Meta Box Views (MB Views) is a powerful extension for the Meta Box framework that allows you to build front-end templates for your WordPress site without editing theme files. It uses the Twig templating engine to pull and display dynamic data.
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To run Meta Box Views smoothly, your server environment should meet these minimum standards:
WordPress Version: 6.5 or higher.
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher (PHP 8.x is recommended for better performance and security).
Core Plugin: Requires the (core) plugin to be installed and active.
Browser Compatibility: Modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) for the template editor interface.
Templating Engine: (a fast, secure, and flexible template engine for PHP).
Supported Languages:
HTML: For structure.
CSS: Integrated editor for custom styling per view.
JavaScript: Integrated editor for custom scripts per view.
Rendering Logic: * Supports PHP and WordPress conditional tags for advanced location rules.
Supports Shortcodes (you can use MB Views’ own shortcodes or insert other plugin shortcodes within a view).
MB Views can fetch and display data from almost any WordPress source:
Field Types: Supports all 50+ Meta Box field types (including Advanced Images, File Advanced, Maps, and Groups).
Post Data: Titles, content, excerpts, featured images, and metadata.
User Data: Fields from user profiles and custom user meta.
Taxonomies: Terms, descriptions, and custom term meta.
Settings Pages: Global site settings created via the MB Settings Page extension.
Query Fields: Ability to run custom queries to fetch posts or terms within the view.
Location Rules: Control where views appear using a logical UI (e.g., “Post Type is Event” AND “Category is Featured”).
Render Types:
Full Page: Replaces the entire content area of the theme.
Action Hooks: Injects the view into specific theme hooks (e.g., wp_head, the_content, or custom theme hooks).
Shortcode: Manually place the view anywhere in your content.
Developer Tools:
Version Control: Templates can be stored in the database or as external .twig files in your theme for Git tracking.
AJAX Support: Works seamlessly with front-end dynamic loading.
Custom Filters: Provides hooks like mbv_fs_paths to register custom paths for external template files.
Lightweight: Only loads the necessary assets (CSS/JS) for the specific view being rendered.
Database: Uses standard WordPress wp_posts and wp_postmeta tables (unless the extension is used).
GDPR: Fully compliant; does not store personal data or connect to remote servers.
