// Change what's hidden by default add_filter('default_hidden_meta_boxes', 'hide_meta_lock', 10, 2); function hide_meta_lock($hidden, $screen) { if ( 'frog' == $screen->base ) $hidden = array('postexcerpt','slugdiv','postcustom','trackbacksdiv', 'commentstatusdiv', 'commentsdiv', 'authordiv', 'revisionsdiv'); // removed 'postexcerpt', return $hidden; }