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Best WordPress Plugins for Custom Content Structures

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Custom Fields & Post Types

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for custom content structures 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. Ad Inserter Best overall 94/100
  2. 2. Advanced Custom Fields 93/100
  3. 3. Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 93/100
  4. 4. Simple Custom Post Order 93/100
  5. 5. Custom Post Type UI 91/100
  6. 6. Meta Box 91/100
  7. 7. CMB2 91/100
  8. 8. Post Types Order 90/100
  9. 9. Post Duplicator 90/100
  10. 10. Pods 89/100
  11. 11. Content Views 89/100
  12. 12. Permalink Manager Lite 89/100
  13. 13. Custom Post Type Permalinks 88/100
  14. 14. Admin Columns 88/100
  15. 15. Search Regex 88/100
1 Ad Inserter
Best overall Free by Spacetime

Ad Inserter

Manage Google AdSense ads, banners, ad rotation, sticky widgets, AMP ads, ads.txt, tracking, header and footer code, PHP code, global custom fields

4.9★
from 2,428 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
94

WPScore

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2 Advanced Custom Fields
Free by WP Engine

Advanced Custom Fields

ACF helps customize WordPress with powerful, professional and intuitive fields. Proudly powering over 2 million sites, WordPress developers love ACF.

4.5★
from 1,438 ratings
2M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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4 Simple Custom Post Order
Free by colorlibplugins

Simple Custom Post Order

Easily reorder posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomies with intuitive drag-and-drop sorting in the WordPress admin.

4.8★
from 569 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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6 Meta Box
Free by Meta Box

Meta Box

Meta Box plugin is a powerful, professional developer toolkit to create custom meta boxes and custom fields for your custom post types in WordPress.

4.8★
from 165 ratings
500k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
91

WPScore

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7 CMB2
Free by Justin Sternberg

CMB2

CMB2 is a metabox, custom fields, and forms library for WordPress that will blow your mind.

5★
from 91 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
91

WPScore

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8 Post Types Order
Free by nsp-code

Post Types Order

Sort posts and custom post type objects using a drag-and-drop, sortable JavaScript AJAX interface, or through the default WordPress dashboard

4.5★
from 296 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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9 Post Duplicator
Free by metaphorcreations

Post Duplicator

Creates functionality to duplicate any and all post types, including taxonomies & custom fields. Perfect for developers and content creators.

4.8★
from 80 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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10 Pods
Free by Scott Kingsley Clark

Pods

Pods is a framework for creating, managing, and deploying customized content types and fields for any project.

4.8★
from 418 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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11 Content Views
Free by Content Views

Content Views

Easy to show posts, pages, custom posts in customizable grid, list, slider, accordion... Available as Widgets (for Elementor), Shortcode, and Blocks.

4.8★
from 333 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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12 Permalink Manager Lite
Free by Maciej Bis

Permalink Manager Lite

Permalink Manager enhances WordPress’s built-in URL system, allowing you to change the URLs of native and custom post types and taxonomies.

4.8★
from 176 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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14 Admin Columns
Free by Codepress

Admin Columns

Take control of your WordPress admin list tables. Add, remove, and reorder columns for posts, users, media, and more - no coding needed.

4.9★
from 1,651 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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15 Search Regex
Free by John Godley

Search Regex

Search Regex adds a powerful set of search and replace functions to WordPress posts, pages, custom post types, and other data.

4.7★
from 101 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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