# Remove the Elementor Overview Dashboard Widget

> Removes the "Elementor Overview" box with news and recent edits from the WordPress dashboard, so the dashboard stays focused on your own widgets.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Admin only
- Category: [Page Builders & Themes](https://wpide.com/library/category/page-builders/)
- Tags: elementor, dashboard, cleanup
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/elementor-remove-dashboard-widget/

## Code

```php
add_action( 'wp_dashboard_setup', function () {
    remove_meta_box( 'e-dashboard-overview', 'dashboard', 'normal' );
}, 40 );
```

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Remove the Elementor Overview Dashboard Widget" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/