# pods-framework/pods

The Pods Framework is a Content Development Framework for WordPress - It lets you create and extend content types that can be used for any project. Add fields of various types we've built in, or add your own with custom inputs, you have total control.

Repository: https://github.com/pods-framework/pods
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pods
Homepage: https://pods.io/
Language: PHP
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: wordpress-plugin, php, wordpress, database-gui, content-types, custom-fields, hacktoberfest, pods
Last push: 2026-08-31T23:07:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 100/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 100, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5630, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 2, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1119, forks 267 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:05.956047+00:00)

## What it is
Pods Framework is an open-source WordPress plugin and development framework for creating, extending, and managing custom content types, taxonomies, settings pages, and custom fields. It includes relationship fields, front-end forms, Blocks/Shortcodes/Templates for display, and optional custom database tables for advanced content types.

## Use cases
- create custom post types and taxonomies in wordpress
- add custom fields to users, media, or comments
- build a member directory with relationships between content types
- extend content types added by my theme or other plugins
- let site visitors submit content from the front end
- store custom content in its own database tables instead of post meta
- display custom content anywhere with blocks or shortcodes
- translate custom fields and content types with wpml or polylang

## When to choose
- you need flexible custom content modeling in WordPress beyond built-in posts and pages
- you want relationships between content types, users, or even external tables
- you prefer a free, mature, community-supported alternative to ACF or Meta Box
- you need front-end forms and display blocks/shortcodes without heavy custom code

## When to avoid
- you are not using WordPress — this is a WordPress-only plugin
- you need a headless or non-PHP content framework
- you only need simple custom fields and prefer a lighter plugin
- you cannot keep the plugin updated, as it requires timely security patches

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: orm, database, form-handling, templating, plugin-system
- domain: cms, web-development, backend, databases
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: wordpress-plugin, custom-post-types, custom-fields, content-types, taxonomies, relationships, gutenberg-blocks, shortcodes, wordpress, web-server

## Member repositories
- pods-framework/pods (main) score 100

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:05.956047+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 2026-08-30T06:41:25.408282+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pods-framework/pods (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:05.956047+00:00, sha de1dcafb05ee)
  - homepage: https://pods.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:37.503495+00:00, sha 6a18c5e4a131)
  - site_page: https://pods.io/features (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:37.507178+00:00, sha d02ffeb08b7c)
  - site_page: https://docs.pods.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:37.508940+00:00, sha 89ec14d5e59c)
  - site_page: https://docs.pods.io/faqs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:37.510642+00:00, sha 5c14a808f2f3)
  - site_page: https://pods.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:37.512438+00:00, sha bc596f3c816e)
  - site_page: https://pods.io/about/meet-the-team (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:37.514808+00:00, sha 3ffeac7158b3)
  - site_page: https://pods.io/about/join-the-project (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:37.516709+00:00, sha a8d2946bf73c)
  - site_page: https://docs.pods.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:37.520517+00:00, sha 89ec14d5e59c)
  - site_page: https://pods.io/2026/08/14/pods-3-3-9-1-security-release-and-backported-releases (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:37.518481+00:00, sha d55e5f1ace10)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.