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Use Meta Box image and file fields with WP Media Cloud cloud storage

Meta Box is a lightweight WordPress framework for creating custom fields and custom post types. WP Media Cloud offloads every image and file those fields reference to cloud storage automatically, with no extra configuration on either side.

Image
fields offloaded to cloud
File
fields offloaded to cloud
Zero
extra configuration
How they work together

Meta Box adds structured fields to your content. WP Media Cloud moves the media those fields reference to the cloud.

Meta Box and WP Media Cloud operate at different layers of WordPress. Meta Box defines what fields exist on your posts, pages, and custom post types. WP Media Cloud controls where the files those fields reference are stored and served from. Because Meta Box image and file fields store media library attachment IDs, and WP Media Cloud rewrites all attachment URLs transparently, the two work together without any shared configuration.

Step 01

Install and configure WP Media Cloud

Set up WP Media Cloud with your preferred cloud storage provider. From this point on, every image or file uploaded to the WordPress media library is automatically moved to cloud storage, regardless of which field or interface it was uploaded through.

Step 02

Build your Meta Box field groups as normal

Create image fields, file fields, image list fields, and any other media-related field types in Meta Box just as you normally would. When a content editor selects an image through a Meta Box field, it is uploaded to the media library and immediately offloaded to cloud storage by WP Media Cloud.

Step 03

Meta Box field values resolve to cloud URLs

When your theme or page builder outputs the value of a Meta Box image field, the URL it receives from WordPress already points to your cloud storage bucket or CDN. WP Media Cloud rewrites attachment URLs at the WordPress level, so every integration that reads from the media library gets the cloud URL automatically.

Step 04

Works across every context Meta Box is used in

Meta Box fields work the same way whether they are attached to posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomy terms, user profiles, or settings pages. WP Media Cloud handles all of them, because all of them draw from the same WordPress media library.

Which field types are affected

Any Meta Box field that stores a media library attachment.

Meta Box has a large library of field types. The ones that interact with WP Media Cloud are those that store or reference a WordPress media library attachment. When a file is selected through one of these fields, it goes through the media library upload process, which is where WP Media Cloud intercepts it and moves it to cloud storage.

Fields that store plain text, numbers, dates, relationships to other posts, or other non-media data are not affected. They continue to work exactly as normal. WP Media Cloud only touches files that pass through the media library.

Meta Box field types

Image field
Single image, offloaded to cloud
Offloaded
File field
Any file type, offloaded to cloud
Offloaded
Image list / Image advanced
Multiple images, all offloaded
Offloaded
File list / File advanced
Multiple files, all offloaded
Offloaded
Text, number, date, post, taxonomy fields
No media library involvement
Not affected
Storage providers

Choose the cloud storage that fits your project.

WP Media Cloud works with every major cloud storage provider. Meta Box image and file fields work with all of them, since the offloading happens at the media library level.

Bunny Edge Storage
Bunny Edge Storage
Global edge storage
Cloudflare R2
Cloudflare R2
Zero egress storage
Amazon S3
Amazon S3
30+ global regions
Wasabi
Wasabi
Flat-rate, zero egress
DigitalOcean Spaces
DigitalOcean Spaces
Built-in CDN
Hetzner Object Storage
Hetzner Object Storage
EU-based, GDPR
Backblaze B2
Backblaze B2
Low cost storage
Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage
Multi-region buckets

Use Meta Box image and file fields. Let WP Media Cloud handle the cloud.

Every image and file your Meta Box fields reference moves to cloud storage automatically. No extra configuration needed. 30-day money-back guarantee.

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