If you are looking to hide wordpress dashboard widgets without the use of any plugins and if there are many users accessing your wordpress dashboard, this code might work for you.
//Hide Dashboard Widgets for all
function pkws_hide_dashboard_widgets(){
global $wp_meta_boxes;
$wp_meta_boxes[‘dashboard’][‘normal’][‘core’] = array();
$wp_meta_boxes[‘dashboard’][‘side’][‘core’] = array();
}
add_action(‘in_admin_header’, ‘pkws_hide_dashboard_widgets’, 99);
If you want to hide wordpress dashboard widgets for all users except admins, you can try this below code.
//Hide Dashboard Widgets for all except admin
function pkws_hide_dashboard_widgets_except_super_admin(){
if (!is_super_admin()) {
global $wp_meta_boxes;
$wp_meta_boxes[‘dashboard’][‘normal’][‘core’] = array();
$wp_meta_boxes[‘dashboard’][‘side’][‘core’] = array();
}
}
add_action(‘in_admin_header’, ‘pkws_hide_dashboard_widgets_except_super_admin’, 99);