Remove Default WordPress Meta Boxes

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’);