Remove Unused Widgets From the Elementor Panel
Takes widgets you never use, such as the old WordPress sidebar widgets, out of the Elementor panel so editors find the right ones faster.
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Code
// Widget names to remove.
$wpide_el_unused_widgets = array(
'wp-widget-pages',
'wp-widget-calendar',
'wp-widget-archives',
'wp-widget-meta',
'wp-widget-rss',
'wp-widget-tag_cloud',
'wp-widget-recent-comments',
'read-more',
);
add_action( 'elementor/widgets/register', function ( $widgets_manager ) use ( $wpide_el_unused_widgets ) {
foreach ( $wpide_el_unused_widgets as $name ) {
if ( method_exists( $widgets_manager, 'unregister' ) ) {
$widgets_manager->unregister( $name );
}
}
}, 99 );Notes
Widget names appear in the panel's HTML as data-widget_type, for example "wp-widget-calendar". Existing uses of a removed widget stop rendering.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.