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WordPress Customizing the WordPress Admin Area Controlling Admin Navigation in WordPress How to Remove and Add Admin Menu Links via the functions.php File

Posted by Maxim Popov
Maxim Popov
8,339 Points

Remove links from admin menu for certain user

I would remove Dashboard with this code

<?php
function remove_menus(){

  if  (current_user_can('Editor') )
        remove_menu_page( 'index.php' ); //Dashboard
}
add_action( 'admin_menu', 'remove_menus' );
?>

Is it good?

Jeremy Castanza
Jeremy Castanza
12,081 Points
Jeremy Castanza
Jeremy Castanza
12,081 Points

Hi Maxim, I haven't tested the code, but I just want to make a comment. Be sure to "namespace" your functions. i.e. remove_menus() should be maximp_remove_menus(). The reason this is good to do... Let's say I build a plugin and you install it on your WordPress site and by coincidence, I also name one of my functions "remove_menus()." You can avoid a lot of debugging by doing this. Anyways, just wanted to point this out there. Hope this helps. Cheers and happy coding!