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Finding Meta Fields in WordPress Pages and Posts

Published on September 18, 2026

Time to read: 2 minutes

When editing content in WordPress, you may need to view or update custom meta fields attached to a specific content type. These fields used to be visible by default, but recent updates by WordPress mean they are now hidden. But are available through the Meta Fields panels located below the main content editor.

To access them:

  1. In the back end of your site, open the page, post, or content item you want to edit.
  2. Scroll down below the content editor.
  3. If the section is collapsed, click the arrow on the right side of the panel heading to expand it and view all available fields.
  4. Look for the relevant meta field section to edit.
The location is highlighted at the bottom of the page.
The element can be dragged to resize it by hovering and clicking on the meta boxes bar

The meta fields displayed will vary depending on the content type you’re editing. Common content types include: