WordPress Remove Dashboard Widgets
Here is a the set of remove statements for the default dashboard widgets.
remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_right_now', 'dashboard', 'normal' ); remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_recent_comments', 'dashboard', 'normal' ); remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_incoming_links', 'dashboard', 'normal' ); remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_plugins', 'dashboard', 'normal' ); remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_quick_press', 'dashboard', 'side' ); remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_recent_drafts', 'dashboard', 'side' ); remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_primary', 'dashboard', 'side' ); remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_secondary', 'dashboard', 'side' );