function get_hidden_meta_boxes( $screen ) {
  if ( is_string( $screen ) ) {
    $screen = convert_to_screen( $screen );
  }

  $hidden = get_user_option( "metaboxhidden_{$screen->id}" );

  $use_defaults = ! is_array( $hidden );

  // Hide slug boxes by default.
  if ( $use_defaults ) {
    $hidden = array();

    if ( 'post' === $screen->base ) {
      if ( in_array( $screen->post_type, array( 'post', 'page', 'attachment' ), true ) ) {
        $hidden = array( 'slugdiv', 'trackbacksdiv', 'postcustom', 'postexcerpt', 'commentstatusdiv', 'commentsdiv', 'authordiv', 'revisionsdiv' );
      } else {
        $hidden = array( 'slugdiv' );
      }
    }

    
/**
 * Filters the default list of hidden meta boxes.
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @param string[]  $hidden An array of IDs of meta boxes hidden by default.
 * @param WP_Screen $screen WP_Screen object of the current screen.
 */
    $hidden = apply_filters( 'default_hidden_meta_boxes', $hidden, $screen );
  }

  
/**
 * Filters the list of hidden meta boxes.
 *
 * @since 3.3.0
 *
 * @param string[]  $hidden       An array of IDs of hidden meta boxes.
 * @param WP_Screen $screen       WP_Screen object of the current screen.
 * @param bool      $use_defaults Whether to show the default meta boxes.
 *                                Default true.
 */
  return apply_filters( 'hidden_meta_boxes', $hidden, $screen, $use_defaults );
}