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title: How to Hide Dashboard Widgets
description: "The [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/links/capabilities) plugin allows you to hide widgets on the WordPress admin dashboard. This is possible using the \"[Admin Features](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/admin-features-screen/)\" option in the plugin. - Install the [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/links/capabilities) plugin. - Go to Capabilities > Admin Features in your…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/how-to-hide-dashboard-widgets/"
updated: "2025-02-05"
category: PublishPress Capabilities / Admin Features
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# How to Hide Dashboard Widgets

The [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/links/capabilities) plugin allows you to hide widgets on the WordPress admin dashboard. This is possible using the "[Admin Features](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/admin-features-screen/)" option in the plugin.

- Install the [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/links/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:

![Hide Widgets](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/hide-widgets.png)
Hide Widgets

The settings in the screenshot above will produce the view shown in the screenshot below. All your dashboard widgets are hidden.

![Empty Dashboard](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/empty-dashboard-1024x349.png)
Empty Dashboard