Kadim Gültekin

<p>Native Custom Fields is a modern WordPress plugin for creating custom content types, meta fields, and options pages using WordPress’ own native component system.</p>
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<p>Instead of shipping a proprietary UI framework or custom database structure, Native Custom Fields leverages WordPress core technologies such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>@wordpress/scripts</li>
<li>@wordpress/components</li>
<li>@wordpress/elements</li>
<li>@wordpress/icons</li>
<li>@wordpress/data</li>
</ul>
<p>This ensures a seamless, future-proof experience that evolves together with WordPress core.</p>
<h4>Why Native Custom Fields?</h4>
<p>Most custom field plugins introduce their own UI systems, internal data storage layers, or hidden configuration post types.</p>
<p>Native Custom Fields follows a different philosophy:</p>
<p>• Uses WordPress native UI components<br />
• Stores configuration in wp_options<br />
• Stores data in postmeta, termmeta, and usermeta<br />
• Does not create unnecessary database tables<br />
• Does not register hidden configuration post types<br />
• Follows WordPress coding standards</p>
<p>The result is a clean, lightweight, and maintainable solution.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Register Custom Post Types</li>
<li>Register Custom Taxonomies</li>
<li>Import / Export via JSON or PHP</li>
<li>Options Page & Fields Builder</li>
<li>AI Integration with Abilities API & WordPress AI Client</li>
</ul>
<h4>Meta Fields</h4>
<p>Create field groups and attach them to:<br />
* Post Types<br />
* Taxonomies<br />
* User Profiles<br />
* Options Pages</p>
<h4>Supported Components</h4>
<ul>
<li>Input Control</li>
<li>Text Control</li>
<li>Number Control</li>
<li>Select Control</li>
<li>Checkbox Control</li>
<li>Radio Control</li>
<li>Textarea Control</li>
<li>Range Control</li>
<li>Toggle Control</li>
<li>Color Picker</li>
<li>Color Palette</li>
<li>Date Picker</li>
<li>DateTime Picker</li>
<li>Time Picker</li>
<li>Unit Control</li>
<li>Angle Picker Control</li>
<li>Alignment Matrix Control</li>
<li>Border Box Control</li>
<li>Border Control</li>
<li>Box Control</li>
<li>Toggle Group Control</li>
<li>Combobox Field</li>
<li>Font Size Picker</li>
<li>File Upload</li>
<li>Media Library</li>
<li>Form Token</li>
<li>ExternalLink</li>
<li>Heading</li>
<li>Notice</li>
<li>Text Highlight</li>
</ul>
<p>Custom Components:<br />
* Repeater<br />
* Group</p>
<h4>Developer-Friendly</h4>
<ul>
<li>Built with PSR-4 autoloading</li>
<li>Strict Types compatible</li>
<li>Modern React-based admin UI</li>
<li>Clean and extendable architecture</li>
<li>Import / Export via JSON or PHP</li>
</ul>
<h4>Performance-Focused</h4>
<ul>
<li>Minimum admin UI bloat</li>
<li>Native WordPress components</li>
<li>No redundant database tables</li>
<li>Optimized for long-term maintainability</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Built using official WordPress packages:</p>
<ul>
<li>@wordpress/scripts</li>
<li>@wordpress/components</li>
<li>@wordpress/elements</li>
<li>@wordpress/icons</li>
<li>@wordpress/data</li>
</ul>
<p>Assets:</p>
<ul>
<li>All images located in the Admin/assets/images folder are self created and are licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication.</li>
</ul>
<p>Composer Packages:</p>
<ul>
<li>PHP DI – Copyright (c) Matthieu Napoli</li>
</ul>
<h3>Source Code</h3>
<p>It is available on GitHub:<br />
* GitHub: https://github.com/Arkenon/native-custom-fields</p>
<h3>Developers</h3>
<p>If you want to contribute to the plugin:<br />
1) Download the source code and run <code>npm install</code> to install the development dependencies.<br />
2) To install composer dependencies, run <code>composer install</code>.<br />
3) Run <code>npm start</code> to start the development server.<br />
4) To build the plugin, run <code>npm run build</code>.</p>


Native Custom Fields – Custom Content Types and Meta Fields

Custom Content Types and Meta Fields built with WordPress native components. Modern, clean, and performance-focused.

Tran Ngoc Tuan Anh

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Meta Box

<p>This tool helps you migrate custom fields from Toolset to Meta Box.</p>
<p><strong>Meta Box is a powerful, professional, and lightweight toolkit for developers to create custom meta boxes and custom fields for any custom post type in WordPress.</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Meta Box Lite</strong><br />
  We recommend using <a href="https://metabox.io/lite/" rel="nofollow ugc">Meta Box Lite</a>, a feature-rich free UI version of Meta Box that provides UI and all free features for managing custom fields and dynamic content on WordPress, including post types, taxonomies, custom fields, and relationships.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Switching from Toolset to Meta Box gives you lots of benefits:</p>
<ul>
<li>A wide-range of field types and options. Meta Box supports <a href="https://docs.metabox.io/field-settings/" rel="nofollow ugc">40+ built-in WordPress custom field types</a> for all your needs. You can also <a href="https://docs.metabox.io/creating-new-field-types/" rel="nofollow ugc">effortlessly create your own field type</a>.</li>
<li>Meta Box supports cloning fields for most field types including the WYSIWYG editor field. It also supports <a href="https://metabox.io/plugins/meta-box-group/" rel="nofollow ugc">repeatable field groups</a>.</li>
<li>Meta Box has an ultra-lightweight, yet powerful API that won’t overload your site.</li>
<li>Meta Box uses the <a href="https://docs.metabox.io/database/" rel="nofollow ugc">native WordPress meta data storage</a> and functions for ease of use and lightning-fast processing.</li>
<li>Meta Box has a ton of <a href="https://metabox.io/plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">free and premium extensions</a> available to further extend the already powerful core Meta Box plugin so you can supercharge your custom fields in WordPress.</li>
</ul>
<p>See more details at the <a href="https://metabox.io/meta-box-vs-toolset/" rel="nofollow ugc">Toolset vs. Meta Box comparison page</a>.</p>


MB Toolset Migration

Migrate custom fields from Toolset to Meta Box.

Native Custom Fields – Custom Content Types and Meta Fields vs MB Toolset Migration