Title: Hide Plugin News
Last modified: October 25, 2016

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# Hide Plugin News

 *  Resolved [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * (@alexstine)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/)
 * Hello,
 * Under the General Options page, there is recommended plugins, news, and sharing
   buttons. Anyway to remove all this? I don’t want the site making outside calls
   to whoever knows where and would like to remove this stuff.
 * Thanks and awesome plugin you have created.

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 *  Thread Starter [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * (@alexstine)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-8484689)
 * [@oddoneout](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oddoneout/)
 * You have a great plugin here. If you could please pay this topic a visit, I would
   highly appreciate it.
 * Thanks. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * (@alexstine)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-8690191)
 * Seems like this isn’t being watched very closely, I will look in to it and post
   a solution when I find one for the benefit of others.
 *  Thread Starter [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * (@alexstine)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-9011830)
 * It’s pretty poor that support doesn’t come after this long of a time. The plugin
   is free and it’s a good one, but not answering after this long makes people think
   it’s not supported anymore. Is there anyone out there that is ever going to answer?
 * [@oddoneout](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oddoneout/) Awaiting your reply.
 * Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [Khang Minh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oddoneout/)
 * (@oddoneout)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-9259922)
 * Hi Alex,
 * Sorry for my extremely late reply.
 * You can remove the sidebar by filtering `bwp_sidebar_showable` to false. For 
   the social buttons, pleas filter `bwp_donation_showable` to false (the name is
   misleading, I know).
 *  Thread Starter [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * (@alexstine)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-9260070)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks, I’ll give it a try. You have a great reCAPTCHA plugin out there. No need
   for so much advertising. It works well that’s what is going to keep me recommending
   it over the others.
 * Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * (@alexstine)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-9260288)
 * Hello,
 * That did not work. Maybe these need priority? If so, what will be good? I have
   it in a custom plugin but don’t really like changing priorities to a high number.
 *     ```
       add_filter('bwp_sidebar_showable', '__return_false');
       add_filter('bwp_donation_showable', '__return_false');
       ```
   
 * This is to complicated. They are really coded in good wherever they might be.
 * Thanks, awaiting response.
 *  Plugin Author [Khang Minh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oddoneout/)
 * (@oddoneout)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-9262389)
 * How are you currently calling those `add_filter` functions? Are they called during
   the `init` process? Please keep in mind that BWP plugins also use the `init` 
   action hook (default priority of 10) so you can either try:
 * – Calling those `add_filter` functions directly when your plugin file is included(
   it is safe as you basically `return false`).
    – Use a higher priority for the
   function that calls the above `add_filter`. For example:
 * >  add_action(‘init’, ‘call_my_filters’, 9);
   >  function call_my_filters() { ///
   > your two add_filter functions here }
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by [Khang Minh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oddoneout/).
 *  Thread Starter [Alex Stine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstine/)
 * (@alexstine)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-9268144)
 * Hello,
 * Adding the priority of 9 seemed to do the trick.
 *     ```
       add_filter('bwp_sidebar_showable', '__return_false', 9);
       add_filter('bwp_donation_showable', '__return_false', 9);
       ```
   
 * Thanks, marking resolved.
 *  Plugin Author [Khang Minh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oddoneout/)
 * (@oddoneout)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-9270048)
 * Great to hear!

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 * 9 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Khang Minh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oddoneout/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-plugin-news/#post-9270048)
 * Status: resolved