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Custom Fields for Gutenberg

by Jeff Starr · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Custom Fields for Gutenberg is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Custom Fields for Gutenberg
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
specialk28 Mar 2018 to 1 Nov 2026, 33 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.2 current
Requires PHP
5.6.20 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Custom Fields for Gutenberg
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 1 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

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 4.9 from 17 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star16
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Custom Fields for Gutenberg
4 May 202648
11 May 202680
18 May 2026122
25 May 202698
1 Jun 202664
8 Jun 202675
15 Jun 202658
22 Jun 202641
29 Jun 202647
6 Jul 202658
13 Jul 2026574
20 Jul 2026207
27 Jul 2026131
3 Aug 2026140
10 Aug 202690
17 Aug 202698
24 Aug 2026100
31 Aug 202689
7 Sep 202684
14 Sep 2026104
21 Sep 2026118
28 Sep 202687
5 Oct 202696
12 Oct 202686
19 Oct 2026149
26 Oct 2026202
2 Nov 2026480

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 76% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.5
AuthorJeff Starr
Added28 Mar 2018
Last updated1 Nov 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.2
Requires PHP5.6.20
CategoryContent Management > Document Management & Downloads
Tagsblocks, meta box, gutenberg, custom fields

Other plugins by this author: Disable Gutenberg, GA Google Analytics - Connect Google Analytics to WordPress, BBQ Firewall - Fast & Powerful Firewall Security, Disable WP REST API, Blackhole for Bad Bots, Disable WP Sitemaps, User Submitted Posts - Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End, Disable Media Sizes, Head Meta Data, Disable Lazy Load, Theme Switcha - Easily Switch Themes for Development and Testing, Simple Blog Stats

Questions

Is Custom Fields for Gutenberg still maintained?

Custom Fields for Gutenberg was last updated on 1 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Custom Fields for Gutenberg safe?

Custom Fields for Gutenberg has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Custom Fields for Gutenberg?

The wordpress.org author is Jeff Starr. Recent committers: specialk, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Custom Fields for Gutenberg?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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