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Best meta box plugins for WordPress

The most popular meta box plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Meta Box leads with 500K+ active installs, ahead of Ocean Extra (400K+) and MB Elementor Integration (1K+). All 56 plugins tagged “meta box” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 meta box plugins

  1. 1.
    Meta Box

    The most installed meta box plugin, with 500K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 165 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Ocean Extra

    400K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 67 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    MB Elementor Integration

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.

  4. 4.
    MB Rest API

    1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  5. 5.
    Custom Fields for Gutenberg

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 17 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  6. 6.
    Attesa Extra

    1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  7. 7.
    MB FacetWP Integration

    700+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  8. 8.
    MB Yoast SEO Integration

    600+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  9. 9.
    MB Text Limiter

    300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  10. 10.
    Coding Chicken

    300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.

All 56 plugins tagged “meta box”