Latest updates for Meta Box and Meta Box extensions. Knowing what we have improved for the plugins.
During the product development process, the Meta Box team realized that the dashboard could make you feel overwhelmed and difficult to get on board with.
To enhance your experience with Meta Box, we want to bring a clearer and more effective admin dashboard. And today, a brand-new Meta Box dashboard is ready to make your workflow more convenient with:
The launch of Meta Box Lite marks a major step forward in the development of Meta Box. This product combines both the framework and essential features into an easy installation step.
Understanding the convenience of this all-in-one solution, today we’re thrilled to announce that the Meta Box framework is included in Meta Box AIO now.
Continue reading "Meta Box AIO Now Includes Meta Box - One Plugin, Full Power!" →
New year, new experiences!
We (Meta Box team) heard whispers many times that you want a more intuitive and modern UI. Over the past year, we've been thinking, researching, and figuring out ways to have a new layout for the Meta Box's interface. The most important thing is how the interface can help you interact in the most efficient way while keeping the native and minimalist style.
Although we did some changes in the UI in the past year, that's some small things and is not all. We’ve prepared for this big move for a long time!
A totally new UI which is completely different from the old one is coming in an alpha version!
Continue reading "A New UI is Coming - MB Builder 5.0.0 Alpha" →
Meta Box was initially created as a library to help developers easily create custom fields (meta boxes) for entering data on dynamic websites. With the growth of WordPress, the demand for an interface to create, configure, and manage everything visually has significantly increased. Therefore, we released MB Builder and MB Custom Post Type to meet that need.
Taking it a step further, today, Meta Box officially launches the Lite version - a single plugin that includes MB Builder and all free extensions. One installation for a fully visual interface and a seamless experience.
Continue reading "Meta Box Lite: UI Free Version of Meta Box and More" →
Based on feedback from users, we've just released a new feature for our cloneable fields. Previously, there were always visible inputs for you to enter data for cloneable fields. And when you want more instances, you need to click the “+ Add New” button.
From now on, you can decide to hide all inputs at first, and when you need to enter data, you’ll need to click the “+ Add New” button. This means that there may be no items, instead of at least one as before. This update is also a step forward in the UX/UI of Meta Box.
A month ago, we released a feature to allow registering a block with a JSON file. You can manually add a JSON file, or use MB Builder to create the block and it will automatically generate the JSON file for you. Today, we're happy to announce that you now can bi-directional sync between the MB Builder and the JSON file to make sure the block settings are the same.
Along with that, we also provide another method to render blocks with MB Views. It will be easier and more convenient compared to creating a new separated template as usual, especially when you are familiar with the MB Views extension. The good part is that you can edit the view right in the MB Builder's UI!
Now, let’s see them in details.
Continue reading "Meta Box Updates: JSON File Auto-Sync, Render Blocks with Views" →
For a WordPress plugin, having a beautiful, modern, and easy-to-use interface is very important. That’s why we've kept improving the UX/UI of our plugins in parallel with developing new features. Today, we’re so excited to announce that the new interface of the MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies plugin is ready. Let’s see how it is!
Continue reading "MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies Update: UI/UX Improvements" →
MB Blocks supports creating any block you desire without touching any JavaScript code, which might be problematic with PHP developers.
In addition to registering blocks with PHP or visually with MB Builder, you can also register blocks using a block.json file. This new feature is compatible with the latest version of the API from WordPress, as well as provides a new method to create blocks for developers.
Since the MB Blocks version 1.5.0 was released today, the block.json feature is available for not only the newly created blocks, but also the old ones that you created previously.
Let's take a look!
Continue reading "MB Blocks Update: Register Block Using block.json File" →
Meta Box, MB Builder, MB REST API, and some other extensions have been updated today with a lot of changes that you may be very interested in. This update will bring you more convenience and advantages, especially about field type, UX/UI, and REST API. Let's see the main changes in detail below.
Continue reading "Update: New Icon Field, Improved UI, Improved REST API" →
