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iG:Custom Metaboxes

A WordPress plugin to provide an object oriented and clean API for creating custom meta-boxes on wp-admin post_type add/edit screens.

By Amit Gupta·Meta·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 11 years ago
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As of April 2026, iG:Custom Metaboxes is a WordPress meta plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).

0/5Rating
10active installs
1.5K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

iG:Custom Metaboxes is a WordPress plugin to provide an object oriented and clean API for creating custom meta-boxes on wp-admin post_type add/edit screens.

This plugin is more or less a library which is meant to be used in other plugins or themes. On its own this plugin does nothing, it has no UI nor any configuration to be set/tweaked. This plugin allows addition of HTML5 fields however the functionality of specialized fields like color picker, date picker etc. is browser dependent. The plugin does not add any JavaScript to make these fields compatible with browsers which don’t support HTML5 or which don’t add functionality to these specialized fields.

This plugin has been written with WordPress.com VIP compliance in mind, so you can use it as is even if you host your websit…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

v1.0

  • Initial release
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Amit GuptaAmit Gupta
Plugin Info
Version
1.0
Last Updated
Feb 24, 2015
WP Requires
4.0+
Tested Up To
4.1.42
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.5K+
Added
Feb 24, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

metaadminlibrarymetaboxcustom field

Developer

A
Amit Gupta
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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