Get User Custom Field vs Redirect by Custom — WordPress

Get User Custom Field Values vs Redirect by Custom Field

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Get User Custom Field Values

3.7·3reviews·90+installs

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	Get User Custom Field Values	Redirect by Custom Field
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Description	2791 / 5000 chars56% used	845 / 5000 chars17% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Scott Reilly	mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)
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Get User Custom Field Values

Redirect by Custom Field

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Feature comparison between Get User Custom Field Values and Redirect by Custom Field
Metric	Get User Custom Field Values	Redirect by Custom Field
Rating	3.7 ★	★ 4.8 ★
Total reviews	3	★ 5
Active installs	90+	600+
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3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Get User Custom Field Values

This plugin provides a powerful widget, shortcode (with shortcode builder tool), and template tags for easily retrieving and displaying custom field values for the currently logged in user or any specified user. This plugin provides functionality similar to the Get Custom Field Values plugin, but for user custom fields (which WordPress manages in a separate database table). This plugin does NOT help you in setting user custom field values, nor does it provide an interface to list or otherwise manage user custom fields. The list of useful user custom field values that are provided by default in WordPress are: first_name last_name nickname description aim yim jabber It is up to other plugins or custom code to add additional user custom fields that you may then be able to retrieve with this plugin. Links: Plugin Homepage | Plugin Directory Page | GitHub | Author Homepage Developer Documentation Developer documentation can be found in DEVELOPER-DOCS.md. That documentation covers the numerous template tags, hooks, and shortcode provided by the plugin. As an overview, these are the template tags provided the plugin: c2c_get_current_user_custom() : Template tag to get custom fields for the currently logged in user. c2c_get_author_custom() : Template tag to get custom fields for the current author (when on the permalink page for a post, page, or in a loop). c2c_get_user_custom() : Template tag to get custom fields for a specified user. These are the hooks provided by the plugin: c2c_get_current_user_custom : An alternative approach to safely invoke c2c_get_current_user_custom() in such a way that if the plugin were deactivated or deleted, then your calls to the function won’t cause errors in your site. c2c_get_author_custom : An alternative approach to safely invoke c2c_get_author_custom() in such a way that if the plugin were deactivated or deleted, then your calls to the function won’t cause errors in your site. c2c_get_user_custom : An alternative approach to safely invoke c2c_get_user_custom() in such a way that if the plugin were deactivated or deleted, then your calls to the function won’t cause errors in your site. c2c_get_user_custom_field_values_shortcode : Filter to customize the name of the plugin’s shortcode. c2c_get_user_custom-user_field_proxy : Filter to prevent proxying to user object fields if no value for the custom field was found for the user. get_user_custom_field_values/can_author_use_shortcodes : Filter to customize if post author can make use of the ‘user_custom_field’ shortcode. get_user_custom_field_values/show_metabox : Filter to customize if the shortcode builder metabox is shown. The shortcode provided is [user_custom_field], which has a number of attributes to customize its behavior and output.

Top keywords

custom26×5.58%
user23×4.94%
user custom16×3.43%
c2c11×2.36%
field11×2.36%
custom field10×2.15%
shortcode8×1.72%
author7×1.50%
custom field values7×1.50%
field values7×1.50%
fields7×1.50%
user custom field7×1.50%

Redirect by Custom Field

Sometimes you have a need for having links to external URLs show up interspersed among your own pages or posts. This plugin lets you easily create such “redirecting” posts or pages by simply setting a custom field. Usage: Add the custom field with label “redirect” to any post or page. Enter the redirect target URL as the value of that custom field. Now all links on your site to that post or page will be replaced with that redirect URL! If you try to visit the permalink URL for that page, it will redirect the user to that redirect URL too. This plugin actually also works fine to redirect a URL to another URL on the same site as well. Placeholders: New in version 0.9: the strings %home% and %site% in URLs are replaced by the WordPress home URL and site URLs, respectively. Development of this plugin was supported by the Arts at MIT.

Top keywords

url7×4.52%
redirect6×3.87%
site4×2.58%
custom3×1.94%
custom field3×1.94%
field3×1.94%
page3×1.94%
urls3×1.94%
home2×1.29%
links2×1.29%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Get User Custom Field Values or Redirect by Custom Field?

Redirect by Custom Field has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 5 reviews) compared to Get User Custom Field Values (3.7★ from 3 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Get User Custom Field Values or Redirect by Custom Field?

Redirect by Custom Field holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 3.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Get User Custom Field Values or Redirect by Custom Field?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Redirect by Custom Field has the deeper published review base (5 vs 3), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Get User Custom Field Values typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3 reviews). Redirect by Custom Field typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (5 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Get User Custom Field Values and Redirect by Custom Field?

Migration support varies by app and category. Get User Custom Field Values and Redirect by Custom Field both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Get User Custom Field Values" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Get User Custom Field Values vs Redirect by Custom Field

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Should I choose Get User Custom Field Values or Redirect by Custom Field?

Which is faster to set up, Get User Custom Field Values or Redirect by Custom Field?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Get User Custom Field Values and Redirect by Custom Field?

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