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Best post meta plugins for WordPress

The most popular post meta plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Pure Metafields leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Advanced Query Loop (9K+) and Post Meta Inspector (1K+). All 57 plugins tagged “post meta” 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 post meta plugins

  1. 1.
    Pure Metafields

    The most installed post meta plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Advanced Query Loop

    9K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 30 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Post Meta Inspector

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 10 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

  4. 4.
    Post Meta Data Manager

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 15 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  5. 5.
    Metadata Viewer

    500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  6. 6.
    Ultimate Fields

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 20 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  7. 7.
    WP-Admin Search Post Meta

    300+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 10 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  8. 8.
    Show Hidden Post Meta

    200+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  9. 9.
    Post Meta Viewer

    200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.

  10. 10.
    Metabase

    200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

All 57 plugins tagged “post meta”