README

Meta Box - A Framework for Dynamic WordPress Websites

You want to add events, team members, testimonials, or listings to your WordPress site. But the standard editor only handles posts and pages. You need something more, but you don't want to overcomplicate things or slow down your site.

Meta Box gives you everything you need to build dynamic WordPress sites - with over 40+ field types for adding custom fields to posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, settings pages, users, and comments. It's lightweight (no bloat), flexible (works with any theme or plugin), and fast (uses native WordPress storage). No lock-in, no extra baggage.

Features

Any type of custom fields, anywhere

Add custom fields to any part of WordPress:

• Posts & Pages - Add extra fields to regular content
• Custom post types - Use with our free CPT UI plugin
• Taxonomies - Categories, tags, and custom taxonomies via MB Term Meta
• Settings pages - Theme/plugin options via MB Settings Page
• Users - Profile fields via MB User Meta
• Comments - Comment fields via MB Comment Meta

40+ field types (and you can add your own)

Meta Box ships with 40+ built-in field types: text, textarea, WYSIWYG, image, file upload, post select, checkbox, radio, date/time picker, taxonomy, user, oEmbed, and more. You can also create custom field types. Most fields support cloning and repeatable groups.

Developer-friendly by design

• Lightweight API - Won't bloat your site
• Modular - Add only what you need
• Native storage - Uses WordPress meta tables by default for speed and compatibility, and can be extended to custom tables for advanced setups
• Composer support - Integrates with modern PHP workflows
• Hooks - Extensive actions and filters for customization
• Integration-ready - Works with any theme or plugin

Get more with Meta Box

Meta Box Lite is the UI version of Meta Box that helps you manage everything visually - custom fields, post types, taxonomies, and more - without touching code.

Meta Box AIO is an all-in-one plugin that bundles all free and premium extensions, giving you everything from conditional logic to frontend submissions, custom tables to Gutenberg blocks - all in one package.

Documentation

Full documentation and tutorials are available to get you started:

• Introduction
• Custom post types
• Custom fields
• Field settings
• Displaying fields

Installation

To install Meta Box:

1. Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress dashboard
2. Search for Meta Box
3. Click Install Now
4. Click Activate

Get started

Contributors

• Tran Ngoc Tuan Anh a.k.a Rilwis - Initial & lead developer
• Franz Josef Kaiser
• Omnicia, ruanmer, PerWiklander, funkedgeek, truongwp

See full list of contributors

Changelog

See full changelog

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