post Types.

Smart Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	NW Description For Custom Post Types	Smart Custom Fields
Popular rank	#29,165	#695
Active installs	10+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	47	9.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.8.19	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.81
Last release	3 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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