Secure Custom Fields
Secure Custom Fields boosts content management with custom fields and options. It deactivates Advanced Custom Fields to prevent duplicate code errors.
4.7(59 reviews)
·70K+ active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, Secure Custom Fields is a WordPress scf plugin with 70K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 59 reviews. It has been downloaded 361K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2024. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 62% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF.
4.7/559 reviews
70K+active installs
0%resolved
2 yearssince 2024
Overview
Secure Custom Fields (SCF) extends WordPress’s capabilities, transforming it into a flexible content management tool. With SCF, managing custom data becomes straightforward and efficient.
Easily create fields on demand.
The SCF builder makes it easy to add fields to WordPress edit screens, whether you’re adding a new “ingredients” field to a recipe or designing complex metadata for a specialized site.
Flexibility in placement.
Fields can be applied throughout WordPress—posts, pages, users, taxonomy terms, media, comments, and even custom options pages—organizing your data how you want.
Display seamlessly.
Using SCF functions, you can display custom field data in your templates, making content integration easy for all levels of developers.
A comprehensive content management solution.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Excellent plugin
by sibony88·1 month ago
Excellent plugin, works smoothly with the system, great with Elementor
do not use this plugin
by createscape·2 months ago·1 reply
The owners of this plugin used poor methods when they stole the plugin repository for ACF, and renamed it Secure Custom Fields, instead of forking and starting a new plugin. At the time they also took all ACF’s positive reviews with them. They seem to have remedied that situation, however they also removed all the bad reviews from people who noticed what they did.
If you are looking for a custom fields plugin, use ACF where you can get reliable support and the option to upgrade to ACF pro.
Great fork
by boykottke·3 months ago
Yeah, it’s a fork. Yeah, it kills WP Engine’s business model. But that’s precisely why it’s necessary: WP Engine built a business for a very long time based on free software with truly useful extensions, without giving anything back to the community. At the same time, they violated the WordPress Codex standards and put users at risk. SCF is what I need. It’s open source, freely available, and secure. Because I’m storing personal data with it, I need a secure solution, not one that thinks what it offers is enough. So thank you for taking a WP standard established by WP Engine and securing it according to community standards.
Thank you
by koqpe·4 months ago
Great plugin — lightweight, reliable, and truly secure. Secure Custom Fields protects sensitive data without slowing down the site and integrates smoothly with WordPress workflows. Clean, simple, and does exactly what it promises. Recommended.
Best alternative to ACF
by busingebrian·4 months ago
This is by far the most useful tool on the internet.
Download Trends
Today: 785Yesterday: 1KThis week: 8KPeriod total: 339K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v6.8
62.7%
v6.5
18.3%
v6.4
9.8%
v6.7
6.2%
v6.6
2.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
6.8.2
Release Date 24th March 2026
Fixes
- AJAX Handlers: Prefix field-specific nonces to resolve an issue where third-party nonces could be treated as valid for AJAX calls.
- Block Preview: Verify that user has access to post specified via block context.
- Repeater Field: Verify that user has access to specified post.
- REST API: Apply KSES sanitization to field content saved by users without
unfiltered_htmlcapabilities. - REST API: Respect
show_in_restsetting for field groups in/typesendpoint.
Contributors
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