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