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Gutenberg Custom Fields

Gutenberg Custom Fields allows you to control the content of the Gutenberg edit screen by creating pre-filled templates.

By Riad Benguella·Gutenberg·Free
4.2(5 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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As of April 2026, Gutenberg Custom Fields is a WordPress gutenberg plugin with 50 active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 20K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Classic Editor.

4.2/55 reviews
50active installs
20K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017

Overview

Gutenberg Custom Fields allows you to control the content of the Gutenberg edit screen by creating pre-filled templates.

Navigate to the “GCF” admin page, create a new template, select a post type and add fields as you wish.

The Gutenberg Editor will be pre-filled with the corresponding post type’s template.

Features

  • Customize the title, the name of the post_meta key and the type of the field.
  • Several fields types available: Text, Textarea, Image, Number, Email and more to come.
  • Based on Gutenberg Native Extensibility APIs (blocks and templates).
  • Templates Lock level.
  • Create custom field types
  • Add a Free HTML Area

How can I contribute?

This plugin is being worked on in GitHub

Documentation

Documentation can be found here. If you don’t find the answers you’r…

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

4.25 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.8+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29
PHP5.2.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.5.6

  • Compatibility with WordPress 5.0 RC
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Riad BenguellaRiad Benguella
Plugin Info
Version
1.5.6
Last Updated
Nov 23, 2018
WP Requires
4.8+
Tested Up To
4.9.29
PHP Requires
5.2.4+
Active Installs
50
Downloads
20K+
Added
Dec 7, 2017
Business
Free

Tags

gutenberg

Developer

R
Riad Benguella
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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