Reset Meta Box Positions

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Reset Meta Box Positions

by David Gwyer

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Description

Over time meta boxes may have been repositioned on WordPress admin post/page editor screens. This simple lightweight plugin allows you to quickly reset meta boxes back to their default positions, for the currently logged in admin user.

Choose which post type(s) to reset meta boxes on. Works on all post types including public custom post types.

Very quick and simple to use!

Please rate this Plugin if you find it useful. 🙂

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Instructions for installing:

  1. In your WordPress admin go to Plugins -> Add New.
  2. Enter Reset Meta Box Positions in the text box and click Search Plugins.
  3. In the list of Plugins click Install Now next to the Reset Meta Box Positions Plugin.
  4. Once installed click to activate.
  5. Visit the Plugin options page via Settings -> Reset Meta Box Positions, and reset meta boxes for the selected post types.
  1. Main plugin settings page.

    Main plugin settings page.

  2. Meta boxes are reset via an Ajax request so no page refresh needed!

    Meta boxes are reset via an Ajax request so no page refresh needed!

  3. Success message shown once meta boxes have been reset to their default positions for the selected post types.

    Success message shown once meta boxes have been reset to their default positions for the selected post types.

Great tool

By Gregoire Noyelle (aglekis) on December 8, 2021

Thanks for this tool. It works with Gutenberg too!

Worked great.

By ruferto on August 1, 2018

Worked as inteded, reset all the metabox positions

** 0.1.1, FEB 11, 2021 **

  • Updated to work with custom post types.

** 0.1.0, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 **

  • Initial plugin release.
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