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OneMeta – Custom Meta Fields

Build powerful custom fields with a visual drag-and-drop builder. Free, lightweight, and a modern alternative to ACF.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Current version1.0.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.0
Minimum stackWP 6.8 · PHP 8.2
Directory statusactive
Last directory update4 Jul 20264mo ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records OneMeta – Custom Meta Fields version 1.0.0 as active, updated 4mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.

Overview

About this plugin

OneMeta is a free, open-source WordPress plugin for creating and managing custom meta fields — without the complexity or cost of premium alternatives.

Whether you need simple text fields or advanced repeater groups with conditional logic, OneMeta gives you a clean visual builder and clean PHP output.

✨ Key Features

  • Visual Drag & Drop Builder — Build field groups with a beautiful, intuitive interface
  • Live PHP Code Preview — See your generated PHP code update in real time as you build
  • Export as PHP Code — Export field groups to use in your theme or plugin without OneMeta installed
  • Repeater Fields — Create repeatable sub-field groups for complex data
  • Conditional Logic — Show or hide fields based on the value of other fields, with AND/OR rule combinations
  • REST API Support — Access field data via the WordPress REST API
  • Nothing Added to Your Live Site — Field values render as plain PHP with zero extra scripts; jQuery (already bundled with WordPress) powers the Media Uploader and repeater drag-reordering inside the editor only
  • 14 Field Types — Everything you need, nothing you don’t
  • Modern UI — Clean, polished admin interface

🧩 Field Types

Basic: Text, Textarea, URL, Email, Date

Choice: Toggle, Select, Radio, Button Group

Multiple: Checkbox

Media: Image, File, Gallery

Advanced: Repeater

📖 Helper Functions

Use simple helper functions to retrieve field values in your theme:

$value = onemeta_get_meta( get_the_ID(), 'field_key' );

$value = onemeta_get_user_meta( $user_id, 'field_key' );

🔀 Conditional Logic

Show or hide fields dynamically based on the value of other fields, combining multiple rules with AND/OR. contains operators.

📤 Export as PHP

Export any field group as clean PHP code to bundle with your theme or plugin — no dependency on OneMeta required.

🔗 Links

  • GitHub Repository
  • Documentation
  • FrontTheme

Source Code

OneMeta’s distributed JavaScript and CSS are built from human-readable source using Vite. The complete, uncompiled source — all JavaScript, SCSS, and build configuration — is publicly available at:

com/fronttheme/onemeta

The /src directory contains all uncompiled source files. To build from source: npm install then npm run build.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • acf alternative
  • custom fields
  • field builder
  • meta fields
  • repeater
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 7.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.8 · PHP 8.2
Update activity4 Jul 20264mo ago

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