Description

The Box Builder addon adds a visual drag-and-drop editor to Meta Box for creating meta boxes, organizing more than 40 field types, adjusting parameters, and exporting configurations to PHP code. With this additional module, developers and administrators build metadata structures in the WordPress dashboard, maintaining compatibility with extensions in the Meta Box ecosystem and reducing manual work on projects with custom fields.

Key Features

  • Integrated visual editor
    Creates meta boxes and custom fields using drag and drop.
  • Field types
    Organizes more than 40 native Meta Box fields.
  • Display control
    Configures field location, context, priority, and conditional rules.
  • Import and export
    Moves meta boxes and fields between WordPress installations.
  • Code generation
    Exports configurations to PHP and generates snippets to display values.

Benefits of Box Builder

  • Less manual coding
    Reduces the repetitive creation of arrays and parameters in PHP.
  • Faster workflow
    Speeds up custom field prototyping within the dashboard.
  • Project standardization
    Makes it easier to replicate metadata structures across different sites.
  • Control for teams
    Allows fields to be adjusted without always depending on the developer.

Who Is It For?

  • WordPress developers who use Meta Box to model custom data.
  • Agencies that need to create reusable field structures across multiple sites.
  • Technical administrators who want to configure metadata without editing PHP directly.

Box Builder works as a visual layer over Meta Box logic, preserving technical control over fields, parameters, and display locations. The extension also fits into workflows that combine other extensions in the family, such as groups, settings pages, relationships, and Gutenberg blocks, when those components are active in the project.

Frequently asked questions

Is Meta Box Box Builder GPL-licensed?

Yes. Meta Box Box Builder is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use Meta Box Box Builder on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install Meta Box Box Builder on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does Meta Box Box Builder cost at Ultrapack?

Meta Box Box Builder costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does Meta Box Box Builder include updates?

Yes. The current version of Meta Box Box Builder is 5.5.0, published at Ultrapack on Sep 17, 2026. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is Meta Box Box Builder scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of Meta Box Box Builder goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.