Meta Box

Field Group Placement

Support › General › Field Group Placement

Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • January 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM #49681
    Tanja KropfTanja Kropf
    Participant

    I have a couple of field groups that I want in the sidebar. I have them set to show in the sidebar, but this setting is not being respected and remains showing in the main content section. What can I do to fix this?

    January 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM #49685
    PeterPeter
    Moderator

    Hello,

    Thanks for reaching out.

    If the field group (meta box) on the post editing page has been moved between the sidebar and under the main content, the position of the meta box will be saved to the user meta and the field group setting will not work. You can click on the arrow icon to change its position, see this screenshot https://imgur.com/RVsQ05a

    January 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM #49686
    Tanja KropfTanja Kropf
    Participant

    Yes, I know how the arrows work, but that's not what I'm referring to. There are certain field groups I want in the sidebar and not in the main content. I have the setting correct in custom fields, but it is not working. (Note: there were two yesterday that this was happening with---somehow one of them is now in the proper place. Not sure what the deal is. I cleared cache yesterday multiple times. They are being very stubborn).

    https://imgur.com/a/RdcVYBP

    On another note, the fields are constantly moving in my admin (up and down to different sections). Why is that?

    January 29, 2026 at 10:02 PM #49689
    PeterPeter
    Moderator

    Hello,

    > I have the setting correct in custom fields, but it is not working.

    Can you please create a new field group and see where it displays on the editing page?

    > the fields are constantly moving in my admin (up and down to different sections)

    Please share some screenshots or a screen record of the issue.

    Thank you.

    January 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM #49690
    Tanja KropfTanja Kropf
    Participant

    I sent a screenshot earlier in the thread.

    January 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM #49699
    PeterPeter
    Moderator

    Hello,

    I don't see that issue on my demo site when using the Classic Editor, as in your screenshot. Please check this https://imgur.com/a/rNdSx42

    Also, if you use the Classic Editor, you can easily drag and drop meta boxes to change the position instead of using the arrow icon.

    February 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM #49708
    Tanja KropfTanja Kropf
    Participant

    I feel like we are going in circles. This applies to both Classic and Gutenberg as you can see from my screenshot showing Gutenberg this time.

    https://imgur.com/a/jkdNGp7

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.