A high-performance custom fields engine for WordPress, built for flexible data structures, efficient database operations and modern integrations.
Alternatives to Custom Meta Field
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Lightweight custom field manager with visual field groups, advanced ACF-style location rules, options pages, repeaters, media and galleries.
Fieldomv0.1.3
Open-source custom fields plugin with 26 field types, Repeater, Flexible Content, Options Pages, conditional logic, and JSON sync.
MetaForge Enginev1.0.4
WordPress custom field builder & Advanced Custom Fields engine. Create custom fields, meta boxes, options pages & dynamic meta with zero lock-in.
Plinth Custom Fieldsv1.0.0
A self-contained custom fields manager with repeater support, location rules, and JSON import/export — no third-party dependencies required.
Liuer Boxv1.0.6
A custom fields framework with a visual builder and clean, native storage. Zero plugin dependencies.
A single block to display custom fields in the Block Editor. It supports ACF, MetaBox, WooCommerce, meta, rest field, shortcode and more.
Use ACF, Secure Custom Fields, Pods, Meta Box and post meta in free Elementor as dynamic tags: text, link, image, gallery, number, colour and date.
Restores the Custom Field meta box for the Gutenberg Block Editor.
MB Text Limiterv1.2.8
Limit number of characters or words entered for text and textarea fields in meta boxes.