Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More

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355 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 288 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

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Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ markcarrara

   4mo ago

   Well I did code back before classes and objects, so you know that was a while ago. While the plug in works fine, the support has been more than awesome. I didn’t understand a few concepts, once I got that fixed with the help of Phi, I was good to go. The pro version was worth the small cost and it helps out the developer. I purchased it before I needed the features Pro offers.

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2. ★★★★★ Cyrille Sanson

   7mo ago

   Meta Field Block is the perfect tool to display customs fields.Work perfectly in a loop, where shortcode are not effective.

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3. ★★★★★ Oligraph

   9mo ago

   Meta Field Block feels like the natural born sibling of ACF. It makes working with CPTs a breeze. And Phi’s support is extraterrestrial (stellar?).

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4. ★★★★★ natebald

   12mo ago

   This is an awesome plugin, but to be fair, the support is even better. I reached out with more questions on possible customizations or specific application of the product and the development team came back with spot on answers. I wish all WordPress projects were like this one!

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5. ★★★★★ beatty67

   1.1y ago

   We love Meta Field Block. Client wanted to leave his Divi & Elementor website behind for something better and easier – and a WordPress theme w Gutenberg was the way to go. We amped it up some with custom post types (ACF) and with the newish Full Site Editing switch, we wanted to get started with the blocks and ACF with minimal hassle. Meta Field Blocks allowed us to set up page templates that use Gutenberg blocks / native WordPress features while also including custom field groups and custom post types, all together now. The free version of MFB is terrific. I wanted more features so happily paid for the Pro. Support from Phi is fantastic. My client loves his new site. Loves using the blocks, and loves that his site is organized via ACF and Meta Field Blocks. 1000% highly recommended. Just get the plugin already!

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6. ★★★★★ demonboy

   1.2y ago

   I hit the infamous shortcode problem in my html block theme recently. I wasn’t aware there was an issue but doing some research I ended up on a Git forum and came across this plugin. I was already using an ACF plugin for my images but this plugin is more flexible and solved the shortcode issue for post ID as well. I was attempting to build my site with minimal plugins, and even tried vibe coding a solution to post ID myself, but I would say Meta Field Blocks is essential if you’re trying to call complex dynamic content in your query loop. Excellent work and superb support to boot. Thank you!

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7. ★★★★★ kuweb1

   1.4y ago

   Really useful and well working plugin for displaying ACF fields in templates including repeater fields. Awesone friendly and quick support!

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8. ★★★★★ jhnpldng

   1.5y ago

   Wow – been a couple of years since I logged into wp.org This plugin is just the thing needed to display custom fields on the front end without messing with php templates or dealing with the bloat of a page builder. I’m looking forward to getting the Pro version.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5.3 Release Date – 28 April 2026 Added – Support for width and height in WordPress 7.0 Added – (MFB Pro) Render oEmbed fields as core/embed blocks Added – (MFB Pro) Render URL fields as video or embed blocks Added – (MFB Pro 1.5.3
2. — Version 1.5.2 Release Date – 02 March 2026 Added – New “Enable Strict Mode” setting. When enabled, only custom fields exposed via the REST API can be displayed on the frontend Security – Restricted access to private user custom fields 1.5.2
3. — Version 1.5.1 Release Date – 19 January 2026 Fixed – (MFB Pro) Bound blocks were not displayed in the pattern preview Fixed – (MFB Pro) Context data was not available when using a block inside a pattern 1.5.1
4. — Version 1.5.0 Release Date – 15 January 2026 Added – Display subfields for the Terms Query block. Added – (MFB Pro) Display taxonomy fields as a Terms Query. Improved – Handle field context based on the loop context. Improved – Displa 1.5.0
5. — Version 1.4.6 Release Date – 18 November 2025 Improved – Removed _source names from the suggested list for Secure Custom Field (SCF) Improved – Passed block settings to the meta_field_block_get_acf_field and meta_field_block_get_mb_fi 1.4.6
6. — Version 1.4.5 Release Date – 10 September 2025 Improved – Refactored the code to support additional add-ons. Fixed – Double formatting issue on ACF textarea fields. 1.4.5

All 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.5 Meta Field Block <= 1.5.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary User Meta Exposure ↗
   2026-05-27 CVE-2026-3173 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.5.1 Patched in 1.5.2
2. Patched Medium · 6.4 Meta Field Block <= 1.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tagName' Block Attribute ↗
   2026-05-13 CVE-2026-6252 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3
3. Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗
   2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.3 Patched in 1.3.4
4. Patched Medium · 6.4 Meta Field Block <= 1.2.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-08-16 CVE-2024-43278 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.13 Patched in 1.2.14

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-01-15 9K+ → 10K+ up after 96 days in tier
2. 2025-10-11 8K+ → 9K+ up after 101 days in tier
3. 2025-07-02 7K+ → 8K+ up after 91 days in tier
4. 2025-04-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 61 days in tier
5. 2025-01-31 5K+ → 6K+ up after 120 days in tier
6. 2024-10-03 4K+ → 5K+ up after 104 days in tier
7. 2024-06-21 3K+ → 4K+ up after 105 days in tier
8. 2024-03-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 128 days in tier

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Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More: 10K+ active installs, 5.0★ (57 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/display-a-meta-field-as-block