How to remove Custom Field section from WordPress?

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1. function remove_metaboxes() {
    remove_meta_box( 'postcustom' , 'page' , 'normal' ); //removes custom fields for page
    remove_meta_box( 'commentstatusdiv' , 'page' , 'normal' ); //removes comments status for page
    remove_meta_box( 'commentsdiv' , 'page' , 'normal' ); //removes comments for page
    remove_meta_box( 'authordiv' , 'page' , 'normal' ); //removes author for page
   }
   add_action( 'admin_menu' , 'remove_metaboxes' );
   

   change “page” to “post” to do this for posts

   Put this in your function.php file

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2. This is how to do it for all post types:

   add_action( 'do_meta_boxes', 'remove_default_custom_fields_meta_box', 1, 3 );
   function remove_default_custom_fields_meta_box( $post_type, $context, $post ) {
       remove_meta_box( 'postcustom', $post_type, $context );
   }
   

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3. You’re changing core files, which is not good idea when it comes to upgrades and the end-user. Go to “Screen Options” and untick “Custom Fields,” or use a plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-write-panel/ to hide editor panels. Or, check the plugin for the code you need to disable each editor option without using the plugin.

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4. You can most easily do this by editing the CSS for the individual box within the admin. First method that comes to mind would be to add the following to your theme’s functions.php file.

   <?php
   add_action('wp_head','hide_custom_fields_postbox');
   
   function hide_custom_fields_postbox()
   {
     if ( is_admin() ) {
     ?>
     <style type="text/css">
     div#postcustom {display:none;}
     </style>
     <?php
     }
   }//end function
   ?>
   

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