A framework for managing custom term meta for categories, tags, and custom taxonomies.
As of April 2026, Advanced Term Fields is a WordPress meta plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).
With the launch of version 4.4, WordPress added metadata capabilities for taxonomy terms. Advanced Term Fields leverages this new capability by providing developers an easy-to-use, yet powerful framework for adding custom meta fields to taxonomy terms.
Through the use of hooks and filters, it’s completely customizable for your project requirements, while also providing a standardized way of building a UI for managing term metadata.
Use it for tags, categories, even custom taxonomies. Advanced term meta, your way!
This is a parent framework, meant to be extended by child classes. See any one of the following extensions for examples:
| WordPress | 4.4+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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