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Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK

By madalin.ungureanu

Developer Tools & Customization / Custom Post Types

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK Review - In-Depth Analysis

Create custom fields, post types, and taxonomies easily without coding. Ideal for WordPress users.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.97/10

User Rating

4.7/5 (based on 97+ reviews)

Active Installations

10,000+

Update Frequency

Outstanding It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

3 / 10 (Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

The WordPress Creation Kit consists of three tools that can help you create and maintain custom post types, custom taxonomies, and custom fields and metaboxes for your posts, pages, or custom post types.

The WCK Custom Fields Creator offers an interface for setting up custom meta boxes with various field types for your posts. You can show custom fields using code or with the Swift Templates module.

The WCK Custom Post Type Creator simplifies the process of creating custom post types by providing an interface for most of the arguments of the register_post_type function.

The WCK Taxonomy Creator allows you to easily create and edit custom taxonomies for WordPress without any programming knowledge.

With support for various custom field types, including WYSIWYG editors and file uploads, you can create custom fields for any post type. The plugin also supports Repeater Fields and Repeater Groups, allowing for a flexible data structure.

The PRO version offers additional features like Swift Templates for front-end template building, front-end posting capabilities, and more field types.

Comparing to Alternatives

Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK is a versatile plugin in the custom post types and fields category, with several notable alternatives available.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Combines custom post types, custom fields, and front-end constructor features in one plugin.
User-friendly interface with versatile functionality.
Includes front-end posting and template features for CPT archives and single posts.
High user rating indicating reliability and satisfaction.
Offers a pro version with additional features.

Weaknesses

Some users report issues with adding custom fields on fresh installs.
Lacks default ordering for custom meta boxes, requiring manual adjustment.
Field slug cleanup after meta box removal is not automatic, causing database clutter.
Reported compatibility issues on certain hosting environments like AWS marketplace.

User Sentiment Analysis

With a strong 4.7 out of 5 rating from 97 reviews, most users praise the plugin's versatility and ease of use, though a small minority report functional issues.

Positive highlights

"Pretty awesome plugin combining three major features in one." – heavylogic
"Simply the best for custom post types and fields with handy front-end features." – oichtental
"Works like a charm 😀 Love it!" – gokuss7
"Offers all the flexibility and creativity needed to build unique websites." – oichtental
"High satisfaction with the plugin's versatility and ease of use." – multiple users

Common complaints

Plugin failed to work properly on fresh WordPress installs, especially when adding custom fields.
Issues encountered on AWS marketplace WordPress installs leading to unresolved problems.
Support updates did not fully resolve some users' issues.

Weaknesses

Some instability on initial setup with custom fields.
Limited default ordering for meta boxes requiring manual adjustments.
Database cleanup after field removal is manual and error-prone.
Compatibility issues on specific hosting environments.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Developers and site builders seeking an all-in-one solution for custom post types, custom fields, and front-end content creation with a flexible and user-friendly plugin.

Not ideal for

Users on certain hosting platforms like AWS marketplace who may face unresolved compatibility issues or those requiring automatic database cleanup after field changes.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version includes core features for creating custom post types and custom fields, along with basic front-end posting capabilities.

Pro version

Adds advanced front-end constructor features, enhanced field types, and additional customization options to extend plugin functionality.

Final Verdict

Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK is a highly rated and versatile plugin that effectively combines multiple key features for managing custom content in WordPress. Its strong user base appreciates its flexibility and ease of use, making it a solid choice for developers and site builders.

However, some users have experienced issues with initial setup and compatibility on certain hosting environments, and the plugin requires manual database cleanup after field removal. Considering its competitive alternatives and available pro features, WCK is recommended for users seeking an integrated solution but who are prepared to manage occasional technical nuances.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK plugin.

Custom Field

Custom Post Type

Custom Fields

Screenshots

FAQ

Let’s consider we have a meta box with the following arguments:
– Meta name: books
– Post Type: post
And we also have two fields defined:
– A text custom field with the Field Title: Book name
– And another text custom field with the Field Title: Author name

You will notice that slugs will automatically be created for the two text fields. For ‘Book name’ the slug will be ‘book-name’ and for ‘Author name’ the slug will be ‘author-name’

Let’s see what the code for displaying the meta box values in single.php of your theme would be:

<?php $books = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'books', true );  foreach( $books as $book){     echo $book['book-name'] . '<br/>';     echo $book['author-name'] . '<br/>'; }?>

So as you can see the Meta Name ‘books’ is used as the $key parameter of the function get_post_meta() and the slugs of the text fields are used as keys for the resulting array. Basically CFC stores the entries as custom fields in a multidimensional array. In our case the array would be:

<?php array( array( "book-name" => "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy", "author-name" => "Douglas Adams" ),  array( "book-name" => "Ender's Game", "author-name" => "Orson Scott Card" ) );?>

This is true even for single entries.

You can create new queries to display posts from a specific post type. This is done via the ‘post_type’ parameter to a WP_Query.

Example:

<?php $args = array( 'post_type' => 'product', 'posts_per_page' => 10 ); $loop = new WP_Query( $args ); while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post();     the_title();     echo '<div class="entry-content">';     the_content();     echo '</div>'; endwhile;?>

This simply loops through the latest 10 product posts and displays the title and content of them.

If you want to have a custom list in your theme, then you can pass the taxonomy name into the the_terms() function in the Loop, like so:

<?php the_terms( $post->ID, 'people', 'People: ', ', ', ' ' ); ?>

That displays the list of People attached to each post.

Creating a taxonomy generally automatically creates a special query variable using WP_Query class, which we can use to retrieve posts based on. For example, to pull a list of posts that have ‘Bob’ as a ‘person’ taxomony in them, we will use:

<?php $query = new WP_Query( array( 'person' => 'bob' ) ); ?>

Contributors and developers

“Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

madalin.ungureanu

Pro version Free Version

WPS

6.97

Average

Pro version

Ratings

4.7 out of 5 | 97

Version

2.3.9

Last updated

3 months ago

Active installations

10,000+

WordPress version

7.0.7 or higher

PHP version

or higher

Languages

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Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (97)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (1)

Previous Versions

WPS

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