Pods is a framework for creating, managing, and deploying customized content types and fields for any project.

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

<p>Manage all your custom content needs in one location with the Pods Framework.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Create content types</strong> including Custom Post Types, Custom Taxonomies, and our special Advanced Content Types (ACTs get their own custom tables)</li>
<li><strong>Extend and customize content types</strong> including Posts, Pages, Categories, Tags, Users, and Media with one easy click</li>
<li><strong>Create custom settings pages</strong> easily within seconds</li>
<li><strong>Add custom fields</strong> to <em>any</em> content type</li>
<li><strong>Conditionally show fields</strong> based on the value of other fields with Conditional Logic</li>
<li><strong>Group your fields</strong> however you&#8217;d like into their own sections and add additional headings to help organize</li>
<li><strong>Show your fields</strong> anywhere using our <a href="https://docs.pods.io/displaying-pods/pods-blocks/" rel="nofollow ugc">blocks</a>, <a href="https://docs.pods.io/displaying-pods/pods-shortcode/" rel="nofollow ugc">shortcodes</a>, <a href="https://docs.pods.io/displaying-pods/pods-widgets/" rel="nofollow ugc">widgets</a>, or the non-coder <a href="https://docs.pods.io/displaying-pods/pods-templates/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pods Template</a> approach along with our <a href="https://docs.pods.io/displaying-pods/pods-templates/auto-templates/" rel="nofollow ugc">automatic theme integration</a></li>
<li><strong>Create connections</strong> between any of your content with <a href="https://docs.pods.io/fields/relationship/" rel="nofollow ugc">relationship fields</a> to keep your content organized</li>
</ul>
<p>Let Pods help you grow your development and site building skills so that you can manage content beyond the standard WordPress Posts &amp; Pages.</p>
<p>Want to check it out? Give Pods a test drive with our new <a href="https://pods.io/demo/" rel="nofollow ugc">One-click Demo</a>.</p>
<p>Check out our <a href="https://docs.pods.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pods/" rel="ugc">Support Forums</a>, and our <a href="https://support.pods.io/chat/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Community Slack Chat</a> for assistance building your dream project with Pods.</p>
<h4>Introduction</h4>
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<h4>Content types that evolve with your needs</h4>
<p>Create any type of content that you want &#8212; small or large &#8212; we&#8217;ve got you covered. Every content type created with Pods gets all the love it needs to grow up big and strong. You&#8217;ll get an easy-to-use interface that lets you manage field groups, custom fields, and how your content type will look or function.</p>
<h4>Create new content types</h4>
<p>With Pods, you can create entirely new content types and settings pages.</p>
<h4>Every Field Type, FREE</h4>
<p>If you choose to use Pods for your custom fields, you&#8217;ll get every field type you need, free of charge. Pods works great alongside <a href="https://comparewp.org/cck" rel="nofollow ugc">other custom field plugins</a> like <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/" rel="ugc">Advanced Custom Fields</a> too.</p>
<p>We have an extensive collection of over <a href="https://docs.pods.io/fields/" rel="nofollow ugc">25 different input types to choose from on 20+ different field types for any content structure</a>. Each field type comes with their own additional options to help you customize content entry and display.</p>
<p>You can also control visibility by role/capability and <a href="https://docs.pods.io/fields/settings-advanced/" rel="nofollow ugc">other advanced options</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Repeatable Fields:</strong> Turn almost any field into a repeatable field with multiple values</li>
<li><strong>Text:</strong> Plain Text, Website, Phone, Email, Password</li>
<li><strong>Paragraph:</strong> Plain Paragraph Text, WYSIWYG (Visual Editor), Code (Syntax Highlighting)</li>
<li><strong>Date / Time:</strong> Date and Time, Date, Time</li>
<li><strong>Number:</strong> Plain Number, Currency (30+ international currencies)</li>
<li><strong>Relationships / Media:</strong> 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)</li>
<li><strong>Checkbox</strong> (Yes / No)</li>
<li><strong>Color Picker</strong></li>
<li><strong>Layout Fields:</strong> Heading text, HTML content</li>
</ul>
<h4>Relationships to rule the world with</h4>
<p>The power is in your hands with our comprehensive support to <strong>relate your content to anything</strong>.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Custom defined lists</strong> of text options</li>
<li>Relate to any <strong>Post Type or Taxonomy</strong> posts / terms</li>
<li>Relate to any <strong>User</strong> profile</li>
<li>Relate to <strong>User Roles or Capabilities</strong></li>
<li>Relate to any <strong>Comment</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>And many other relationships are also available including:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Image Sizes</strong></li>
<li><strong>Navigation Menus</strong></li>
<li>Relate to content within <strong>any Database Table</strong></li>
<li><strong>Countries</strong> (predefined)</li>
<li><strong>US States</strong> (predefined)</li>
<li><strong>Canadian Provinces</strong> (predefined)</li>
<li><strong>Calendar &#8211; Days of Week</strong> (predefined)</li>
<li><strong>Calendar &#8211; Months of Year</strong> (predefined)</li>
<li>And many more!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Optional Components to do even more</h4>
<p>You can enable some of our included components to extend your WordPress site even further:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Types-only Mode</strong> &#8211; 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</li>
<li><strong>Pods Templates</strong> &#8211; Use our <a href="https://docs.pods.io/displaying-pods/pods-templates/" rel="nofollow ugc">template engine</a> to create templates that can be handed off to clients for care-free management</li>
<li><strong>Markdown Syntax</strong> &#8211; Parses <a href="https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax" rel="nofollow ugc">Markdown Syntax</a> for Paragraph Text / WYSIWYG fields</li>
<li><strong>Advanced Relationships</strong> &#8211; 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</li>
<li><strong>Table Storage</strong> &#8211; Enable table-based database storage for custom fields on Post Types, Media, Users, and Comments</li>
<li><strong>Roles and Capabilities</strong> &#8211; Create or edit Roles for your site and customize what they have access to</li>
