10 Best JSM Show Post Metadata Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
JSM Show Post Metadata has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to JSM Show Post Metadata
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4.8 (36) 3,000+ active installsDisplay content with full control over selection and layout. Lightweight and compatible with any theme or page builder.
About a third of the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields
4.8 (418) 100,000+ active installsPods is a framework for creating, managing, and deploying customized content types and fields for any project.
Shares the custom fields tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK
4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsA must have tool for creating custom fields, custom post types and taxonomies, fast and without any programming knowledge.
Shares the custom fields tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated July 15, 2026.
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Custom post types, Custom Fields & more
4.6 (56) 3,000+ active installsCustom Post Types, Custom Fields, Custom Taxonomies, Custom Templates, Custom Admin Pages, Custom Admin Notices. Directly from the WP dashboard.
Shares the custom fields tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since August 5, 2025.
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Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites
4.8 (165) 500,000+ active installsMeta Box plugin is a powerful, professional developer toolkit to create custom meta boxes and custom fields for your custom post types in WordPress.
Shares the custom fields tag on WordPress.org. About 50 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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4.8 (101) 10,000+ active installsEfficient many-to-many connections between posts, pages, custom post types, users.
A similar number of installs, last updated March 6, 2026.
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4.9 (46) 3,000+ active installsManual related posts without slowing down your website!
About a third of the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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Display Post Types – Post Grid, post list and post sliders
5.0 (26) 7,000+ active installsDisplay list of posts, pages or any custom post types anywhere using block and widget. Show as grid, list or posts slider.
Shares the post types tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 15 days ago.
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Admin Columns
Paid version available4.9 (1,651) 100,000+ active installsTake control of your WordPress admin list tables. Add, remove, and reorder columns for posts, users, media, and more - no coding needed.
Shares the custom fields tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.8 (64) 90,000+ active installsSecure Custom Fields boosts content management with custom fields and options. It deactivates Advanced Custom Fields to prevent duplicate code errors.
Shares the custom fields tag on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
Switching from JSM Show Post Metadata: common questions
What is the best alternative to JSM Show Post Metadata?
Advanced Views for Custom Fields and Posts is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 3,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which JSM Show Post Metadata alternative has the most users?
Meta Box, with 500,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which JSM Show Post Metadata alternative is rated highest?
Admin Columns, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 1,651 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these JSM Show Post Metadata alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with JSM Show Post Metadata score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against JSM Show Post Metadata on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Advanced Views for Custom Fields and Posts is the closest match to JSM Show Post Metadata by the data we track, and Meta Box has the widest reach with 500,000+ active installs. Meta Box shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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