Description
This simple plugin allows you to disable any sidebar and dashboard widget for the current WordPress site you are on. It provides a simple user interface available to users with edit_theme_options capabilities (usually Administrator role) available under Appearance -> Disable Widgets.
After saving the settings, the sidebar and dashboard widgets are removed from and the user can’t see those widgets anymore.
Developer? Get to know the hooks
Have a look at the filters we provide:
wp_widget_disable_default_sidebar_widgets– Allows you to exclude certain sidebar widgets from being disabled.wp_widget_disable_default_dashboard_widgets– Allows you to exclude certain dashboard widgets from being disabled.
Contributions
If you would like to contribute to this plugin, report an issue or anything like that, please note that we develop this plugin on GitHub.
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Screenshots
Disable the sidebar widgets you don’t need. 
Even disable unused dashboard widgets. 
The simplified widgets overview. 
The stripped-down dashboard.
Installation
Manual Installation
- Upload the entire
/wp-widget-disabledirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate WP Widget Disable through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Go to Appearance -> Disable Widgets to manage sidebar and dashboard widgets.
FAQ
None so far. But you can ask us any time on twitter!
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Widget Disable” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Interested in development?
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Changelog
2.0.0 – 2020-02-02
- New: Allows removal of the “Browse Happy” and “PHP Update Required” widgets in the dashboard to suppress remote API requests.
1.9.1 – 2019-03-11
- Enhancement: Cleanup and compatibility with WordPress 5.1.
1.9.0 – 2018-07-26
- Enhancement: Added Multisite support.
- Enhancement: Allows hiding the Try Gutenberg callout in WordPress 4.9.8.
For older versions see CHANGELOG.md.