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Best metabox plugins for WordPress

The most popular metabox plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Ocean Extra leads with 400K+ active installs, ahead of Pure Metafields (10K+) and Multi Image Metabox (6K+). All 53 plugins tagged “metabox” 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 metabox plugins

  1. 1.
    Ocean Extra

    The most installed metabox plugin, with 400K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 67 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Pure Metafields

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    Multi Image Metabox

    6K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  4. 4.
    CubeWP Framework

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 12 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  5. 5.
    WebMan Amplifier

    1K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 7 reviews, updated 7 months ago.

  6. 6.
    Attesa Extra

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

  7. 7.
    Categories Metabox Enhanced

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 16 reviews, updated 4 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Template List Metabox

    900+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  9. 9.
    Multi Image Upload

    300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.

  10. 10.
    WP User Profiles

    200+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 19 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.

All 53 plugins tagged “metabox”