Using WordPress ‘remove_menu_page()’ PHP function

The remove_menu_page() WordPress PHP function removes a top-level admin menu.

Usage

remove_menu_page('tools.php');
remove_menu_page('plugin_menu_slug');

Parameters

$menu_slug (string) – Required. The slug of the menu.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: remove_menu_page()

Examples

Remove the Tools menu from the admin dashboard.

add_action('admin_menu', 'remove_tools_menu');
function remove_tools_menu() {
    remove_menu_page('tools.php');
}

Remove the Media menu from the admin dashboard.

add_action('admin_menu', 'remove_media_menu');
function remove_media_menu() {
    remove_menu_page('upload.php');
}

Remove the Plugins menu from the admin dashboard.

add_action('admin_menu', 'remove_plugins_menu');
function remove_plugins_menu() {
    remove_menu_page('plugins.php');
}

Remove the Comments menu from the admin dashboard.

add_action('admin_menu', 'remove_comments_menu');
function remove_comments_menu() {
    remove_menu_page('edit-comments.php');
}

Remove multiple menus

Remove multiple menus from the admin dashboard at once.

add_action('admin_menu', 'remove_multiple_menus');
function remove_multiple_menus() {
    remove_menu_page('edit.php');
    remove_menu_page('upload.php');
    remove_menu_page('edit-comments.php');
}