78
Frontend Admin by DynamiApps
A handy ACF frontend tool with a very quiet support desk.
HealthyDeclining
78/100
The free version is genuinely useful for ACF users despite slow support and stability concerns.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.5★
159 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-12%
Declining
157 → 139 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -12% in the last year
157/day a year ago→139/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayFrontend Admin by DynamiApps is well-regarded as a capable free tool for building ACF-powered front-end forms, but slow or absent support and instability introduced in later versions are recurring concerns that temper its reputation.
What people like
- +Effective at giving users a front-end interface for creating and editing posts, custom post types, and ACF fields without accessing the WordPress dashboard×5
- +Free version is genuinely functional and useful, not just a teaser×3
- +Integrates well with ACF, custom post types, and page builders like Elementor and Bricks×3
- +Developer (Shabtay) is praised by name for good work and support by some users×2
Common complaints
- −Support response times are very slow — multiple users report waiting weeks between replies, or receiving no response at all×3
- −Plugin became unstable after a specific version and support did not address reported issues (since 3.24.5)
- −Large pricing gap between the free version and the paid Pro version, with no mid-tier option
- −Front-end forms do not fully replicate WordPress backend behaviour, such as calculated or auto-generated fields
- −Missing features in certain contexts: the 'Uploaded by current user' media filter available in backend forms is absent in the Elementor widget
- −WYSIWYG (ACF) editor does not display in Modal popup mode
- −Very frequent plugin releases noted as a nuisance
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.64★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 10%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 159 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-09-02★★★★★Great plug inmartinsch85
- 2025-08-27★★★★★in the Featured Image Field missing the Uploaded by current userioannis067
- 2025-08-25★★★★★Très efficace et facile à utiliserwebkomomai
- 2025-07-30★★★★★great pluginhattyo
- 2025-07-27★★★★★Very good and intuitive plugin for front end formssashad2003
- 2025-07-18★★★★★Great plugin. Love it.brigalo
- 2025-07-07★★★★★FREE GUI for ACF Formsnknov12
- 2025-06-03★★★★★Great plugin5trilly1-shot
- 2025-06-03★★★★★Absolutely ZERO supportrajttn
- 2025-06-03★★★★★Amazing pluginbasbuis
Releases
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
93
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
110
Prior 7-day baseline
91
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
1,045
Mean release-day peak (30d)
91
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-15.5%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
11%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.11
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
88%
5★ share in analyzed sample
10%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-100%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.66 → 4.64★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered