What is Carbon Fields?
Carbon Fields provides a comprehensive toolkit for WordPress developers to create custom fields across various content types, including post types, options pages, taxonomies, users, comments, navigation menus, and custom widgets. The library supports Gutenberg integration, allowing developers to define dynamic Gutenberg blocks without requiring JavaScript knowledge.
It features repeatable field groups that can be nested at unlimited depths, offering flexibility for complex content structures. With an expressive and concise declarative API, Carbon Fields emphasizes elegance, simplicity, and maintainability, making admin UI development straightforward. All features are available in a single, free package without tiered limitations.
Features
- Repeater Field: Create repeatable field groups that users can duplicate while editing content, with support for unlimited nesting
- Gutenberg Blocks: Enable creation of rich and flexible Gutenberg blocks without requiring JavaScript knowledge
- Expressive Syntax: Provide a declarative API that emphasizes elegance, simplicity, and maintainability for admin UI development
- Feature Rich: Include all features in a single free package without tiered limitations or pro versions
- Wide Compatibility: Support custom fields for post types, options pages, taxonomies, users, comments, navigation menus, and custom widgets
Use Cases
- Creating custom metaboxes for WordPress post types
- Developing dynamic Gutenberg blocks without JavaScript
- Building repeatable content sections for client websites
- Adding custom fields to WordPress options pages and taxonomies
- Enhancing user and comment management with custom fields
- Integrating custom widgets with advanced field configurations
FAQs
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What is the minimum PHP version supported by Carbon Fields?
Carbon Fields supports PHP 5.3 and above. -
Does Carbon Fields have an administration interface for creating containers and fields?
No, Carbon Fields is designed for developers and provides an elegant code syntax to build containers and fields within WordPress, without an admin interface. -
Can I create repeatable sets of fields with Carbon Fields?
Yes, Carbon Fields includes Complex Fields that contain other fields and can be repeated, with support for multiple sets and unlimited nesting. -
Is Carbon Fields completely free?
Yes, Carbon Fields is completely free and open source. -
Can I use Carbon Fields for commercial purposes?
Yes, Carbon Fields is open source and can be used for commercial purposes without restrictions.
