Meta boxes hidden by default

[brianhogg]

On a new install of WP 7.0, meta boxes are now fully hidden by default. This causes confusion when important parts of the editor for many post types no longer appear until the small "Meta Boxes" bar is clicked.

[wildworks]

Thanks for the report, but I can't reproduce the problem on Playground.

This is my test procedure.

1. Access ​https://playground.wordpress.net/?wp=beta
2. Open a post
3. Open Option > Preferences
4. Enable the "Custom fields" setting
5. Click the "Show & Reload Page" button
6. The metabox area occupies the lower half of the canvas.

[audrasjb]

@wildworks I may be wrong, but I believe the correct reproduction steps are:

1. Access ​​https://playground.wordpress.net/?wp=beta
2. Install a plugin that shows a meta box in the editor, like Yoast for example
3. Open a post
4. The metabox is collapsed by default

[wildworks]

I was mistaken. The height of the metabox is persisted as a user setting in either the database or the browser's local storage. Therefore, the test results will vary depending on whether the metabox height has been manipulated.

Technically, this issue should also occur if you perform a fresh installation of 6.9. The default for the metabox should be collapsed.

I propose closing this ticket and then submitting an issue to the Gutenberg repo to change the default behavior of metaboxes.