Global Meta Box Order
Harmonize meta box positions for all backend users.
5(5 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, Global Meta Box Order is a WordPress post plugin with 400 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
5/55 reviews
400active installs
6.6K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Intuitively harmonize meta box positions and screen column layout for all backend users of your WordPress installation.
Quick Overview
- Install and activate the plugin
- Switch to a post, a page, a custom post type, or the dashboard
- Change the order and position of a meta box (or all of them)
- Change the column layout
- Switch to a different user (maybe with the help of the User Switching plugin)
- See your changes applied
Installation
Download and unpack, then move the folder ‘global-meta-box-order’ into your ‘plugins’ folder. Head over to your WordPress installation and activate the plugin in the admin area.
Rollback
The plugin doesn’t write anything to the database, it just reads. So it never touches any user settings, but instead filters them on a per reques…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.1+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.3
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Contributors
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