Active installations10K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.8 / 5 from 24 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Widget Disable version 3.0.1 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
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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WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
dashboard widgets
sidebar widgets
admin
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity23 Sept 20261mo ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
WordPress compatibility7.0.4→7.1.2
Tracking & source
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