Elementor is known for shamelessly plugging its products and services by intruding on the admin dashboard. Starting somewhere with Elementor version 4, things got worse.
Tired of seeing that crap? A simple edit to your functions.php file will remove the offending widgets. This will work in either the theme’s functions.php file, or the child theme’s functions.php file. Absent a compelling reason, you should ALWAYS use a child theme. Below is the magic code:
/**
* Remove ALL Elementor dashboard widgets.
*/
function remove_all_elementor_dashboard_widgets() {
$widgets = array(
'elementor-manage-dashboard',
'elementor_overview_widget',
'e-dashboard-overview',
);
foreach ($widgets as $widget) {
foreach (array('normal', 'side', 'column3', 'column4') as $context) {
remove_meta_box($widget, 'dashboard', $context);
}
}
}
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'remove_all_elementor_dashboard_widgets', 999);Enjoy a cleaner dashboard!
