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Live from WordPress.org · Oct 1, 2026

Best Metabox Plugins for WordPress

47 plugins are tagged “metabox” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Ocean Extra with 500K+ active installs.

Plugins in category47
#1 by installsOcean Extra
Top-30 installs526.7K+
Avg. health (this page)43/100

47 Metabox plugins

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Best Metabox Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Ocean Extra Ocean Extra The ultimate companion for OceanWP. Adds local Google Fonts, mega menus, site templates… by oceanwp 500K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 (67) 1 week ago 74
2 Pure Metafields Pure Metafields Pure Metafields is very light weight plugin tused to create custom metabox for any post… by Themepure 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (6) 1 month ago 70
3 Multi Image Metabox Multi Image Metabox Add a multi-image metabox to your posts, pages and custom post types by Willy Bahuaud 7K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (11) 9 years ago 30
4 CubeWP Framework CubeWP Framework CubeWP is an end-to-end dynamic content framework for WordPress to help you shrink time and… by Imran Tauqeer 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (12) 2 months ago 63
5 WebMan Amplifier WebMan Amplifier Amplifies functionality of WP themes. Provides custom post types, shortcodes, metaboxes… by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (7) 7 months ago 57
6 Attesa Extra Attesa Extra Add extra features to Attesa WordPress theme by CrestaProject 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 66
7 Categories Metabox Enhanced Categories Metabox Enhanced Replace the checkboxes with radio buttons or a select drop-down in the built-in Categories… by Yoren Chang 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (16) 3 months ago 67
8 Template List Metabox Template List Metabox Template list metabox is to create Metabox for Dropdown List of all available Templates to… by 010pixel 900+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 8 years ago 34
9 Multi Image Upload Multi Image Upload This plugin adds a meta box to upload multiple images for posts and pages. by Tahir Yasin 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (7) 7 years ago 38
10 WP User Profiles WP User Profiles A sophisticated way to edit users in WordPress. by John James Jacoby 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (19) 2 weeks ago 78
11 Flexia Core Flexia Core Core plugin for Flexia theme. Controls all the plugin territory functionality for Flexia. by WPDeveloper 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 years ago 26
12 Meta Content Meta Content A meta box which helps us to add content or scripts to any part of the website, on each… by Mervin Praison 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 11 months ago 48
13 IT Listings IT Listings Custom Post Types and additional Functionality for IT Residence WordPress Theme by indithemes 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 months ago 35
14 Entity Viewer Entity Viewer Displays properties and custom fields of WordPress entities (posts, users, terms, comments)… by versusbassz 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 2 years ago 32
15 Featured Item Metabox Featured Item Metabox Quickly add a metabox to any post type for marking a post as featured. Toggle featured… by HelgaTheViking 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (2) 7 years ago 26
16 Custom Featured Image Metabox Custom Featured Image Metabox Custom the title, content and set / remove link text in the Featured Image metabox. by Yoren Chang 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 25
17 Display post meta, term meta, comment meta, and user meta Display post meta, term meta, comment meta, and user meta Displays metadata in a metabox on the creation/editing pages for posts (any CPT), terms… by Manuel Canga 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 28
18 Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved Drag and Drop Featured Image Improved replaces the default featured image box with a drag… by wpgenie2 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 3 weeks ago 75
19 WebPage Custom Schema (Schema.org JSON-LD) WebPage Custom Schema (Schema.org JSON-LD) WebPage Schema Plugin allows you to use your custom full-featured schema. Schema (JSON-LD)… by Andrei F. 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 24
20 Magic Meta Box Magic Meta Box Magic Meta Box helps you to create easily custom meta boxes fields in post, page and custom… by Abdelrhman elgreatly 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 24
21 WP Alternative Slug by 010Pixel WP Alternative Slug by 010Pixel Create alternative slug (url) for each page, post or custom post type which will redirect… by 010pixel 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 8 years ago 31
22 Ultimate Metabox Tabs Ultimate Metabox Tabs Ultimate Metabox Tabs allows for keeping your post/page and ACF options user friendly for… by SilbinaryWolf 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 13 years ago 24
23 Kemet Addons Kemet Addons Kemet Addons plugin adds more features to Kemet WordPress Theme like metaboxes… by Leap13 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 years ago 31
24 Select All Terms Select All Terms Adds buttons to select-all / deselect-all terms on taxonomies' metaboxes by luistinygod 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3) 9 years ago 30
25 WP GeoPosts WP GeoPosts A simple Wordpress plugin for adding geographic data to posts. by fyaconiello 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 14 years ago 31
26 Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg Custom Fields, options pages and metaboxes for the block Editor to improve your full site… by maximebj 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (11) 16 hours ago 68
27 Call Button Call Button A modern, easy to use call button that shoots to increase conversions and drive sales! by pushlabs 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 24
28 Massoftind Custom Fields & Field Builder Massoftind Custom Fields & Field Builder Custom fields & field builder for WordPress — metabox UI, repeaters, ACF migration… by Mass Software Solutions Pvt.… 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 days ago 66
29 Post Meta Box Order Post Meta Box Order Easily change the order of the meta boxes on the posts screen. by Mustafa Uysal 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 10 years ago 30
30 Breakout Box Breakout Box Plugin for WordPress that adds a meta "Breakout Box" by dk234355t6 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 23

Top Metabox plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Ocean ExtraOcean Extra vs Pure MetafieldsPure Metafields Ocean ExtraOcean Extra vs Multi Image MetaboxMulti Image Metabox Ocean ExtraOcean Extra vs CubeWP FrameworkCubeWP Framework Pure MetafieldsPure Metafields vs Multi Image MetaboxMulti Image Metabox Pure MetafieldsPure Metafields vs CubeWP FrameworkCubeWP Framework Multi Image MetaboxMulti Image Metabox vs CubeWP FrameworkCubeWP Framework

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026

What is the most popular metabox plugin for WordPress?

Ocean Extra is the most popular metabox plugin with 500K+ active installs and a 3.3/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many metabox plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 47 plugins tagged “metabox” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which metabox plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Ocean Extra has the highest rating at 3.3/5 from 67 reviews.

Are these metabox plugins actively maintained?

6 of the top 30 metabox plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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