Admin Columns vs Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

Admin Columns lets you customize and organize the columns displayed in the WordPress admin list tables for posts, pages, users, comments and media. Instead of the limited default list table, you get to display the information you actually need – like custom fields, featured images, taxonomies, file data and more. Trusted by 100,000+ WordPress sites worldwide. With a simple drag-and-drop interface you can: Add any column to posts, pages, users, media and comments Reorder and resize columns to match your workflow Choose from 200+ column types including custom fields, taxonomies and file data Display rich metadata such as images, dates, colors and relational fields Create clean overviews for even the most complex websites It works for any site from simple blogs to large WooCommerce stores. Why Admin Columns? Default WordPress list tables are limited. They often show only the title, author and date. Admin Columns turns them into useful management screens that show you what matters. Examples: See featured images, custom fields and taxonomies directly in the post list table Display media file size, dimensions or EXIF data View user metadata and roles in the users screen Keep track of large content libraries Popular use cases Admin Columns is used by developers, agencies and site owners to manage content more efficiently. Common setups: Managing WooCommerce products with price, SKU or stock columns Displaying ACF custom fields in post list tables Organizing large media libraries Reviewing SEO metadata from Yoast Organizing custom post types with the right columns Built for developers Admin Columns is open source and built to be extended. Use actions and filters to register custom column types, modify output or integrate with your own plugins. Full hooks and filters reference for custom integrations Register column configurations in PHP for version-controlled setups Designed to work alongside page builders, custom post type plugins and third-party extensions Explore the developer documentation. Admin Columns Pro Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro for sorting, filtering, inline editing and more. With Pro you can: Sort any column Filter content with stackable smart filters Inline editing – edit titles, custom fields, taxonomies and more directly from the list table Bulk editing – update multiple items at once Conditional formatting – color-code rows and cells based on rules Export to CSV Import/export column sets between sites or team members Save to PHP for version-controlled column configurations Admin Columns Pro also provides deep integrations with popular plugins: Advanced Custom Fields – display and edit all field types WooCommerce – product and order columns Yoast SEO – SEO score and metadata columns Toolset Types – custom fields and relationships Pods – Pods fields and content types Learn more about the additional features of Admin Columns Pro on our website: Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro Supported content types Admin Columns works with the following WordPress admin screens: Posts, Pages and Custom Post Types Users Media Library Comments Taxonomies (Pro) Custom field column Admin Columns allows you to display custom fields (post meta and user meta) directly in the admin list table. Supported field formats include: Color Date Images Number Text URL True/False Relational: Posts, Users and Media Docs & Support Is this your first time using Admin Columns? Check out our documentation and guides: Documentation Getting Started Developer documentation Need help? Please visit the Admin Columns support forums. Contribute Admin Columns is open source and community-driven. There are several ways to contribute: Translate: Help translate Admin Columns on WordPress.org or Pro translations on Transifex Report issues: Found a bug? Report it on GitHub Suggest features: Submit ideas to our public roadmap

Manage all your custom content needs in one location with the Pods Framework. Create content types including Custom Post Types, Custom Taxonomies, and our special Advanced Content Types (ACTs get their own custom tables) Extend and customize content types including Posts, Pages, Categories, Tags, Users, and Media with one easy click Create custom settings pages easily within seconds Add custom fields to any content type Conditionally show fields based on the value of other fields with Conditional Logic Group your fields however you’d like into their own sections and add additional headings to help organize Show your fields anywhere using our blocks, shortcodes, widgets, or the non-coder Pods Template approach along with our automatic theme integration Create connections between any of your content with relationship fields to keep your content organized Let Pods help you grow your development and site building skills so that you can manage content beyond the standard WordPress Posts & Pages. Want to check it out? Give Pods a test drive with our new One-click Demo. Check out our Documentation, Support Forums, and our Live Community Slack Chat for assistance building your dream project with Pods. Introduction Content types that evolve with your needs Create any type of content that you want — small or large — we’ve got you covered. Every content type created with Pods gets all the love it needs to grow up big and strong. You’ll get an easy-to-use interface that lets you manage field groups, custom fields, and how your content type will look or function. Create new content types With Pods, you can create entirely new content types and settings pages. Every Field Type, FREE If you choose to use Pods for your