Best advanced-custom-field plugins for WordPress
The most popular advanced-custom-field plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ACF leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of ACF Flexible Content Modal (600+) and Advanced Custom Fields (300+). All 6 plugins tagged “advanced-custom-field” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 advanced-custom-field plugins
- 1.
ACFThe most installed advanced-custom-field plugin, with 700+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 6 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 2.
ACF Flexible Content Modal600+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 3.Advanced Custom Fields
300+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 4.
Recast Table Builder for ACF and SCF40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.Forms actions
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 6.ACF Post Types TMC
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 6 plugins tagged “advanced-custom-field”

ACF
Down in the last 7 days:35#7,786by CodeFish11 years ago
ACF field. Saves map center, zoom level. Disables map zooming on scroll. Shows location coordinates. Bonus for programmers.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 3.3(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

ACF Flexible Content Modal
Down in the last 7 days:117#8,248by Edir Pedro7 years ago
Make ACF Flexible Content editing the content of each layout using a Modal window.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Advanced Custom Fields
Down in the last 7 days:26#10,054by qstudio4 years ago
Number Slider field for Advanced Custom Fields
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Recast Table Builder for ACF and SCF
Down in the last 7 days:256#21,424by Recast Digital6 months ago
Add a Table field for ACF and SCF to create editable custom data tables with rows and columns directly in WordPress.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Forms actions
Down in the last 7 days:215#48,500by Grzegorz Durtan11 years ago
Forms actions - plugin to realize form actions like send email, create post, pool requests. Now work only with ACF forms (in feauture with Ninja Forms …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ACF Post Types TMC
#71,959by themastercut8 years ago
Select field for choosing a WordPress Post Types for a radio populated with post types. Add-on for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day