Allows for more existing custom field names to be listed in the dropdown selection field when writing a post.
As of April 2026, List More Custom Field Names is a WordPress edit plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Top alternative: Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
By default, WordPress only allows 30 custom field names/keys to be listed in the dropdown selection ‘Name’ field when writing a post or page. If you, or the plugins you use, make use of a lot of custom field key names, you may surpass the default limit resulting in some custom field keys not being listed. This may force post authors to manually type in custom field key names if they aren’t listed, which increases the chances for naming errors (typos, or not using the precise key name that is needed). This may also cause some authors concern wondering where previously used custom field keys have gone since they aren’t listed.
This plugin increases the limit to 200 custom field key names.
There is no settings page to customize the default value. If you’d like t…
| WordPress | 2.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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