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Smart Custom Fields

by Takashi Kitajima · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 16 Jul 2026, 8 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

83/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Smart Custom Fields
Ownership100
Maintenance75
Security85
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Smart Custom Fields still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Jul 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 16 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Smart Custom Fields, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer inc2734 since Oct 2014. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Smart Custom Fields removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Smart Custom Fields safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.0.8). Not on the exploited list. 16 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Smart Custom Fields update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.0.8. No one-star spike after it. 16 Jul 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
inc27349 Oct 2014 to 16 Jul 2026, 135 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Smart Custom Fields
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20253
Q3 20251
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Jul 2026. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Smart Custom Fields
Q1 20253.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star20
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months (4 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 5.0.8).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
16 Jul 2026Smart Custom Fields <= 5.0.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Title6.4<= 5.0.75.0.8Patched before disclosure
23 Mar 2026Smart Custom Fields <= 5.0.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Relational Post Search4.3<= 5.0.65.0.7Patched before disclosure
6 Jan 2025Smart Custom Fields <= 5.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 5.0.05.0.1143
19 Mar 2024Smart Custom Fields <= 4.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Post Content Disclosure4.3<= 4.2.25.0.0Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 5.0.8 (vulnerability).

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

Support

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

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Smart Custom Fields
4 May 2026418
11 May 2026752
18 May 2026914
25 May 2026743
1 Jun 2026740
8 Jun 2026652
15 Jun 2026628
22 Jun 2026615
29 Jun 2026622
6 Jul 2026602
13 Jul 20269,525
20 Jul 20263,139
27 Jul 20261,998
3 Aug 20261,579
10 Aug 2026887
17 Aug 20261,385
24 Aug 20261,120
31 Aug 20261,166
7 Sep 2026982
14 Sep 2026805
21 Sep 2026951
28 Sep 20261,027
5 Oct 2026996
12 Oct 2026801
19 Oct 20264,103
26 Oct 20262,948
2 Nov 2026337

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 37% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version5.0.8
AuthorTakashi Kitajima
Added9 Oct 2014
Last updated16 Jul 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress6.4
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDeveloper Tools & Customization > Code Snippets & Custom Code
Tagsmeta, field, custom, meta field, custom field

Other plugins by this author: Snow Monkey Editor, Snow Monkey Forms, Snow Monkey Blocks, MW IP Denied, MW Google Maps, Author Profile Widget, MW WP Hacks, MW Auth, Latest Posts Template Widget, Markdown Importer, MW Theme URI Shortcode

Questions

Is Smart Custom Fields still maintained?

Yes. Last release 16 Jul 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.

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

No change recorded. Main committer inc2734 since Oct 2014.

Was Smart Custom Fields removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Smart Custom Fields safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.0.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Smart Custom Fields update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.0.8. No one-star spike after it.

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