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Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget

by Milan Dinić · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0 Tested up to WP 5.1.24 PHP 5.2.4+

Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,650 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 25, 2019, tested up to WordPress 5.1.24.

Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
8,650
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.1.24, not yet with the current 7.1

Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget reviews and ratings

4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • Very Nice

    I think a way to delete it along time ago , and now i found this , perfect <3 Thanks you & keep update this plugin

    aowvn

  • Solid plugin

    Disabling the events and news dashboard widget, has minor gains on wp-admin load times.

    Luke Cavanagh

  • Nice! Clear, simple, does the trick

    Nice plugin. Need to turn WordPress news off for client users when they log in. Does the trick. Thanks!

    jleahy

  • Simple and works!

    Thank you for this! This new feature of WordPress kept generating warnings, reporting connection errors to their servers. It is good to get rid of both the log messages and the all those useless connections.

    szabesz

Details

Disable WordPress Events and News widget from the dashboard.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • dashboard
  • dashboard widget

More from Milan Dinić

Version
1.0
Last updated
Feb 25, 2019
First published
May 29, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.8
Tested up to
5.1.24
Requires PHP
5.2.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget FAQ

How many active installs does Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget as of September 7, 2026.

Is Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget still maintained?

The last release was on February 25, 2019, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget free?

Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.