Advanced Custom Fields: Extended vs All custom fields & groups
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #449, ahead of All custom fields & groups at #52,560. Over the last 7 days Advanced Custom Fields: Extended climbed 2 places and All custom fields & groups slipped 2,741 places. Downloads this week: Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 31,915 and All custom fields & groups 28. Ratings: Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 4.8★ from 132 and All custom fields & groups 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Advanced Custom Fields: Extended | All custom fields & groups |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #449 ▲ 2 | #52,560 ▼ 2741 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | — |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 31,915 | 28 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (132) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Current version | 0.9.2.8 | 1.08 |
| Best rank on record | #446 | #47,693 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2019 | Apr 2019 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Advanced Custom Fields: Extended or All custom fields & groups?
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended, at #449 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with All custom fields & groups at #52,560. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Advanced Custom Fields: Extended or All custom fields & groups alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.