ACF: Better Search for WordPress Plugin Directory
ACF: Better Search is the #14 ranked search app on WordPress, with a 4.9 average rating from 165 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
ACF: Better Search is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Mateusz Gbiorczyk. With a rating of 4.9★ from 165 reviews, it currently ranks #14 in the Search category.
AppRanks data: ACF: Better Search ranks #14 in Search on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 3% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
ACF: Better Search is a category-leading WordPress app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Search category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 165 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Mateusz Gbiorczyk — established developer track record
Cons
- −No declared third-party integrations on the listing — verify compatibility with your existing tools before installing
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How ACF: Better Search works
This plugin adds to default WordPress search engine the ability to search by content from selected fields of Advanced Custom Fields plugin.
Everything works automatically, no need to add any additional code. The plugin does not create a search results page, but modifies the SQL database query to make your search engine work better.
Additionally you can search for whole phrases instead of each single word of phrase. As a result, search will be more accurate than before.
New search core We modified the code of search engine. Content search is now faster by about 75% (depending on the level of complexity of searched phrase)!
Support to the development of plugin We spend hours working on the development of this plugin. Technical support also requires a lot of time, but we do it because we want to offer you the best plugin. We enjoy every new plugin installation.
If you would like to appreciate it, you can provide us a coffee. If every user bought at least one, we could work on the plugin 24 hours a day!
Please also read the FAQ below. Thank you for being with us!
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Search#14of 536Top 3%
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Keyword rankings
ACF: Better Search ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- 1.faqRank #87
Competitors & alternatives
ACF: Better Search doesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked search apps on WordPress:
Where ACF: Better Search stands in the Search category
ACF: Better Search ranks #14 of 536 apps in the Search category, placing it in the top 3% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is ACF: Better Search?
ACF: Better Search is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 165 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Search category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Mateusz Gbiorczyk.
Where does ACF: Better Search rank on WordPress?
ACF: Better Search currently sits at position #14 in the Search category on WordPress. That places it in the top 3% of 536 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.