Title: Plugin Missing from Sidebar
Last modified: July 24, 2022

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# Plugin Missing from Sidebar

 *  Resolved [adrajana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adrajana/)
 * (@adrajana)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-missing-from-sidebar/)
 * I have activated this plugin, but there is no link in the sidebar for me to start
   using it. What am I missing here? Feel like such a newb.

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 *  [annieprouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annieprouse/)
 * (@annieprouse)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-missing-from-sidebar/#post-15861420)
 * Yes, I am having the same problem. Plus when trying to install the download from
   here, wordpress.org, it failed installation. Went to Github and downloaded the
   master file.
 *  Plugin Support [Neo WhiteRabbit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/longnguyen89/)
 * (@longnguyen89)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-missing-from-sidebar/#post-15864207)
 * Hi,
 * In the free version, Meta Box does not have the UI to create custom fields. To
   create custom fields with code, please follow the documentation [https://docs.metabox.io/creating-fields-with-code/](https://docs.metabox.io/creating-fields-with-code/)
 *  [efc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eceleste/)
 * (@eceleste)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-missing-from-sidebar/#post-15889554)
 * This is very confusing for newcomers and a terrible experience as an introduction
   to Meta Box. In fact, there is a page available for Meta Box even in the free
   version, it is just impossible to navigate to, this is the `/wp-admin/plugins.
   php?page=meta-box` page. In the free version it would be a much better experience
   if MB created an item in the sidebar that took you to this same content, just
   so new users would not misunderstand. And on this page it should say clearly 
   just what you said above: “In the free version, Meta Box does not have the UI
   to create custom fields.”
 * This simples statement is not provided anywhere in the [plugin description](https://wordpress.org/plugins/meta-box/),
   or even anywhere in the [installation page](https://docs.metabox.io/installation/).
   In fact, the installation page goes immediately from “install the plugin from
   wordpress.org” to “let’s look at the custom post UI” which is not available at
   all without further action and even payment.
 * Please, fix this. Make it easy for new users to get on board and understand what
   is happening and how to make Meta Box useful!

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 * [metabox](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/metabox/)

 * 3 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [efc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eceleste/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-missing-from-sidebar/#post-15889554)
 * Status: resolved