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ACF: Better Search

v4.5.1

This plugin adds to default WordPress search engine the ability to search by content from selected fields of Advanced Custom Fields plugin.

by Mateusz Gbiorczyk · Website

acf searchadvanced custom fieldsbetter searchextended searchsearch
Rank
#821 24h -2 · 7d 1
Est. installs
48,344 High confidence
Total downloads
919K all time
Rating
4.9 ★ 165 reviews
Official installs
40,000+ public bucket
Support threads
1 last 2 months
Support resolved
0% of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

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Last release

Version
4.5.1
Requires WP
5.0
Requires PHP
7.4
On WP.org since
2016

About ACF

ACF is a WordPress plugin by Mateusz Gbiorczyk, first published on WordPress.org in 2016. It has 40,000+ active installations and 919,067 downloads in total, and ranks #821 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 1 place. Users rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 165 reviews. Version 4.5.1 was released 2 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 5.0 and PHP 7.4 or later. In the last two months, 0 of 1 support thread was marked resolved (0%). It is listed under acf search, advanced custom fields, better search, extended search and search. Plugins with a similar focus include Ajax Search Lite, Relevanssi and Better Search.

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