Advanced Custom Fields: Unique ID Field vs Show IDs by Echo (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Advanced Custom Fields: Unique ID Field
3.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Advanced Custom Fields: Unique ID Field has a higher user rating (5/5 from 6 reviews) and leads in active installations (3.0K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Custom Fields: Unique ID Field has accumulated 20K+ total downloads while Show IDs by Echo has 27K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Advanced Custom Fields: Unique ID Field | Show IDs by Echo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 6 | ◄ | 1 |
| Active Installs | 3.0K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 20K+ | ► | 27K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 11 years ago | ► | 3 months ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2016 | |
| Age | 12 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.5+ | 4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.5+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.0 | 1.3.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Advanced Custom Fields: Unique ID Field
Show IDs by Echo
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Advanced Custom Fields: Unique ID Field averaged approximately 7 daily downloads while Show IDs by Echo averaged 13.
Recent Reviews
Advanced Custom Fields: Unique ID Field Reviews
Really a great feature
This functionality should exist natively, it works like a charm, thank you! 🙂
Excellent!
Excellent, works perfect! thank you very much!
Works awesome
Great help.
Show IDs by Echo Reviews
Simply BRILLIANT! :)
Why on earth this is not in core is beyond me! A MUST have for any serious WordPress website builder. There are so many plugins which require the ID of a post or page to use in a shortcode, for exampl
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What this plugin does is to reveal most removed IDs on admin pages, as it was in versions prior to 2.5.
The Show IDs plugin displays the ID of all posts, categories, pages, taxonomies, users, tags, and more.
This plugin shows post/page/category/tag/comment/media/user IDs on admin's edit post/page/category/tag/comment/media/user pages.
Simply shows the ID of Posts, Pages, Media, Links, Categories, Tags and Users in the admin tables for easy access.
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