Image Aspect Ratio Crop Field for Advanced Custom Fields

81 Quality Score

Active Installs

19/30

With 20,000 active installs, this is a niche utility that sits well below ACF's own 2 million installs, reflecting its role as a companion add-on rather than a mainstream plugin.

Update Freshness

25/25

The plugin was updated on 5 October 2025 and is tested against WordPress 6.8.5, showing the author is actively keeping current with the latest core release.

User Rating

14/15

A 96 out of 100 rating from 26 reviewers is excellent and suggests users who try it generally love it, though the small sample size means the average may not capture edge cases.

Support Health

8/15

Support is a clear weak point, with 1 open thread and a 0 percent resolution rate, meaning there is no track record of the author responding to user problems on the WordPress.org forum.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 6.8.5 and requiring only WordPress 4.9 and PHP 5.6, the plugin is broadly compatible with older sites but the very low PHP floor may limit modern security expectations.

Scores higher than 84% of indexed plugins

About

ACF field that allows user to crop image to a specific aspect ratio or pixel size

Active Installs 20k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2026-09-10 2:14pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.9+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 5.6+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

This plugin adds a custom image field type to Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) that lets editors crop uploaded images to a specific aspect ratio or fixed pixel dimensions directly within the WordPress admin. The cropping interface is built on the standard ACF field UI, so it behaves like a native ACF field for content teams. It is a companion plugin to ACF and cannot work on its own.

Who It's For

This is best for developers building ACF-powered sites where consistent image dimensions matter, such as photography portfolios, real estate listings, e-commerce product catalogs, and design agency sites. Site owners who need every hero image, listing photo, or product shot to share the same proportions will benefit most. Non-technical users editing content will appreciate the visual cropper that enforces the site's layout requirements.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone not already using Advanced Custom Fields will find this plugin useless, since it is a field-type add-on rather than a standalone tool. If you simply need to resize images on upload to cap file sizes, Imsanity or a similar plugin is a more direct solution.

The Bottom Line

This is a focused, well-loved utility that solves a narrow but real problem for ACF users who need consistent image dimensions. The unresolved support thread and small install base are legitimate concerns, and users without ACF should look elsewhere. For the right audience, it is a worthwhile addition to an ACF toolkit.

Related Plugins

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 94/100

Pick ACF itself if you have not yet adopted it, since this crop field is an add-on that requires ACF Pro or free to be installed first.

Imsanity 86/100

Choose Imsanity if your real problem is over-sized images bloating storage, since it auto-resizes on upload rather than offering a guided cropper.

Firelight Lightbox 86/100

Pick Firelight Lightbox when your goal is a polished lightbox or gallery display rather than enforcing aspect ratios in the editor.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 85/100

Choose Responsive Lightbox if front-end presentation and responsive galleries matter more than back-end cropping control.

Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 84/100

Pick the Font Awesome field for icon selection in ACF, not for image work, since it solves a different content modelling problem.