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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 27, 2026

Best Custom Field Plugins for WordPress

72 plugins are tagged “custom field” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Smart Custom Fields with 50K+ active installs.

Plugins in category72
#1 by installsSmart Custom Fields
Top-30 installs84.1K+
Avg. health (this page)45/100

72 Custom Field plugins

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Best Custom Field Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Smart Custom Fields Smart Custom Fields Smart Custom Fields is a simple plugin for managing custom fields. by Takashi Kitajima 50K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (20) 2 months ago 75
2 Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK A must have tool for creating custom fields, custom post types and taxonomies, fast and… by madalin.ungureanu 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (97) 2 months ago 80
3 Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More Meta Field Block A single block to display custom fields in the Block Editor. It supports ACF, MetaBox… by Phi Phan 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (57) 3 weeks ago 94
4 VK Dynamic If Block VK Dynamic If Block VK Dynamic If Block displays its Inner Blocks based on specified conditions, such as… by Vektor,Inc. 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 4 months ago 57
5 Edit Custom Fields Edit Custom Fields A simple interface to edit or delete Custom Fields. by Jay 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (16) 4 years ago 39
6 Advanced Custom Fields – Taxonomy Field add-on Advanced Custom Fields – Taxonomy Field add-on Adds a Taxonomy Field to Advanced Custom Fields. Select one or more taxonomy terms and… by Brian Zoetewey 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 14 years ago 34
7 Easy Post Types and Fields Easy Post Types and Fields Easy Post Types and Fields makes it quick and easy to add custom post types, custom fields… by Barn2 Plugins 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.7 (3) 1 month ago 66
8 Advanced Custom Fields – Location Field add-on Advanced Custom Fields – Location Field add-on Adds a Location field to Advanced Custom Fields. This field allows you to find addresses… by julienbechade 900+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 9 years ago 34
9 ACF: Google Map Extended ACF: Google Map Extended ACF field. Saves map center, zoom level. Disables map zooming on scroll. Shows location… by CodeFish 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 (6) 11 years ago 32
10 SuperCPT SuperCPT Insanely easy and attractive custom post types, custom post meta, and custom taxonomies by Matthew Boynes 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (14) 13 years ago 39
11 Redirect by Custom Field Redirect by Custom Field Changes the URLs pointing to pages and posts which have a "redirect" custom field, using… by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erl… 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (5) 13 years ago 38
12 Advanced Custom Fields: NextGEN Gallery Field add-on Advanced Custom Fields: NextGEN Gallery Field add-on Adds a NextGEN Gallery Field to Advanced Custom Fields. Select one or more NextGEN… by Aleš Loziak 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.1 (7) 12 years ago 27
13 My Upload Images My Upload Images Create metabox with media uploader. It allows to upload and sort images in any post_type. by Mizuho Ogino 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 10 years ago 34
14 ACF YouTube Picker ACF YouTube Picker Search and select videos on YouTube without leaving the page. by airesvsg 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 10 years ago 39
15 Date & Time Picker for Advanced Custom Fields Date & Time Picker for Advanced Custom Fields Date & Time Picker field for Advanced Custom Fields 4 and 5. by Bartosz Romanowski 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (1) 10 years ago 21
16 Post Meta Viewer Post Meta Viewer View all post meta that saved in a post, page or custom post type in easily readable… by Yong 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 3 years ago 33
17 Price Field Price Field Adds support for price field to posts, pages or other selected post types. Fully integrated… by impleCode 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 days ago 69
18 Custom Field Widget Custom Field Widget The Custom Field Widget displays values of custom field keys, allowing post- and… by scottwallick 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 14 years ago 33
19 SuevaFree Essential Kit SuevaFree Essential Kit Install SuevaFree Essential Kit plugin to enable all features of SuevaFree 3.0 WordPress… by alexvtn 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 weeks ago 69
20 Advanced Custom Fields: WPML Language Selector Field Advanced Custom Fields: WPML Language Selector Field Custom field addon for Advanced Custom Fields plugin which provides a list of used WPML… by Ivan Paulin 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 years ago 25
21 Dynamic Field for Elementor Forms – Populate Anything Dynamic Field for Elementor Forms – Populate Anything Pull data from URL Query Parameter, posts, users, terms, Database, CSV, or custom sources… by add-ons.org 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 3 days ago 75
22 Advanced Custom Field Widget Advanced Custom Field Widget The Advanced Custom Field Widget is an extension of the Custom Field Widget by Scott… by athenaofdelphi 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (3) 12 years ago 30
23 Subtitle Subtitle Displays subtitle text field after the title in post, page and other post type edit page. by ShinichiN 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (2) 13 years ago 26
24 Dashi Dashi Useful classes for creating a custom post type. Creates Page Parts custom post type… by jidaikobo 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 64
25 Custom Fields Shortcodes Custom Fields Shortcodes Lets you insert custom fields in the visual editor without coding in PHP. by Amir Helzer 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 15 years ago 32
26 ACF Media Credit ACF Media Credit Adds an option to create as many media credit fields as needed for an image. by donaldG2 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 8 years ago 32
27 Advanced Custom Fields Viewer Advanced Custom Fields Viewer View Advanced Custom Fields names & data on the front end of your theme while developing. by Joe Fusco 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 9 years ago 32
28 Get User Custom Field Values Get User Custom Field Values Use widgets, shortcodes, and/or template tags to easily retrieve and display custom field… by Scott Reilly 90+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3) 5 years ago 28
29 Post Meta Manager Post Meta Manager A simple utility plugin for changing or deleting post or user meta (custom fields) keys in… by Andrew Norcross 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 11 years ago 32
30 Publish kintone data Publish kintone data The data of kintone can be reflected on WordPress. by Takashi Hosoya 70+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 2 weeks ago 75

Top Custom Field plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Smart Custom FieldsSmart Custom Fields vs Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCKCustom Post Types and… Smart Custom FieldsSmart Custom Fields vs Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and MoreMeta Field Block Smart Custom FieldsSmart Custom Fields vs VK Dynamic If BlockVK Dynamic If Block Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCKCustom Post Types and… vs Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and MoreMeta Field Block Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCKCustom Post Types and… vs VK Dynamic If BlockVK Dynamic If Block Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and MoreMeta Field Block vs VK Dynamic If BlockVK Dynamic If Block

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular custom field plugin for WordPress?

Smart Custom Fields is the most popular custom field plugin with 50K+ active installs and a 4.9/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many custom field plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 72 plugins tagged “custom field” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which custom field plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More has the highest rating at 5/5 from 57 reviews.

Are these custom field plugins actively maintained?

5 of the top 30 custom field plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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