How to hide the single post options by default?

HannahKao replied

5 years ago

Customer Reply

Hi,

thank you~ This is exactly what I m looking for!

Hannah

PenciDesign Supporter replied

5 years ago

Staff Reply

Hi,

Sorry for the miscommunication.

About your request, you can hide this Panel default for all posts by click to three dots button on the top right or editor screen, then click on Preference → Panel, uncheck Options for This Post/Page.

Regards,
PenciDesign.

HannahKao replied

5 years ago

Customer Reply

Hi,

I apologize for my poor English. Maybe I didn't describe my quetion clearly.

Actually I have used WordPress many many years, I completely understand how the Customizer and Theme Function working.

My quetion is NOT about "How to customize the post" NOR "How to apply customize settings". My question is nothing to do with the funcion.

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When you add a new post, you will see an expanding BIG METABOX named "Options For This Post/Page" .

Please see my attachment below

Since this metabox covers almost the whole block editor, I just want to know if it's possilble to minimize this metabox, make it contracted by default, so that I won't need to mannually close it every time I write a new post.

Thanks for your patient. Sorry again if my English is still too bad to make you understand, I will keep trying untill my question is understandable.

Hannah

PenciDesign Supporter replied

5 years ago

Staff Reply

Hi,

Maybe you don't understand how the Customizer and Theme Function working.

This is a workflow:

All settings you've config on Customize Panel will apply to all posts/pages & the entire site,
The Options for this post/page only apply to individual posts/pages and overwrite the default options you've config on Customizer

This is the location of each option on the Customizer Panel:

Hide Featured Image Auto Appears on This Post?: Customize → Single Posts → General → Hide Featured Image on Top,
Reading Time: Customize → General → General Settings → Set A Default Reading Time Value
Sidebar Layout for this post?: Customize → Single Posts → Single Posts Sidebar Layout
Custom Sidebar for This Posts/Page: Customize → Single Posts → Custom Sidebar for Single,
Select Single Style for This Post?: Customize → Single Posts → Single Posts Template
Custom Aspect Ratio for Featured Image of This Post?: Customize → Single Posts → Custom Aspect Ratio for Featured Image,
Enable Parallax Images for This Post?: Customize → Single Posts → Enable Parallax on Featured Image

All the settings you select on Customize will be applied to all the posts by default.

Regards,
PenciDesign.

HannahKao replied

5 years ago

Customer Reply

Thanks for the quick reply!

I have checked the customize Appearance → Customize → Single Posts many times, but I am sure I didn't see any setting for contracting the "Options For This Post/Page" toggle by default.

ActuallyI have no question with the post appearance. The "Options For This Post/Page toggle" I metioned is the one on the backend ( the bottom of post editor).

Could you show me how to keep it contracted by default? Because every time I start a new post, it always covers most of the editor section.

(I attach an image to describe more clearly)

Thanks~

Hannah

PenciDesign Supporter replied

5 years ago

Staff Reply

Hi,

Please go to Appearance → Customize → Single Posts, all the settings on this panel will apply to all posts.

Regards,
PenciDesign.

HannahKao started the conversation

5 years ago

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Hi,

I want to know if we can keep the single post options (Options For This Post/Page) contracted by default?

It doesn't sound a big problem, but the UX will be better if we don't need to manually contract the single post options toggle every time when staring a new post.

Thanks~