Show user metadata in a metabox when editing users - a great tool for debugging issues with user metadata.
As of April 2026, JSM Show User Metadata is a WordPress users plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 96K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4.33+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 25% this week. Top alternative: User Switching.
The JSM Show User Metadata plugin displays user profile meta keys and unserialized values in a metabox at the bottom of the user profile editing page.
There are no plugin settings – simply install and activate the plugin.
Filter the user meta shown in the metabox:
'jsmsum_metabox_table_metadata' ( array $metadata, $user_obj )
Array of regular expressions to exclude meta keys:
'jsmsum_metabox_table_exclude_keys' ( array $exclude_keys, $user_obj )
Capability required to show user meta:
'jsmsum_show_metabox_capability' ( 'manage_options', $user_obj )
Show user meta for a screen base (defaults to true):
'jsmsum_show_metabox_screen_base' ( true, $screen_base )
Capability required to delete user meta:
'jsmsum_delete_meta_capability' ( 'manage_options',…No set up required, does exactly what it says. Great plugin!
throws now errors/warnings, good performance, just fulfills it’s job. 5 stars
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4.33+ required |
Version components: {major}.{minor}.{bugfix}[-{stage}.{level}]
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