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Custom Metadata Manager

An easy way to add custom fields to your object types (post, pages, custom post types, users)

By Mohammad Jangda·Postmeta·Free
4.4(5 reviews)
·800 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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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 &….

4.4/55 reviews
800active installs
16K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

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…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.45 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.7.1

  • fix a bug where non-image file upload path doesn’t get inserted into the input when clicking Insert into Post from the media manager
  • add ‘editor’ and ‘richtext’ as synonyms of ‘wysiwyg’ field type
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Mohammad JangdaMohammad JangdacvernoncvernonJoey KudishJoey Kudishstresslimitstresslimit
Plugin Info
Version
0.7.1
Last Updated
Jul 11, 2012
WP Requires
3.3+
Tested Up To
3.4.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
800
Downloads
16K+
Added
Oct 18, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

postmetapost metauser metacustom metadatacustom metadata manager metadata

Developer

M
Mohammad Jangda
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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