What is the “Advanced” $context in add_meta_box?

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1. The difference between normal and advanced is that normal will be placed on the page before advanced.

   For example the following will display “One” before “Two”

   function admin_init_test() {
       add_meta_box('one', __('One'), 'test_one', 'post', 'advanced');
       add_meta_box('two', __('Two'), 'test_two', 'post', 'normal');
   }
   add_action('admin_init', 'admin_init_test');
   
   function test_two() {
       echo "<p>test_two</p>";
   }
   function test_one() {
       echo "<p>test_one</p>";
   }
   

   If you switch the context parameter around, then “Two” will display before “One” on the edit page:

   add_meta_box('one', __('One'), 'test_one', 'post', 'normal');
   add_meta_box('two', __('Two'), 'test_two', 'post', 'advanced');
   

   Also if you reorder the meta boxes yourself by dragging them around then that order is saved and seems to take precedence over the ‘normal’ and ‘advanced’ contexts.

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