Meta Field Block vs Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom…
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Meta Field Block has a higher user rating (5/5 from 56 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Meta Field Block has accumulated 150K+ total downloads while Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom… has 12K+. Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 100%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Meta Field Block | Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 56 | ◄ | 8 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 150K+ | ◄ | 12K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | 100% | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ► | 2 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2022 | 2024 | |
| Age | 4 years | 2 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.9+ | 6.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.5.2 | 1.4.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Meta Field Block
Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Meta Field Block averaged approximately 138 daily downloads while Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom… averaged 77.
Recent Reviews
Meta Field Block Reviews
Perfect tool
Meta Field Block is the perfect tool to display customs fields.Work perfectly in a loop, where shortcode are not effective.
Awesome plugin and support
Meta Field Block feels like the natural born sibling of ACF. It makes working with CPTs a breeze. And Phi’s support is extraterrestrial (stellar?).
Great Support, awesome product
This is an awesome plugin, but to be fair, the support is even better. I reached out with more questions on possible customizations or specific application of the product and the development team came
Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom… Reviews
Does the job
I wasted a load of time trying to get ACF displaying on the front end, not being a developer I couldn’t get it to display my content. This did actually work, I just put the block in the page theme.
Very Handy
It’s really great being able to just add blocks to display my custom fields anywhere I want. Very convenient and helpful for setting up my custom layouts for pages. Combined with any duplicate page fu
One of my favorite plugins
I developed my own themes for my two businesses from scratch using theme.json and FSE all the way. This plugin is awesome for that. Works perfectly with Gutenberg Blocks.
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