Custom Fields for Gutenberg
by Jeff Starr · Blocks
Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Restores the Custom Field meta box for the Gutenberg Block Editor.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “gutenberg plugin” and “custom field” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
88 health vs 71 average across 2,525 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 61.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 107 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
47
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
41%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom fields your tag | #13 | #19 | up 4 |
| gutenberg your tag | #17 | #20 | up 3 |
| custom field | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| fields | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| gutenberg tools | #9 | #18 | up 1 |
| gutenberg plugin | #19 | #20 | down 1 |
| custom meta box | #17 | #22 | up 1 |
| meta fields | #21 | #19 | down 3 |
| gutenberg post | #21 | #20 | down 3 |
| wordpress custom fields | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| meta fields editor | #24 | #22 | — |
| custom post fields | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| meta box your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
36 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 24 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “gutenberg plugin” and “custom field” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “custom fields”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.4.7 · 17 Jul 2026
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 9 Jun 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ robmaric1.5y ago
Just what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shawfactor7.2y ago
This plugin does one thing and does it well. This is how all plugins should be!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ archedmandible7.6y ago
Does exactly as it says. Thanks very much for making this, @specialk.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jeffmcnear7.7y ago
A beautiful solution …
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Abigailm7.7y ago
Like many others I was frustrated when my custom fields disappeared after the WP 5 upgrade & implementation of block editing. I installed this plugin and it worked… but it is quirky and difficult to work with. (Only one custom field can be saved at a time and once saved, a field cannot be easily edited or deleted). But it turns out that the custom field function can now be restored without a plugin as an advanced option setting. (With edit screen open, click the 3 dots in upper right, to the right of the gear icon; then click “options” on the drop down menu; then under the “Advanced Panels” section, check the “Custom Fields” box).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itbuero7.9y ago
Helpful – it brings back the custum fields function. Only bad thing: using 3 custom fields, means that I have to save the page 3 times – each time after each custom field.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kkarpieszuk8.0y ago
If you are searching for the solution to display custom fields like they were displayed before Gutenberg – in native wp meta box – this is solution for you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sami7708.0y ago
GREAT PLUGIN
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Restores the Custom Field meta box for the Gutenberg Block Editor."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, Google Analytics, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 5 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,177 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "blocks" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-06-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-18 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 40 days in tier
- 2025-05-02 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Extendify 500K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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