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1. AmericanNoise
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi everyone,

   I'd like to manually remove some items from the Add New post page, but I'm not sure where the code is located. Basically, here's the scenario:

   I will have an open-registration forum. However, I don't want Contributors to have the option to dis-allow comments--and I don't want them to be able to select where to send trackbacks. I was to completely remove those options from the page that gets served to them in the backend.

   I understand that taking out the code will remove them for ALL user levels. Any help is appreciated.

2. David Sader
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Each area on the edit post page is added as a "meta box".

   Look at the several "add_meta_box(blah blah blah)" in /wp-admin/ edit_form_advanced.php

   To remove 'Discussion' and 'Send Trackbacks' from the edit_form_advanced.php you could use the following in a plugin:

   WP3.0
   

   <?php
   add_action( 'admin_head', 'fewer_meta_boxes');
   function fewer_meta_boxes() {
   global $post_type;
   remove_meta_box('commentstatusdiv', $post_type, 'normal');
   remove_meta_box('trackbacksdiv', $post_type, 'normal');
   }
   ?>

   WP2.9.x
   

   <?php
   add_action( 'admin_head', 'fewer_meta_boxes');
   function fewer_meta_boxes() {
   remove_meta_box('commentstatusdiv', 'post_comment_status_meta_box', 'normal');
   remove_meta_box('trackbacksdiv', 'post_trackback_meta_box', 'normal');
   }
   ?>

3. Mark / t31os
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Or just remove it for anyone not an admin..
   

   <?php
   /*
     This code is based on WP 3.0, see code in post above for 2.9 example.
   */
   add_action( 'admin_head-post-new.php', 'fewer_meta_boxes');
   add_action( 'admin_head-post.php', 'fewer_meta_boxes');
   function fewer_meta_boxes() {
   	global $post_type;
   	if( !current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
   		remove_meta_box('commentstatusdiv', $post_type, 'normal');
   		remove_meta_box('trackbacksdiv', $post_type, 'normal');
   	}
   }
   ?>

4. AmericanNoise
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Super, guys. Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it.

5. ontargetpro
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   This is very, very helpful, thanks!

   The only trouble I had is that I had to make the changes to the Thesis custom_function file because I have a multisite setup with each site using its own css and functions files. As soon as I change that file, every time I go to edit a post, it tells me that someone is editing it. Weird.

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