# wpmetabox/meta-box

The best plugin for WordPress custom fields and custom meta boxes

Repository: https://github.com/wpmetabox/meta-box
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/meta-box
Homepage: https://metabox.io
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Topics: wordpress, wordpress-plugin, wordpress-development, wordpress-php-library, meta-boxes, meta-fields, custom-fields
Last push: 2026-08-21T04:58:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5445, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1245, forks 405 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:07.010863+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, form-handling, developer-tools, sdk
- domain: cms, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: wordpress-plugin, custom-fields, meta-boxes, custom-post-types, gutenberg, page-builder-integrations, web-server

## Member repositories
- wpmetabox/meta-box (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.010863+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:08:11.729018+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wpmetabox/meta-box (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.010863+00:00, sha 43a66daacfa7)
  - homepage: https://metabox.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:54.901049+00:00, sha bf4064062f67)
  - site_page: https://metabox.io/features (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:54.910199+00:00, sha 16112460b791)
  - site_page: https://docs.metabox.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:54.914263+00:00, sha 1f99bd030a52)
  - site_page: https://docs.metabox.io/tutorials/builders (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:54.916052+00:00, sha d46fb1d8c7ea)
  - site_page: https://metabox.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:54.917744+00:00, sha 1f1ca61e8a48)
  - site_page: https://metabox.io/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:54.912202+00:00, sha 87fe85738852)
  - site_page: https://metabox.io/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:54.919331+00:00, sha 047250727b95)
  - site_page: https://metabox.io/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:54.921088+00:00, sha 7499b41cf6cd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.