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Post Meta Controls

Utilities to register, save and modify post meta data in the Gutenberg editor.

By Alvaro·Meta·Free
5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, Post Meta Controls is a WordPress meta plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 7.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).

5/52 reviews
10active installs
14K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019

Overview

Demo – Documentation – GitHub

Register, Save, Modify and Get meta data in the Gutenberg editor.
Use this plugin to add meta data controls inside a sidebar in the editor of posts, pages or custom post types.
This is the list of controls available:

  • Buttons
  • Checkbox, Checkbox Multiple
  • Color, Color with Alpha
  • Custom text
  • Date Range, Date Single
  • Image, Image Multiple
  • Radio
  • Range, Range with Float number
  • Select
  • Text, Textarea

The plugin comes with different options to customize the Sidebars, Tabs, Panels and Setting controls.

Usage

Once the plugin is installed, you will need to include the plugin filter inside your plugin or theme to create a sidebar with it’s settings.
The new sidebar/s can be accessed in any post type where it was registered.
Modify the setting values with…

Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress5.2+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21
PHP7.1+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.4.1

  • Updated dependencies
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

AlvaroAlvaro
Plugin Info
Version
1.4.1
Last Updated
Jan 23, 2021
WP Requires
5.2+
Tested Up To
5.3.21
PHP Requires
7.1+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
14K+
Added
Jan 20, 2019
Business
Free

Tags

metacontrolssettingsgutenbergpost meta

Developer

A
Alvaro
11 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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