Disable new dashboard widget (accessibility)

Resolved finntown
(@finntown)

1 month ago

How do I disable the new accessibility widget on the dashboard, for all users entirely?

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Plugin Support Milos
(@miloss84)

1 month ago

Hello there,

Thank you for your patience!

Would it be possible for you to tell us more details about your issue, can you please provide us with a screencast demonstrating the issue?

This will be useful to us as we will better understand the issue you’re experiencing and provide you with better support.

I am looking forward to your reply!

Kind Regards,

Thread Starter finntown
(@finntown)

1 month ago

This is the new thing on the WP dashboard, I know I can hide it, but we don’t need it to begin with, so it would be easier to disable it for all users.
Ov3rfly
(@ov3rfly)

1 month ago
@finntown You can use e.g. this code snippet:
```
add_action( 'wp_dashboard_setup', function() {
	remove_meta_box(
		'e-dashboard-ally',
		'dashboard',
		'column3'
	);
}, 100 );
```
Tested with WordPress 6.9.4 and Elementor 3.35.7

See also WordPress Detailed Plugin Guidelines:

… Site wide notices or embedded dashboard widgets must be dismissible or self-dismiss when resolved. …
11. Plugins should not hijack the admin dashboard.
Plugin Support Rica
(@ricav)

1 month ago

Hi @finntown,

If you’d like to completely remove the accessibility features from your website, you can simply deactivate the Ally Accessibility plugin by navigating to WP Dashboard → Plugins, then locating the plugin and clicking Deactivate.

Let me know if you need any help with this.

Kind regards,

Ov3rfly
(@ov3rfly)

1 month ago

The described “Accessibility check” promotion widget is added to WP Dashboard by current versions of Elementor plugin, not by some other “Ally Accessibility plugin” in WP Dashboard → Plugins.

Thread Starter finntown
(@finntown)

1 month ago

Exactly, the plugin is not even installed. Hence this support request. Thank you @ov3rfly

Plugin Support Rica
(@ricav)

1 month ago

Hi @finntown & @ov3rfly,

Thank you for the clarification. Currently, Elementor’s ‘Accessibility check’ promotion widget in the WP Dashboard cannot be disabled directly from Elementor settings. There is no built-in option to remove these promotional widgets/ads from the dashboard. If you wish to hide such dashboard widgets, you will need to use custom code to remove them.

Unfortunately, in accordance with our support practices, we do not typically provide custom coding solutions. For assistance with custom code, we recommend joining the Elementor Community, where members may be able to assist with creating or troubleshooting custom code.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,

Thread Starter finntown
(@finntown)

1 month ago

No custom code is needed, what is needed is that the Elementor team removes this unwelcome promotional widget.

Ov3rfly
(@ov3rfly)

1 month ago

@ricav So Elementor a) promotes a plugin which had a very serious “Unauthenticated SQL Injection via URL Path” vulnerability in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.3, and b) does not provide a “built-in option to remove these promotional widgets/ads from the dashboard” against WordPress Plugin Guidelines “11. Plugins should not hijack the admin dashboard“. Would suggest to reconsider this intrusive behaviour.

Plugin Support Milos
(@miloss84)

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Hi there,

Thank you for your feedback and for bringing this to our attention.

We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns. Your input helps us improve our products and better align with the expectations of the WordPress community.

We will make sure to pass your observations regarding the promotional widget behavior and the mentioned security issue to our development and product teams for further review. Feedback like yours is valuable in helping us evaluate and improve our approach moving forward.

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts with us.

Plugin Support Rica
(@ricav)

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Due to inactivity, this ticket has been closed.

Thread Starter finntown
(@finntown)

2 weeks, 3 days ago

And the team has reviewed this or not?

Plugin Support Milos
(@miloss84)

6 days, 11 hours ago

Hi there,

Thanks for following up on this.

At the moment, I don’t have direct visibility into the internal review status or timeline, but I can confirm that your feedback has been shared with the relevant teams for consideration.

They regularly review this kind of input when evaluating improvements and future changes. While I can’t guarantee a specific outcome or timeframe, please know that your report has not been ignored.

If there are any updates or changes related to this, they will typically be reflected in future releases.

We appreciate you taking the time to raise this.

Best regards,

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