ControlledChaos of Controlled Chaos Design
8/9/2016 - 6:47 PM

Remove the standard widgets from the WordPress dashboard.

Remove the standard widgets from the WordPress dashboard.

remove-dashboard-widgets.php
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<?php

function ccd_remove_dashboard_widgets() {
  
    global $wp_meta_boxes;
    unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_quick_press']);
    unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_incoming_links']);
    unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_right_now']);
    unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_plugins']);
    unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_recent_drafts']);
    unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_recent_comments']);
    unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_primary']);
    unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_secondary']);
    
  remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_activity', 'dashboard', 'normal' );
  
}
add_action( 'wp_dashboard_setup', 'ccd_remove_dashboard_widgets' );

?>
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