WordPess Remove Dashboard Widgets

DSDalton Sutton• March 19, 2024
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How To Install

  1. Open your WordPress theme's functions.php file or a plugin's PHP file.
  2. Copy and paste the provided PHP snippet into the PHP file.
  3. Save the file.
  4. Adjust as needed.
<?php

// Function to remove various default dashboard widgets to declutter the user interface
function daltonsutton_remove_dashboard_widgets() {
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_right_now', 'dashboard', 'normal');
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_recent_comments', 'dashboard', 'normal');
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_incoming_links', 'dashboard', 'normal');
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_plugins', 'dashboard', 'normal');
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_quick_press', 'dashboard', 'side');
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_recent_drafts', 'dashboard', 'side');
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_primary', 'dashboard', 'side');
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_secondary', 'dashboard', 'side');
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_activity', 'dashboard', 'normal');
  remove_meta_box('dashboard_site_health', 'dashboard', 'normal');
  remove_action('welcome_panel', 'wp_welcome_panel');
}
add_action('admin_init', 'daltonsutton_remove_dashboard_widgets');