##Remove Default WordPress Meta Boxes##
Remove Default WordPress Meta Boxes
Tested on: WordPress 3.0.1
This code will allow you to remove specific Meta Boxes which WordPress adds by default to the default Add/Edit Post and Add/Edit Page screens.
// REMOVE META BOXES FROM DEFAULT POSTS SCREEN function remove_default_post_screen_metaboxes() { remove_meta_box( 'postcustom','post','normal' ); // Custom Fields Metabox remove_meta_box( 'postexcerpt','post','normal' ); // Excerpt Metabox remove_meta_box( 'commentstatusdiv','post','normal' ); // Comments Metabox remove_meta_box( 'trackbacksdiv','post','normal' ); // Talkback Metabox remove_meta_box( 'slugdiv','post','normal' ); // Slug Metabox remove_meta_box( 'authordiv','post','normal' ); // Author Metabox } add_action('admin_menu', 'remove_default_post_screen_metaboxes'); // REMOVE META BOXES FROM DEFAULT PAGES SCREEN function remove_default_page_screen_metaboxes() { remove_meta_box( 'postcustom','page','normal' ); // Custom Fields Metabox remove_meta_box( 'postexcerpt','page','normal' ); // Excerpt Metabox remove_meta_box( 'commentstatusdiv','page','normal' ); // Comments Metabox remove_meta_box( 'trackbacksdiv','page','normal' ); // Talkback Metabox remove_meta_box( 'slugdiv','page','normal' ); // Slug Metabox remove_meta_box( 'authordiv','page','normal' ); // Author Metabox } add_action('admin_menu', 'remove_default_page_screen_metaboxes');