Best meta boxes plugins for WordPress
The most popular meta boxes plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Metadata Manager leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of Disable Meta Box Resizing (100+) and C7 Form Builder (30+). All 7 plugins tagged “meta boxes” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 meta boxes plugins
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Custom Metadata ManagerThe most installed meta boxes plugin, with 700+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Disable Meta Box Resizing100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
C7 Form Builder30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 4.
Transform Meta Boxes10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 5.
Shadow Screen Options10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
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Flow Fields10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
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Custom Post Type MapperFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
All 7 plugins tagged “meta boxes”
Custom Metadata Manager
Up in the last 7 days:45#7,800by Mohammad Jangda2 months ago
A code-only developer plugin for registering custom fields on posts, pages, custom post types, users and comments.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.4(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Disable Meta Box Resizing
Up in the last 7 days:350#15,937by Acato2 months ago
Turn off the resizable meta box panel that WordPress 7.0 added to the bottom of the post editor. Set per user.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 14/day
C7 Form Builder
Down in the last 7 days:133#23,812by Chetan Chauhan11 years ago
Provides an easy to use and powerful API for building forms that can be displayed, customized and saved any way you want.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Transform Meta Boxes
Up in the last 7 days:11,184#35,222by keith_wp1 year ago
Alter any taxonomy's meta box appearance (in the Classic Editor) to single or multiple select dropdowns, or toggle button style checkboxes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shadow Screen Options
#37,698by Jennifer M. Dodd14 years ago
Create a shadow system of blog-specific screen layout options in a multisite environment.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Flow Fields
#46,455by Flow Byte2 years ago
Flow Fields is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily add custom fields to your posts, pages, and other custom post types.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Post Type Mapper
Up in the last 7 days:12,354#53,491by rajasaad8 years ago
DEMO
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day