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WordPress Hidden Gem: Closed meta boxes filter

June 7, 2016 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Sometimes, rather than hiding a meta box via screen options altogether, I want the box to be closed until the user opens it. WordPress has a filter that lets you add box IDs to the list of things that should be closed. The filter names are different for each post type. If you … [Read more...] about WordPress Hidden Gem: Closed meta boxes filter

WordPress admin UX, filters, meta boxes

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