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Disable Meta Box Resizing — WordPress Custom Field Plugin

by Acato · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.7 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 8.2+

Disable Meta Box Resizing has 50+ active installs on WordPress.org and 553 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 31, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Disable Meta Box Resizing at a glance

Active installs
50+
Total downloads
553
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Disable Meta Box Resizing well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Development happens at github.com/acato-plugins/disable-meta-box-resizing. The uncompiled sources of the editor script and stylesheet ship in /src, next to the…
  • The plugin only touches the post editor. The site editor has no meta boxes and is left alone
  • One piece of user meta and one settings array. No front end code
  • On WordPress older than 7.0 the plugin deactivates itself and explains why, since there is no resizable panel there to switch off

Details

Turn off the resizable meta box panel that WordPress 7.0 added to the bottom of the post editor. Set per user.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Disable Meta Box Resizing competes in

Tags

  • block-editor
  • custom fields
  • editor
  • meta boxes
  • preferences

More from Acato

Version
1.0.7
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026
First published
Aug 10, 2026
Requires WordPress
7.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
8.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Disable Meta Box Resizing FAQ

What does Disable Meta Box Resizing do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Disable Meta Box Resizing offers Development happens at github.com/acato-plugins/disable-meta-box-resizing. The uncompiled sources of the editor script and stylesheet ship in /src, next to the, The plugin only touches the post editor. The site editor has no meta boxes and is left alone, One piece of user meta and one settings array. No front end code and On WordPress older than 7.0 the plugin deactivates itself and explains why, since there is no resizable panel there to switch off.

How many active installs does Disable Meta Box Resizing have?

WordPress.org reports 50+ active installs for Disable Meta Box Resizing as of September 7, 2026.

Is Disable Meta Box Resizing still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 31, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Disable Meta Box Resizing free?

Disable Meta Box Resizing is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.