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Advanced Custom Field Widget

The Advanced Custom Field Widget is an extension of the Custom Field Widget by Scott Wallick, and displays values of custom field keys.

By athenaofdelphi·Field·Free
4.3(3 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 11 years ago
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As of April 2026, Advanced Custom Field Widget is a WordPress field plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 26K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Smart Custom Fields.

4.3/53 reviews
100active installs
26K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009

Overview

The Advanced Custom Field Widget is an extension of the Custom Field Widget by Scott Wallick, and displays values of custom field keys, allowing post- and page-specific meta sidebar content.

For detailed information about this plugin and how it works, check out it’s wiki page at Athena’s Wiki.

For more information about Scott’s orginal Custom Field Widget, check out plaintxt.org.

License

Advanced Custom Field Widget, a plugin for WordPress, (C) 2008-10 by Christina Louise Warne (based on Custom Field Widget, a plugin for WordPress, (C) 2008 by Scott Allan Wallick, licensed under the GNU General Public License), is licensed under the GNU General Public License.

Advanced Custom Field Widget is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the G…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.33 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress2.5+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.992

  • Fixed ‘undefined constant’ issue in widget control panel
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

athenaofdelphiathenaofdelphi
Plugin Info
Version
0.992
Last Updated
Feb 28, 2015
WP Requires
2.5+
Tested Up To
4.1.42
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
26K+
Added
Feb 10, 2009
Business
Free

Tags

fieldvaluecustom keycustom fieldcustom value

Developer

A
athenaofdelphi
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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