<li><strong>Advanced Content Types</strong> &#8211; Create entirely custom content types that have their own database table, and they will exist outside the normal WordPress context avoiding meta database tables</li>
<li><strong>Pods Pages</strong> &#8211; Create custom pages that function off of your site&#8217;s URL path with wildcard support and choose the Page Template in the theme to use &#8212; most useful paired with Advanced Content Types</li>
</ul>
<h4>Plugins that integrate with Pods</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://pods.io/advanced-views-lite/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Views Lite</a> &#8211; Lets you build templates (views) and queries (cards) so that you can manage your content rendering with less code.</li>
<li><a href="https://bricksbuilder.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">Bricks Builder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/codepress-admin-columns/" rel="ugc">Codepress Admin Columns</a> using premium <a href="https://www.admincolumns.com/pods/" rel="nofollow ugc">Admin Columns Pro</a> Pods integration</li>
<li><a href="https://conductorplugin.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Conductor</a></li>
<li><a href="https://elementor.com/pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Elementor Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/" rel="ugc">Polylang</a> has direct integration in Pods itself</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/timber-library/" rel="ugc">Timber</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-graphql/" rel="ugc">WPGraphQL</a> has direct integration in Pods itself</li>
<li><a href="http://wpml.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPML</a> has direct integration in Pods itself</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/yet-another-related-posts-plugin/" rel="ugc">YARPP</a> has direct integration in Pods itself</li>
</ul>
<h4>Themes that integrate with Pods</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.studiopress.com/themes/genesis/" rel="nofollow ugc">Genesis</a> (StudioPress) has direct integration in Pods itself</li>
</ul>
<h4>Extend Pods with Free Add-Ons</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods-beaver-builder-themer-add-on/" rel="ugc">Pods Beaver Themer Add-On</a> &#8211; Integrates Pods with <a href="https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/beaver-themer/" rel="nofollow ugc">Beaver Themer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods-gravity-forms/" rel="ugc">Pods Gravity Forms Add-On</a> &#8211; Integrates Pods with <a href="https://pods.io/gravityforms/" rel="nofollow ugc">Gravity Forms</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods-alternative-cache/" rel="ugc">Pods Alternative Cache Add-On</a> &#8211; Speed up Pods on servers with limited object caching capabilities</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods-seo/" rel="ugc">Pods SEO Add-On</a> &#8211; Integrates Pods Advanced Content Types with Yoast SEO</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods-ajax-views/" rel="ugc">Pods AJAX Views Add-On</a> &#8211; Adds new functions you can use to output template parts that load via AJAX after other page elements</li>
</ul>
<h4>Extend Pods with Free Third-party Add-Ons</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/pmpro-pods/" rel="ugc">Paid Memberships Pro &#8211; Pods Add On</a> &#8211; Integrates Pods with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/" rel="ugc">Paid Memberships Pro</a> to extend PMPro objects with custom fields added by Pods</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/panda-pods-repeater-field/" rel="ugc">Panda Pods Repeater Field Add-On</a> &#8211; Lets you add groups of fields that repeat and are stored in their own custom database table (Advanced setup required)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pods Pro by SKCDEV Premium Add-Ons</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://pods-pro.skc.dev/downloads/list-tables/" rel="nofollow ugc">List Tables Add-On</a> &#8211; A new block and shortcode to list/filter content from Pods in a table format</li>
<li><a href="https://pods-pro.skc.dev/downloads/page-builder-toolkit/" rel="nofollow ugc">Page Builder Toolkit Add-On</a> &#8211; Integrates Pods with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/beaver-builder-lite-version/" rel="ugc">Beaver Builder</a>, <a href="https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/beaver-themer/" rel="nofollow ugc">Beaver Themer</a>, <a href="https://conditionalblocks.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Conditional Blocks Pro</a>, <a href="https://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/divi/" rel="nofollow ugc">Divi Theme</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/" rel="ugc">Elementor</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/generateblocks/" rel="ugc">GenerateBlocks</a>, <a href="https://oxygenbuilder.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Oxygen Builder</a>, and <a href="https://wpstackable.com/premium/" rel="nofollow ugc">Stackable Blocks (premium)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pods-pro.skc.dev/downloads/advanced-relationship-storage/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Relationships Storage Add-On</a> &#8211; Advanced options for relationship storage</li>
<li><a href="https://pods-pro.skc.dev/downloads/tablepress-integration/" rel="nofollow ugc">TablePress Integration Add-On</a> &#8211; Integrates Pods with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/" rel="ugc">TablePress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pods-pro.skc.dev/downloads/advanced-permalinks/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Permalinks Add-On</a> &#8211; Advanced permalink structures and taxonomy landing pages</li>
</ul>
<h3>How can I translate Pods into my own language?</h3>
<p>Many thanks go out to the fine folks who have helped us translate the Pods plugin into many other languages.</p>
<p>Join us in further translating the Pods interface on the official <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pods" rel="nofollow ugc">Translating WordPress dashboard</a></p>
<p>We are also available through our <a href="https://support.pods.io/chat/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Community Slack Chat</a> to help our translators get started and to support them on the process.</p>
<p>Are you looking to translate your Pods and Fields themselves? You&#8217;ll want to enable the &#8220;Translate Pods&#8221; component from Pods Admin &gt; Components.</p>
<h3>Contributors</h3>
<p>Pods really wouldn&#8217;t be where it is without all the contributions from our <a href="https://friends.pods.io" rel="nofollow ugc">donors</a> and <a href="https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/graphs/contributors" rel="nofollow ugc">code/support contributors</a>.</p>


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