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Clear Every Default Widget Off the Dashboard

Removes the stock Dashboard widgets (Quick Draft, Activity, At a Glance, etc.) so you can start from a clean slate — often paired with a custom widget of your own.

php

/**
 * Remove all dashboard widgets
 */
function 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', 'remove_dashboard_widgets' );

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