Does the Metabox plugin need to stay installed? - Meta Box

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May 18, 2023 at 9:53 PM #41848

Julia Mayhugh
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I've used Metabox to create a custom post type and fields for a particular website. If I export these to code and add them to the site as a plugin, do I need to keep the Metabox plugin installed on the site for the custom fields & CPT to continue to work on that site?

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May 19, 2023 at 7:42 PM #41854

Peter
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Hello Julia,

For the CPT, you can deactivate Meta Box to use the code to register the CPT. It's the WordPress function register_post_type() with arguments.

For custom fields, you still need to activate Meta Box to register custom fields. Please follow the documentation https://docs.metabox.io/creating-fields-with-code/

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May 20, 2023 at 2:07 AM #41857

Julia Mayhugh
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Thank you. So, to clarify, if I export both the custom post type and the fields to code as depicted in the link you sent, I still need to include the free version of Meta Box only?

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May 20, 2023 at 2:29 PM #41859

Peter
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Hello,

Simply, yes. You still need to activate Meta Box (free) plugin in order to use CPT and custom fields on your site.

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