Edit the function.php file as follows and make available only ones that you need them to be displayed on your dashboard. function remove_dashboard_widgets() { //Plugins - Popular, New and Recently updated WordPress Plugins remove_meta_box('dashboard_plugins', 'dashboard', 'normal'); //Wordpress Development Blog Feed remove_meta_box('dashboard_primary', 'dashboard', 'side'); //Other WordPress News Feed remove_meta_box('dashboard_secondary', 'dashboard', 'side'); //Right Now - Comments, Posts, Pages at a glance remove_meta_box('dashboard_right_now', 'dashboard', 'normal'); //Recent Comments remove_meta_box('dashboard_recent_comments', 'dashboard', 'normal'); //Incoming Links remove_meta_box('dashboard_incoming_links', 'dashboard', 'normal'); //Quick Press Form remove_meta_box('dashboard_quick_press', 'dashboard', ...