Remove a Dashboard Widget
Description:
How to remove the various dashboard widgets in WordPress
Kind:
PHP
PHP:
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'remove_dashboard_widgets');
function remove_dashboard_widgets () {
//Completely remove various dashboard widgets (remember they can also be HIDDEN from admin)
remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_quick_press', 'dashboard', 'side' ); //Quick Press widget
remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_recent_drafts', 'dashboard', 'side' ); //Recent Drafts
remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_primary', 'dashboard', 'side' ); //WordPress.com Blog
remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_secondary', 'dashboard', 'side' ); //Other WordPress News
remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_incoming_links','dashboard', 'normal' ); //Incoming Links
remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_plugins', 'dashboard', 'normal' ); //Plugins
}