An easy way to add custom fields to your object types (post, pages, custom post types, users)
As of April 2026, Custom Metadata Manager is a WordPress postmeta plugin with 800 active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize &….
An easy way to add custom fields to your object types (post, pages, custom post types, users) & to generate option pages.
The goal of this plugin is to help you rapidly build familiar, intuitive interfaces for your users in a very WordPress-native way.
The custom field panel is nice, but not quite the easiest thing for users to work with. Adding your own metaboxes and fields involves a lot of time and repetitive code that could be better used elsewhere.
This plugin handles all that heavy-lifting for you behind-the-scenes, so that you can focus on more on building out and connecting your data rather than all the minor details. This single piece of code x_add_metadata_field( 'my-field-name', 'post' ); generates a metabox with a text field inside it, with the necessary hooks to save the…
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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