Displaying Metadata in Lightroom 4

I want to display the IPTC metadata in Lightroom 4 in the same way as in Bridge CS6 so that it only displays the fields I want to use - is this possible without having to install 3rd party software? I've tried the metadata pop-up menu selections but these either omit items I want to see or include many items which I don't use. I bought Lightroom because it was designed for photographers but I am discovering that there are a number of areas where it is not as flexible as Bridge.

1MickMick wrote:
the plugin is only a beta release but may revisit it once the final version appears.
I recommend trying while it's in beta. The only reason it's in beta is due to recent enhancements that concerned dynamic acquisition of other plugin's metadata. If you're not using that feature, it's beta-ism shouldn't affect you. This is otherwise a mature plugin - very low risk.
I "alpha" tested it, and only turned up one problem, which Jeffrey promptly fixed.
If you want to develop your own metadata viewer presets without resorting to a 3rd party plugin or add-in, you can develop your own:
Put in 'Metadata Field Lists' (you must create folder if not already existing) subfolder of "Lightroom Presets Folder" (see Preferences, Presets tab), a .lua file containing stuff like this:
return {
version   = 1, -- format this file is in (format version #1)
title     = "Rob's Minimal",
id        = "com.robcole.metadatafieldlist.minimal",
type      = "MetadataFieldList",
-- keep plugins alphabetical
items = {
        --   A D O B E
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "File Info" },
        'com.adobe.filename',
        'com.adobe.folder',
        'com.adobe.dateTimeOriginal',
        'com.adobe.dateTimeDigitized.onlyIfUnique',
        'com.adobe.imageCroppedDimensions',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Title & Caption" },
        'com.adobe.title',
        { 'com.adobe.caption', height_in_lines = 3 },
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Shooting Info" },
        'com.adobe.exposureBiasValue',
        'com.adobe.flash',
        'com.adobe.software',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Genre, Scene, & Location" },
        'com.adobe.intellectualGenre',
        'com.adobe.scene',
        'com.adobe.location',
        'com.adobe.city',
        'com.adobe.state',
        'com.adobe.country',
        'com.adobe.isoCountryCode',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.CustomMetadata.*',
        'com.robcole.dev.ChangeManager.*',
        'com.robcole.ChangeManager.*',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.RC_CustomMetadata.*',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.develop.DevAdjust.*',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        --   D E V   M E T A
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "RC Dev Meta" },
        'com.adobe.separator',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.lastUpdate',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.ProcessVersion',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Camera Calibration" },
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.CameraProfile',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.ShadowTint',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.rgbColorMods',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Basic" },
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.WhiteBalance',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Temperature',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Tint',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Exposure',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.HighlightRecovery',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.FillLight',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Shadows',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Brightness',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Contrast',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Clarity',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Vibrance',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Saturation',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Tone Curve" },
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.ToneCurveName',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.toneCurveParamMods',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.toneCurvePointMods',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "HSL / Color / B & W" },
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.colorType',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.colorMods',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Split Toning" },
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.splitToning',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Detail" },
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.Sharpness',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.SharpenRadius',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.SharpenDetail',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.SharpenEdgeMasking',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.LuminanceSmoothing',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.LuminanceNoiseReductionDetail',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.LuminanceNoiseReductionContrast',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.ColorNoiseReduction',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.ColorNoiseReductionDetail',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Lens Corrections" },
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.lensDistortion',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.lensVignetting',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.lensCa',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.perspective',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Effects" },
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.postCropVignette',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.grain',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { "com.adobe.label", label = "Crop, Locals, & Retouch" },
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.retouched',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.redeye',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.gradients',
        'com.robcole.lightroom.metadata.DevMeta.brushes',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        {"com.adobe.label", label="RC Exif Meta" },
        'com.robcole.develop.ExifMeta.lastUpdate',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { 'com.adobe.label', label = 'SubIFD1' },
        'com.robcole.develop.ExifMeta.SubIFD1_BitsPerSample',
        'com.adobe.separator',
        { formatter = 'com.robcole.develop.ExifMeta.bigBlock', topLabel=true },
        --   N X   T O O
        'com.adobe.separator',
        -- { "com.adobe.label", label = "RC Nx Too" }, -- The label is automatic when * is used.
        'com.robcole.lightroom.NxToo.*',
PS - Lemmeno if you want more details...
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