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1. Dezio
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Hello,
   How can I remove the "help" dropdown tab in the right side under the admin bar? Can I do without modify core files? I would do it by functions.php file, but I can't :(

   $wp_admin_bar->remove_menu('???');

2. ClaytonJames
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   I just tried this in WP 3.3.2 and 3.4 beta 4. It seems to work.

   - Create a new php file and name it remove_help_tabs.php

   - Paste this in the file and save the changes

   <?php
   /*
   Plugin Name: Remove Admin Help Tabs
   */
   add_filter( 'contextual_help', 'mycontext_remove_help', 999, 3 );
     function mycontext_remove_help($old_help, $screen_id, $screen){
       $screen->remove_help_tabs();
       return $old_help;
   }
   ?>

   ...and upload it to /wp-content/plugins

   Find the new plugin named "Remove Admin Help Tabs" and activate it. The help tabs should no longer be visible.

   I confirmed that this seems to work on 3.3.2 and 3.4, but only as far as the initial result.

   - Source of my information:

   1) http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-admin/includes/screen.php#L628 shows remove_help_tabs() function.

   2) revealed little documentation as of yet (probably not actually much to document): Class Reference/WP Screen > Class Reference/WP Screen/remove help tabs

   3) next stop: Google key word search took me here There is also some explanation about why this specific code was chosen. I just stuck it in a plugin instead of a functions file.

   If you try this, you do so at your own risk, (I'm not a coder by any stretch of the imagination, but I encountered no initial surprises when I tried it out) and please, please make sure you have all your backups made first. :-)

   Hopefully, someone with real coding knowledge might pop by and point out any pros and cons of doing it this way.

   Good luck!

3. Dezio
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   It seems to work correctly :)

   Thank you

4. ClaytonJames
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   You're welcome.

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