#450 by installs

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended

All-in-one enhancement suite that improves WordPress & Advanced Custom Fields.

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Active installs: 100,000+; #450 of 1,000
Downloads, all time: 2.7M; 2,743,558
Downloads, 30 days: 75.5K; 18.3K in the last 7
Rating: 4.8 / 5; 132 reviews
Last updated: 12 days ago; Oct 19, 2026
Version: 0.9.2.8; 93 releases

Upkeep and compatibility

Last updated	October 19, 2026Updated in the last 3 months
Tested up to	WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release
Needs WordPress	4.9 or newer
Needs PHP	5.6 or newer
First published	March 18, 2019
Support, last two months	0 of 1 threads resolved (0%)

Reviews

4.8 / 5 from 132 reviews

Reviews by star rating
5 stars		124
4 stars		2
3 stars		1
2 stars		0
1 star		5

Downloads, last 30 days

Low 331 a dayHigh 19.1K a day

What the author says it does

🚀 All-in-one enhancement suite that improves WordPress & Advanced Custom Fields. This plugin aims to provide a powerful administration framework with a wide range of improvements & optimizations.

This plugin requires at least ACF Pro 5.8.

If you don’t already own ACF Pro, you should consider it. It’s one of the most powerful WordPress plugin available.

⭐ Highlight

14+ New ACF Fields
10+ ACF Fields Enhanced
4+ New Field Groups Locations
Self/Multi/Bidirectional Fields
Advanced Fields Validation
Flexible Content as Page Builder
Optimize metadata with Performance Mode
Advanced Front-End Forms Manager
ACF Options Pages / Block Types Manager
ACF & WordPress Meta Overview
WordPress Post Types / Taxonomies Manager
WordPress Options Manager
WordPress Admin Enhancements
WPML & Polylang Multilingual support
… And many more features

💎 Pro Highlight

20+ New ACF Fields
10+ ACF Fields Enhanced
20+ New Locations
Payment Field with Stripe & PayPal Express
Flexible Content Grid System
Flexible Content Layouts Locations Rules
Templates Manager
Builtin Classic Editor
Settings UI
Screen Layouts
Force Json Sync
Field Visibility Settings
Global Field Conditional Rules
… And many more features

🤟 Philosophy

Seamless integration
No extra menu, ads or notices
Built by developers, for developers

The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.

Questions the author answers

Where can I find the documentation?

You’ll find the documentation of every features on the official ACF Extended website.

Where can I submit a bug report?

You can file a report on the Plugin Support Forum or on the Github Page if you prefer.

Where can I submit a feature request?

You can submit a feature request on the Plugin Support Forum. Feature requests are all listed on the Official Trello Board.

What is planned for the next update?

The content of the upcoming patch and work in progress features are all listed on the Official Roadmap (or the Trello Board).

Latest changelog entry

0.9.2.8

ACF Extended Pro 0.9.2.8:

Module: Scripts – Added “Rate Limit” parameter (rate_limit in seconds)
Field: Image Selector – Fixed display with ACF 6.8.6+
Field: Phone Number – Fixed input display with Enhanced WP7 UI
Field: Flexible Content – Layout Locations – Enhanced WP 7.0+ CSS integration
Field: Relationship / Post Object: Enhanced WP 7.0+ CSS integration
Module: Enhanced Post UI – Enhanced “Save Draft” button integration on private posts

ACF Extended Basic 0.9.2.8:

Module: Form – [acfe_form] shortcode arguments are now restricted by an allow list

Screenshots

First 4 of 8, from WordPress.org.

Flexible Content Preview
Flexible Content Modal
New Fields
Post Type List Location

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Where this page's numbers come from

Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on October 31, 2026, when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin. The author takes donations at their donate page.