Advanced Custom Fields vs WP Scheduled Posts
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields v6.8.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WP Scheduled Posts v5.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | September 10, 2026 | October 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields · Advanced Custom Fields PRO ($) | SchedulePress · SchedulePress Pro ($) |
| Pros | Visual field builder with location rules; REST API and WP-CLI commands included free | Drag-and-drop editorial calendar for scheduled posts; Shares to several social networks from the post editor; Email alerts and a dashboard widget for authors and editors |
| Cons | Some field types are locked and need ACF PRO; Google Map field needs a Google Maps API key you supply | Auto scheduler, missed-schedule handler and Google Business Profile need Pro; Social sharing depends on each network's API and login, which can break |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Built-in field types, Google Map field, Location rules for field groups, REST API for field data, Block bindings to field values, WP-CLI JSON command, Field types locked behind PRO in the browse modal ($) | Drag-and-drop editorial calendar, Dashboard widget with scheduled posts, Email alerts to authors and users, Share posts to Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Medium and Threads, AI caption writing with the site owner's OpenAI key, Auto scheduler rules (Pro) ($), Missed schedule handler (Pro) ($), Google Business Profile sharing (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | HubSpot forms | — |
| Social | — | Facebook Graph API, Instagram Graph API, LinkedIn API, X (Twitter) API |
| Plugins | — | Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | Google Maps | OpenAI API |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | maps.googleapis.com, api.hsforms.com | www.linkedin.com, graph.facebook.com, graph.instagram.com, api.openai.com, api.twitter.com, upload.twitter.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |