Remove WP Dashboard widgets (functions.php)

How to remove WP Dashboard widgets

// Remove WP dashboard widgets
 
function nabm_remove_dashboard_widgets() {
 	remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_quick_press', 'dashboard', 'side' );
 	remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_incoming_links', 'dashboard', 'normal' );
} 
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'nabm_remove_dashboard_widgets' );

List of default dashboard widgets

// Don't try to use this anywhere in your site files - this is just a list so you'll know what widgets you can remove using the function above. //

// Main column:
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['high']['dashboard_browser_nag']
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_right_now']
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_recent_comments']
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_incoming_links']
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_plugins']

// Side Column:
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_quick_press']
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_recent_drafts']
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_primary']
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_secondary']