Custom Fields Fundamentals

Basics about custom fields: what they are, how they work, what are applications, etc. to help you use custom fields in WordPress skillfully and effectively!

Optimizing Database for Custom Fields in WordPress

Last updated: July 19, 2024How to optimize the storage of custom fields in the database to help boost your website performance: techniques and solutions.

What is Custom Fields in WordPress?

Last updated: January 9, 2025What is custom fields in WordPress? Why do we need it? Let's find out the basics, relevant techniques, and excellent applications of custom fields.

Easy Way to Add Custom Fields in WordPress Without Plugins

Last updated: August 2, 2024The simplest way to add custom fields in WordPress: enable, create, display each type of custom field. No plugins and no coding here.

How to Create Custom Meta Boxes and Custom Fields in WordPress

How to Create Custom Meta Boxes & Custom Fields in WordPress?

Last updated: August 2, 2024Step-by-step guide on creating custom meta boxes and custom fields in WordPress for beginners. Get custom fields values and integrate with themes.

Get Posts by Custom Fields in WordPress - Part 1

Last updated: August 2, 2024An easy way with step-by-step instruction to get posts by custom fields to have an advanced search on your WordPress site.

Applications of Custom Fields in WordPress

Last updated: July 19, 2024Custom fields application is unlimited and flexible. Learn more how to use custom fields to create websites for travel, e-commerce, F&B, and many other industries.

How does WordPress Store Custom Fields? #1: Data flow

Last updated: August 2, 2024This post is 1st part of the answer to the question: “What really happens with custom fields when I click Save post?”, and details of data flow.

How does WordPress Store Custom Fields? #2 Database

Last updated: July 19, 2024The way WordPress stores and organizes custom fields in the database. It's structure, advantages, disadvantages, and how to deal with it.

What is Meta Box? How to use Meta Box to add custom fields in WordPress?

What is Meta Box Plugin? How to Use It to Create Custom Fields in WordPress?

Last updated: August 2, 2024Meta Box exactly is for you and for all who are finding tools help to deal with meta box and custom fields in WordPress. It does everything for you.

Get Posts by Custom Fields in WordPress - Part 2

Last updated: July 19, 2024Join wp_posts and wp_postmeta tables together to get posts by custom fields and then create an advanced search feature in WordPress.