Custom fields for WordPress: visual builder, 31 field types incl. relational, unlimited groups, REST API and Local JSON. Own table, not postmeta.
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Custom fields for FluentCart (Fluent Cart) products, shown anywhere with a shortcode, plus GTIN and MPN per variation and a brand for Google.
Plugin Advanced Product Field for Woocommerce, add some field for user select
OZY Custom Fieldsv1.3.2
AI-first custom fields for WordPress. Repeater, group, clone and more, all free, plus an AI generator that builds field groups for you.
Restores the Custom Field meta box for the Gutenberg Block Editor.
Automatically generate Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) field groups with AI - OpenAI, OpenRouter, Gemini, NVIDIA, Claude, and custom APIs.
Custom Guest Authorsv2.3.1
Replace the default WordPress post author with custom guest author names via a custom field. Supports multiple comma-separated authors.
Custom fields & field builder for WordPress — metabox UI, repeaters, ACF migration, Gutenberg bindings, Bricks/Elementor, WPML, conditional logic.
A Typography Add-on for the Advanced Custom Fields Plugin.
MetaForge Enginev1.0.4
WordPress custom field builder & Advanced Custom Fields engine. Create custom fields, meta boxes, options pages & dynamic meta with zero lock-in.