The PublishPress Capabilities plugin allows you to hide widgets on the WordPress admin dashboard. This is possible using the “Admin Features” option in the plugin.
- Install the PublishPress Capabilities plugin.
- Go to Capabilities > Admin Features in your WordPress menu.
- Choose a user role from the dropdown box in the top-left corner.
- Scroll down to the “Dashboard widgets” tab.
- You can now check the box for any widget you want to disable for this user role:
The settings in the screenshot above will produce the view shown in the screenshot below. All your dashboard widgets are hidden.
