Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… vs ACF Photo Gallery Field (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…

Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…

4.9(36)

100K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 months ago
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ACF Photo Gallery Field

ACF Photo Gallery Field

4(29)

60K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 36 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 60K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… has accumulated 1.7M+ total downloads while ACF Photo Gallery Field has 638K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field4/5
Total Reviews
36Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field29
Active Installs
100K+Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field60K+
Total Downloads
1.7M+Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field638K+
Support Resolution
0%Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery FieldN/A
Last Updated
2 months agoAdvanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field3 months ago
First Released
2014Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field2016
Age
12 yearsAdvanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field10 years
WP Requires
3.5+Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field5.8+
PHP Requires
5.6+Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field7.0+
Business Model
FreeAdvanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery FieldFree
Latest Version
5.0.2Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…
ACF Photo Gallery Field3.1

Rating Breakdown

Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome…

4.9/5(36 reviews)
5
94%
4
3%
3
3%
2
0%
1
0%

ACF Photo Gallery Field

4/5(29 reviews)
5
69%
4
3%
3
3%
2
3%
1
21%

Recent Reviews

Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… Reviews

by Kipex

Good for a long time, but now lacking in FA support

Once an excellent plugin, then for a year or two mostly abandoned with lacking support for newer FA styles. As of December 2025 it is now updated and active again thanks to a new contributor, supporti

by crdunst

Great job

It’s one of those plugins, that does a job perfectly and discreetly, without trying to dominate the dashboard or upsell.After adding it for yet another site, I thought I could at least write a review

by Sakib Hasan

Excellent Support

Excellent Support

ACF Photo Gallery Field Reviews

by tazmandev

Excelent free option for ACF photo gallery field

I have been using ACF Photo Gallery Field for about 4 years now, and it worked excelent. I use it with Elementor Pro and custom templates, and I am able to access the dinamic data in the gallery field

by qbey

Too buggy

Does not work inside ACF fields groups. Simply does not saving any selected images. Also, if a lot images was added, sometimes spontaneously losing all of them when saving the post. Updated 05.1

by pedrocunhaweb

Great solution! It works perfectly! thanks Devs!

It works perfectly! thanks Devs! This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by pedrocunhaweb.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… or ACF Photo Gallery Field more popular?
Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… has 100K+ active installations while ACF Photo Gallery Field has 60K+. Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… or ACF Photo Gallery Field?
Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… has a 4.9/5 rating from 36 reviews, while ACF Photo Gallery Field has a 4/5 rating from 29 reviews.
Are Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… and ACF Photo Gallery Field free?
Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… is free and ACF Photo Gallery Field is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… or ACF Photo Gallery Field?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome… was last updated 2 months ago and ACF Photo Gallery Field was last updated 3 months ago.

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