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ACF Columns

by dreihochzwo · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for ACF Columns
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 22 months (last release 22 Dec 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.22 Dec 2025Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
tmconnect24 Mar 2017 to 22 Dec 2024, 21 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
23 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for ACF Columns
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 22 Dec 2024. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 10 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star1
2 star1
1 star0

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for ACF Columns
4 May 202648
11 May 2026100
18 May 202692
25 May 2026103
1 Jun 2026107
8 Jun 202691
15 Jun 202676
22 Jun 202667
29 Jun 202666
6 Jul 202664
13 Jul 202659
20 Jul 202695
27 Jul 202696
3 Aug 2026128
10 Aug 202689
17 Aug 202682
24 Aug 202690
31 Aug 202688
7 Sep 202685
14 Sep 2026109
21 Sep 2026114
28 Sep 2026120
5 Oct 2026139
12 Oct 2026105
19 Oct 2026196
26 Oct 2026188
2 Nov 202635

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 34% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEOScore 91 · 100,000+Image Aspect Ratio Crop Field for Advanced Custom FieldsScore 91 · 20,000+Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator - WCKScore 91 · 10,000+Genesis Custom BlocksScore 91 · 10,000+WPGraphQL for ACFScore 91 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.2.5
Authordreihochzwo
Added21 Mar 2017
Last updated22 Dec 2024
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryContent Management > Document Management & Downloads
Tagsacf, acfpro, column, advanced custom fields

Other plugins by this author: ACF RGBA Color Picker, ACF Repeater & Flexible Content Collapser, ACF Tooltip, ACF Admin Flexible Content Collapse, ACF Tab & Accordion Title Icons

Questions

Is ACF Columns still maintained?

ACF Columns was last updated on 22 Dec 2024. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is ACF Columns safe?

ACF Columns has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns ACF Columns?

The wordpress.org author is dreihochzwo. Recent committers: tmconnect, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of ACF Columns?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO, Image Aspect Ratio Crop Field for Advanced Custom Fields, Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator - WCK, Genesis Custom Blocks, WPGraphQL for ACF.

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