Meta Box

Best WordPress Plugin for Custom Fields & Meta Boxes

Category: Updates

Latest updates for Meta Box and Meta Box extensions. Knowing what we have improved for the plugins.

MB Blocks Update: Register Block Using block.json File

MB Blocks Update: Register Block Using block.json File

Lua Nguyen

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 Meta Box 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.

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Meta Box - Divi Integration Walkthrough

Meta Box - Divi Integration Walkthrough

Janessa Tran

Meta Box is now officially integrated with Divi. We have been around for this integration between Meta Box and Divi for a long time. It took a lot of time and effort from us, but now we made it and have the very first version of the integration.

With the integration, you can get any type of data from any custom fields created with Meta Box, and display them in the right format on a page created with Divi. Even the data from cloneable fields or cloneable groups. Like this:

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Meta Box Builder UX-UI Update - Visually-Stunning Hierarchy - Quick Add - Quick Edit

Meta Box Builder UX/UI Update: Visually-Stunning Hierarchy, Quick Add, Quick Edit

Janessa Tran

We always notice the importance of experience with the interface when using the plugins to create and configure custom fields, so we pay a lot of attention and effort to improve that.

Today, we’ve just made a move on this. We bring you a new UX/UI with more convenience and advantages. Just see some highlights as follows.

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Add New Posts / Taxonomies / Users in Custom Fields

Add New Posts / Taxonomies / Users in Custom Fields

Janessa Tran

You know what, another interesting feature was released today. Since you update Meta Box to the latest version, you will see a new option in the field settings to enable the Add-new feature. Then, you will see a new thing below the field. It allows users add new posts, taxonomies, or users right in the custom fields without changing the screen.

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Displaying Custom Fields Easier With Auto Generated Code In Meta Box Builder

Displaying Custom Fields Easier with Auto-Generated Code in Meta Box Builder

Anh Tran

Meta Box users have been using page builders, MB Views, or PHP code to display custom fields' values on the front end. While using page builders and MB Views give you a user-friendly interface to get the custom fields' values, using PHP code is more flexible, powerful, and convenient if you're building a plugin or a theme from scratch.

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