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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Post Meta

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Post Meta

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for post meta comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. E2Pdf Best overall 85/100
  2. 2. Pure Metafields 83/100
  3. 3. WP Extended Search 80/100
  4. 4. Post Layouts 80/100
  5. 5. Advanced Query Loop 77/100
  6. 6. Clone Posts 76/100
  7. 7. Metadata Viewer 76/100
  8. 8. Codeideal Open Fields 76/100
  9. 9. Post Meta Data Manager 75/100
  10. 10. WP-Admin Search Post Meta 74/100
  11. 11. REST API Manager For ACF 72/100
  12. 12. Metabase 61/100
  13. 13. Export All Post Meta 58/100
  14. 14. Post Meta 58/100
  15. 15. ACF to Custom Database Tables 55/100
1 E2Pdf
Best overall Free by E2Pdf

E2Pdf

PDF Builder for CF7, Divi, Elementor Forms, Everest, Fluent, Formidable, Forminator, Gravity, JFB, Ninja, WPForms, WooCommerce, Post Meta, ACF, etc.

4.8★
from 58 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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2 Pure Metafields
Free by Themepure

Pure Metafields

Pure Metafields is very light weight plugin tused to create custom metabox for any post type like page, post and your custom post type support it.

4.3★
from 6 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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3 WP Extended Search
Free by Sumit Singh

WP Extended Search

Extend search functionality to search in selected post meta, taxonomies, post types, and all authors.

4.9★
from 72 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2025
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
80

WPScore

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4 Post Layouts
Free by Alkesh Miyani

Post Layouts

Responsive post layout block to display posts in flexible grid, list, and template layouts with featured images, post meta, and read-more controls.

4.5★
from 4 ratings
900+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
80

WPScore

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6 Clone Posts
Free by George Pattichis

Clone Posts

Easily clone (duplicate) Posts, Pages and Custom Post Types, including their custom fields (post_meta)

4.3★
from 22 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jan 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
76

WPScore

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8 Codeideal Open Fields
Free by shayancode

Codeideal Open Fields

A free, modern custom fields plugin for WordPress. Build field groups with a visual editor — no code required.

5★
from 1 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
76

WPScore

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9 Post Meta Data Manager
Free by WpExpertPlugins

Post Meta Data Manager

View, modify, search, and delete post meta, user meta, and taxonomy meta right from your WordPress edit screens—all without ever touching the database …

5★
from 15 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2026
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
75

WPScore

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11 REST API Manager For ACF
Free by Md Bayzid Mostafiz

REST API Manager For ACF

Custom REST API endpoint plugin to return ACF fields, post meta (selected keys), or a mixed object. Fully configurable from the admin settings page.

5★
from 2 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
72

WPScore

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12 Metabase
Free by David Towoju

Metabase

Manage post meta, custom post type meta and user meta of your WordPress site.

4★
from 2 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2025
Tested to
WP 6.5.10
61

WPScore

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13 Export All Post Meta
Free by brainvireinfo

Export All Post Meta

Export WordPress post with all serialized post meta in readable in CSV format. Supports custom post types, taxonomies and selected fields.

3.5★
from 4 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2024
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
58

WPScore

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14 Post Meta
Free by Mahbubur Rahman

Post Meta

Post Meta is a WordPress custom post field, post type and taxonomy management Plugin. Shortcode with GUI, Import & export and many more.

3.9★
from 7 ratings
90+
active installs
Updated
Jan 2025
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
58

WPScore

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