Remove default WordPress widgets

[Eva Lim]

Hi I'm trying to remove the default Calendar widget from the Appearance>Widgets page on Prose theme.
I've tried the code below (with and without a priority number) but it doesn't work. Any idea why? Thanks.

//* Remove default widget from WP
function remove_calendar_widget() {
unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Calendar');
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'remove_calendar_widget' );

[Davinder Singh Kainth]

Refer -

http://www.paulund.co.uk/how-to-remove-default-wordpress-widgets

http://thomasgriffinmedia.com/blog/2012/09/remove-default-widgets-wordpress/

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[Eva Lim]

Thanks for the quick response and links. I actually got my code from those two exact articles. But it's not working for some reason I can't figure out.

[Davinder Singh Kainth]

Ohk, I have tweeted about the problem. Someone should pitch in.

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[Len]

Hi dogstalkpoetry.

I'm not really up on the Prose theme because I've rarely used it but I think it has something to do with the fact it uses a special page for inputting custom php.

I would just make a plugin out of it. Add this to the site's plugin folder ...

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Remove Calendar Widget
Plugin URI: http://YourSite.com
Description: Removes WordPress calendar widget from widgets page
Author: Your Name
Author URL: http://YourSite.com
Version: 1.0
*/

function remove_default_widgets() {
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Calendar');
}
add_action('widgets_init', 'remove_default_widgets', 11);

... and name it something descriptive like remove-calendar-widget.php

When you activate it the widget should be gone.

An alternative is to make it a MU Plugin. (must use plugin)

Create a folder in the wp-content directory called mu-plugins. So the wp-content directory should now look like this ...

/wp-content
/mu-plugins
/plugins
/themes
/upgrade
/uploads

Add the plugin file from above to the mu-plugins folder. The advantage to this method is your new plugin doesn't have to be manually activated - it is automatically activated. It can only be deactivated by deleting the file. It's kind of foolproof if your dealing with clients.

Let us know if it works for you.

[Eva Lim]

Both methods work perfectly. The 2nd method works only if the file is saved directly inside the mu-plugin folder (ie. no subdirectories.)

Thanks guys. It's my first time creating a plugin! 😉

[Len]

Hi dogstalkpoetry.

The 2nd method works only if the file is saved directly inside the mu-plugin folder (ie. no subdirectories.)

Yep. That's why I said "Add the plugin file from above to the mu-plugins folder." Perhaps I should have clarified further but glad to see you have it working. 🙂

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