WordPress plugin comparison

Remove custom fields metabox vs Secure Custom Fields

Remove custom fields metabox

by Bradley Taylor

40+ installs

Secure Custom Fields

by WordPress.org

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Remove custom fields metabox.
On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,489 times, Remove custom fields metabox about 3.
Remove custom fields metabox has no reviews yet.
Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Feb 17, 2020 for Remove custom fields metabox.
Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Remove custom fields metabox.
Remove custom fields metabox has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.

Secure Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Remove custom fields metabox	Secure Custom Fields
Popular rank	#21,773	#402
Active installs	40+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	58	155.1K
Rating	No ratings	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	–	7.4

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