Is there a function for getting a list of registered Meta Boxes and removing them? I see there is a method for adding, and removing.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/remove_meta_box
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Sign up to join this communityIs there a function for getting a list of registered Meta Boxes and removing them? I see there is a method for adding, and removing.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/remove_meta_box
Not really, but you can define your own. All meta boxes are stored in the global variable $wp_meta_boxes
which is a multi-dimensional array.
function get_meta_boxes( $screen = null, $context = 'advanced' ) {
global $wp_meta_boxes;
if ( empty( $screen ) )
$screen = get_current_screen();
elseif ( is_string( $screen ) )
$screen = convert_to_screen( $screen );
$page = $screen->id;
return $wp_meta_boxes[$page][$context];
}
This array will show all of the meta boxes registered for a specific screen and a specific context. You could also drill down even further because this array is also a multidimensional array that segregates meta boxes by priority and id.
So let's say you want to get an array that contains all of the meta boxes that are of "normal" priority on the admin Dashboard. You'd call the following:
$dashboard_boxes = get_meta_boxes( 'dashboard', 'normal' );
This is identical to the global array $wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']
and it also a multi-dimensional array.
Let's say you want to remove a bunch of meta boxes. The function above can be tweaked slightly to avail that:
function remove_meta_boxes( $screen = null, $context = 'advanced', $priority = 'default', $id ) {
global $wp_meta_boxes;
if ( empty( $screen ) )
$screen = get_current_screen();
elseif ( is_string( $screen ) )
$screen = convert_to_screen( $screen );
$page = $screen->id;
unset( $wp_meta_boxes[$page][$context][$priority][$id] );
}
If you wanted to remove, say, the incoming links widget from the Dashboard, you'd call:
remove_meta_boxes( 'dashboard', 'normal', 'core', 'dashboard_incoming_links' );
global
is not working for me! Thanks. wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/318834/…
Nov 10, 2018 at 13:50
On the WordPress Dashboard, there are meta boxes displayed. There is a normal column, and a side column.
I am able to obtain a list of registered meta boxes and remove them from the dashboard by using the following code:
// Remove some non-sense meta boxes
function remove_dashboard_meta_boxes(){
global $wp_meta_boxes;
// Dashboard core widgets :: Left Column
unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_incoming_links']);
unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_recent_comments']);
unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_plugins']);
unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_right_now']);
// Additional dashboard core widgets :: Right Column
unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_recent_drafts']);
unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_quick_press']);
unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_primary']);
unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_secondary']);
// Remove the welcome panel
update_user_meta(get_current_user_id(), 'show_welcome_panel', false);
}
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'remove_dashboard_meta_boxes');
Just use print_r($wp_meta_boxes);
to see a list of registered meta boxes.