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Advanced Custom Fields

Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field
by Justin Kruit · 90,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 25 Aug 2026, 15 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Advanced Custom Fields
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
SupportNo data
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Advanced Custom Fields still maintained?
Yes. Last release 25 Aug 2026, 15 releases in the last 24 months. 25 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Advanced Custom Fields, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mattkeys since Feb 2014. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Advanced Custom Fields removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Advanced Custom Fields safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.1.3). Not on the exploited list. 6 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Advanced Custom Fields update safe to install?
No ownership change before 6.2.0. No one-star spike after it. 25 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
mattkeys18 Feb 2014 to 1 Dec 2025, 118 commits
justinkruit1 Dec 2025 to 25 Aug 2026, 16 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
15
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Advanced Custom Fields
Q1 20240
Q2 20242
Q3 20243
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20267
Q3 20264
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star34
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 6.1.3).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
6 Aug 2026Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field <= 6.1.2 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 6.1.26.1.35
27 May 2026Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field <= 5.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 5.0.26.0.0Patched before disclosure
14 May 2026Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field <= 5.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via JSON Field6.4<= 5.0.26.0.0Patched before disclosure
18 Feb 2026Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome <= 5.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 5.0.15.0.2Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 6.1.2 (security); 6.1.3 (security); 6.1.4 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

90,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Advanced Custom Fields
4 May 202618,652
11 May 202657,773
18 May 202628,567
25 May 202624,565
1 Jun 20266,517
8 Jun 20265,167
15 Jun 20264,237
22 Jun 202624,163
29 Jun 202610,950
6 Jul 20268,860
13 Jul 20264,874
20 Jul 20266,801
27 Jul 20264,065
3 Aug 202611,631
10 Aug 202672,627
17 Aug 202616,220
24 Aug 202632,489
31 Aug 20268,774
7 Sep 20265,458
14 Sep 20266,667
21 Sep 20265,634
28 Sep 20264,739
5 Oct 20264,437
12 Oct 20263,621
19 Oct 20264,703
26 Oct 20264,272
2 Nov 2026798

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 77% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version6.2.0
AuthorJustin Kruit
Added18 Feb 2014
Last updated25 Aug 2026
Active installs90,000+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsacf, FontAwesome, Font Awesome, advanced custom fields

Other plugins by this author: Address Lookup field for ACF

Questions

Is Advanced Custom Fields still maintained?

Yes. Last release 25 Aug 2026, 15 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Advanced Custom Fields, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer mattkeys since Feb 2014.

Was Advanced Custom Fields removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Advanced Custom Fields safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.1.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Advanced Custom Fields update safe to install?

No ownership change before 6.2.0. No one-star spike after it.

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