wpmetabox/meta-box
The best plugin for WordPress custom fields and custom meta boxes observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5445
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1245 stars · 405 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Meta Box is a WordPress plugin and framework for creating custom fields and meta boxes for posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, users, comments, and settings pages. It offers 40+ field types, a code-first API with hooks and Composer support, and optional UI versions (Meta Box Lite/AIO) plus paid extensions.
Use cases
- add custom fields to WordPress posts and pages
- create custom post types and taxonomies without coding
- build meta boxes for a WordPress theme or plugin
- add extra fields to user profiles or comment forms
- create settings pages for theme or plugin options
- display dynamic content in Elementor, Bricks, or Oxygen
- build a listings, events, or team members section on a WordPress site
When to choose
- you need flexible custom fields in WordPress with native meta storage and good performance
- you are a developer who wants a lightweight, hook-driven, Composer-friendly custom fields API
- you want both code-based and UI-based workflows for building dynamic WordPress sites
When to avoid
- you are not using WordPress
- you need a full headless CMS or non-PHP stack
- you require all advanced features (custom tables, relationships, frontend submission) under an open-source license without paid extensions
Facets
plugin · maturity active
ui-components form-handling developer-tools sdk cms web-development developer-tools php self-hosted wordpress-plugin custom-fields meta-boxes custom-post-types gutenberg page-builder-integrations web-server
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/wpmetabox/meta-box · fetched 2026-08-28 · 43a66daacfa7
- homepage: https://metabox.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · bf4064062f67
- site_page: https://metabox.io/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 16112460b791
- site_page: https://docs.metabox.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1f99bd030a52
- site_page: https://docs.metabox.io/tutorials/builders · fetched 2026-08-29 · d46fb1d8c7ea
- site_page: https://metabox.io/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1f1ca61e8a48
- site_page: https://metabox.io/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 87fe85738852
- site_page: https://metabox.io/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 047250727b95
- site_page: https://metabox.io/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7499b41cf6cd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| wpmetabox/meta-box | main | 67 |
For agents
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