custom fields, you’ll get every field type you need, free of charge. Pods works great alongside other custom field plugins like Advanced Custom Fields too. We have an extensive collection of over 25 different input types to choose from on 20+ different field types for any content structure. Each field type comes with their own additional options to help you customize content entry and display. You can also control visibility by role/capability and other advanced options. Repeatable Fields: Turn almost any field into a repeatable field with multiple values Text: Plain Text, Website, Phone, Email, Password Paragraph: Plain Paragraph Text, WYSIWYG (Visual Editor), Code (Syntax Highlighting) Date / Time: Date and Time, Date, Time Number: Plain Number, Currency (30+ international currencies) Relationships / Media: File / Image / Video (Media library and basic upload options available), Avatar (for extended Users), oEmbed, Relationship (Dropdown, Multi Select, Autocomplete, Checkboxes, Radio Buttons, and List View available) Checkbox (Yes / No) Color Picker Layout Fields: Heading text, HTML content Relationships to rule the world with The power is in your hands with our comprehensive support to relate your content to anything. Custom defined lists of text options Relate to any Post Type or Taxonomy posts / terms Relate to any User profile Relate to User Roles or Capabilities Relate to any Comment And many other relationships are also available including: Image Sizes Navigation Menus Relate to content within any Database Table Countries (predefined) US States (predefined) Canadian Provinces (predefined) Calendar – Days of Week (predefined) Calendar – Months of Year (predefined) And many more! Optional Components to do even more You can enable some of our included components to extend your WordPress site even further: Types-only Mode – On our Pods Settings page, you can choose to disable creating custom fields for a performance boost if you only want to use Pods for content types or you plan on using it alongside of other custom field plugins Pods Templates – Use our template engine to create templates that can be handed off to clients for care-free management Markdown Syntax – Parses Markdown Syntax for Paragraph Text / WYSIWYG fields Advanced Relationships – Add even more relationship objects including Database Tables, Multisite Networks, Multisite Sites, Themes, Page Templates (in the theme), Sidebars, Post Type Objects, and Taxonomy Objects Table Storage – Enable table-based database storage for custom fields on Post Types, Media, Users, and Comments Roles and Capabilities – Create or edit Roles for your site and customize what they have access to Advanced Content Types – Create entirely custom content types that have their own database table, and they will exist outside the normal WordPress context avoiding meta database tables Pods Pages – Create custom pages that function off of your site’s URL path with wildcard support and choose the Page Template in the theme to use — most useful paired with Advanced Content Types Plugins that integrate with Pods Advanced Views Lite – Lets you build templates (views) and queries (cards) so that you can manage your content rendering with less code. (Disclaimer: We have an affiliate link to them to help support our project) Bricks Builder Codepress Admin Columns using premium Admin Columns Pro Pods integration Conductor Elementor Pro Polylang has direct integration in Pods itself Timber WPGraphQL has direct integration in Pods itself WPML has direct integration in Pods itself YARPP has direct integration in Pods itself Themes that integrate with Pods Genesis (StudioPress) has direct integration in Pods itself Extend Pods with Free Add-Ons Pods Beaver Themer Add-On – Integrates Pods with Beaver Themer Pods Gravity Forms Add-On – Integrates Pods with Gravity Forms Pods Alternative Cache Add-On – Speed up Pods on servers with limited object caching capabilities Pods SEO Add-On – Integrates Pods Advanced Content Types with Yoast SEO Pods AJAX Views Add-On – Adds new functions you can use to output template parts that load via AJAX after other page elements Extend Pods with Free Third-party Add-Ons Paid Memberships Pro – Pods Add On – Integrates Pods with Paid Memberships Pro to extend PMPro objects with custom fields added by Pods Panda Pods Repeater Field Add-On – Lets you add groups of fields that repeat and are stored in their own custom database table (Advanced setup required) Pods Pro by SKCDEV Premium Add-Ons List Tables Add-On – A new block and shortcode to list/filter content from Pods in a table format Page Builder Toolkit Add-On – Integrates Pods with Beaver Builder, Beaver Themer, Conditional Blocks Pro, Divi Theme, Elementor, GenerateBlocks, Oxygen Builder, and Stackable Blocks (premium) Advanced Relationships Storage Add-On – Advanced options for relationship storage TablePress Integration Add-On – Integrates Pods with TablePress Advanced Permalinks Add-On – Advanced permalink structures and taxonomy landing pages How can I translate Pods into my own language? Many thanks go out to the fine folks who have helped us translate the Pods plugin into many other languages. Join us in further translating the Pods interface on the official Translating WordPress dashboard We are also available through our Live Community Slack Chat to help our translators get started and to support them on the process. Are you looking to translate your Pods and Fields themselves? You’ll want to enable the “Translate Pods” component from Pods Admin > Components. Contributors Pods really wouldn’t be where it is without all the contributions from our donors and code/support contributors.