Show Hidden Post Meta
by Philip Newcomer · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 4.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Makes hidden post meta visible on post edit screens
45 health vs 54 average across 3,792 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.26, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2532 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
140
now · peak 229
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
6.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.1
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-06 · 1,392 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Marco Nk4.7y ago
Installs scripts that remain even when uninstalled.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeremy Scott5.8y ago
As a plugin developer, I create hidden post meta all the time and sometimes I need to see it to debug it. This does what it says it does, and well. Its simple and hasn’t been updated for a while, but I’m glad it exists! PS: If you need someone to take this one over, let me know. I’ll keep it tested and updated if you’re unable to.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rogerrwl6.3y ago
As I’ve used various plugins to augment my woocommerce site over the years, users/customers and other items gather meta data that occasionally needs to be modified. This is the ONLY easy way to do it that i’ve found. Bravo!!! Simple and works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WPSeeker10.7y ago
Simple and does the job. You see hidden custom fields just as you can see regular custom fields. Great tool if you want to delete hidden meta fields.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joeguilmette11.4y ago
One of those things. You install it, and then it works. FAST SHIPPING WOULD ACTIVATE AGAIN A++++++++
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ecurtain12.3y ago
I used it to display hidden custom fields for a custom post type in WP 3.9.1. Just what I needed!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-18 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 300+ → 200+ down after 674 days in tier
- 2024-06-02 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-01 300+ → 400+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2024-05-24 400+ → 300+ down after 6 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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Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Secure Custom Fields 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom Field Template 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Taxonomy Ordering 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Custom Meta Widget 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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