WordPress plugin comparison
Coding Chicken vs Meta Box
At a glance
- Meta Box has more active installs: 500K+, against 300+ for Coding Chicken.
- On a typical day, Meta Box is downloaded about 4,207 times, Coding Chicken about 17.
- Coding Chicken is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 165 reviews.
- Meta Box was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Coding Chicken.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Meta Box has been around longer: since 2011, against 2022 for Coding Chicken.
Line by line
Meta Box leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Coding Chicken |  Meta Box |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,260 | #128 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 500K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 410 | 304.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.8(165) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×1.73 |
| Last release | 14 days ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.5 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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