Source
File: wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
function wp_initial_nav_menu_meta_boxes() {
global $wp_meta_boxes;
if ( get_user_option( 'metaboxhidden_nav-menus' ) !== false || ! is_array( $wp_meta_boxes ) ) {
return;
}
$initial_meta_boxes = array( 'add-post-type-page', 'add-post-type-post', 'add-custom-links', 'add-category' );
$hidden_meta_boxes = array();
foreach ( array_keys( $wp_meta_boxes['nav-menus'] ) as $context ) {
foreach ( array_keys( $wp_meta_boxes['nav-menus'][ $context ] ) as $priority ) {
foreach ( $wp_meta_boxes['nav-menus'][ $context ][ $priority ] as $box ) {
if ( in_array( $box['id'], $initial_meta_boxes, true ) ) {
unset( $box['id'] );
} else {
$hidden_meta_boxes[] = $box['id'];
}
}
}
}
$user = wp_get_current_user();
update_user_option( $user->ID, 'metaboxhidden_nav-menus', $hidden_meta_boxes, true );
}