WordPress plugin comparison

Add Custom Post Type into Post Query vs Smart Custom Fields

Add Custom Post Type into Post Query

by Puvox Software

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 Add Custom Post Type into Post Query.
On a typical day, Smart Custom Fields is downloaded about 335 times, Add Custom Post Type into Post Query about 1.
Add Custom Post Type into Post Query has no reviews yet.
Smart Custom Fields was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2026, against May 22, 2024 for Add Custom Post Type into Post Query.
Smart Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.5.14 for Add Custom Post Type into Post Query.
Smart Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Add Custom Post Type into Post Query.

Smart Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Add Custom Post Type into Post Query	Smart Custom Fields
Popular rank	#35,192	#695
Active installs	10+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	9.5K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.5.14	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.81
Last release	2 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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