MB Admin Columns

MB Admin Columns is an official extension of the Meta Box ecosystem that allows developers to display custom field values as columns in WordPress admin tables. Instead of having to open each post, term, or user to review their information, this tool presents the data directly in the dashboard lists, offering a clear and quick overview of all site content.

The extension is designed for WordPress theme and plugin developers, as well as those who customize websites with custom post types. For example, if you manage a custom post type like "Books", you can display columns for the author, publisher, page count, or category directly on the "All Books" screen, something WordPress does not offer natively.

Its main features include:

• Flexible column positioning: you can place each column before, after, or replacing existing columns, and even reorder them according to your needs.
• Full customization: you can change the column title, add custom HTML content before and after the field value, and define the column width.
• Sorting and search: columns can be made sortable (even numerically) and searchable, making it easy to locate posts by specific metadata values.
• Support for posts, terms, and users: in addition to post metadata, it works with term and user metadata (requires MB Term Meta and MB User Meta respectively).
• Compatibility with custom tables: it allows displaying, searching, and sorting data stored in custom tables created with the MB Custom Table extension.
• Taxonomy filtering: taxonomy fields can be configured as filterable, allowing you to filter posts by custom taxonomy terms.
• Smart links: each column value can be linked to the edit screen or the public view of the post.
• Automatic styles: the extension adds styles that integrate perfectly with the WordPress admin interface.

MB Admin Columns is easily configured from the Meta Box field builder (MB Builder), by enabling the "Admin column" option on any field, or via code using the admin_columns parameter in the field definitions. It is a lightweight and optimized solution for Meta Box users looking to improve the efficiency of their administrative workflow without writing additional code.