Hide widget from non-admins?

Hello,

Thanks for very handy plugin! I’m looking for a way to hide the dashboard widget from everyone but the site admin. I have tried the following code, without success:

add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'jr_mss_hide_widget_on_dashboard');

 function jr_mss_hide_widget_on_dashboard() {

     global $pagenow;

     if (!is_admin() || $pagenow !== 'index.php') {
         return;
     }

     if (!current_user_can('administrator')) {
         remove_meta_box('simple_space_widget', 'dashboard', 'side');
     }
 }

I have also tried the above code with the ‘admin_init’ hook, with the same (unsuccessful) result. Is it at all possible to hide the widget from specific user roles?

Thanks. 🙂

Edit: …aaand, it turns out, all I had to do was to add a priority argument, like this:

add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'jr_mss_hide_widget_on_dashboard', 999);

 function jr_mss_hide_widget_on_dashboard() {

     global $pagenow;

     if (!is_admin() || $pagenow !== 'index.php') {
         return;
     }

     if (!current_user_can('administrator')) {
         remove_meta_box('simple_space_widget', 'dashboard', 'side');
     }
 }

I really should explore things more carefully before I ask questions in the forum, hehe. Thanks again for a neat plugin! 🙂

/jenny

• This topic was modified 5 years ago by ninsan. Reason: Found a solution