Removing Default Meta Links in WordPress Widget

Angela | 07 August 2009 | Tips and Tricks | 9 Comments

A lot of people don’t want the RSS Comments Feed and WordPress.org link in their Meta widget. Here’s the default display:

To modify what displays in the default Meta Widget in WordPress, you can use a plugin (which is probably the best option) or  modify the source code.

Meta Widget Plugins

The following plugins are worth checking out:

Modifying the Source Code

If you’d prefer not to use a plugin, you can modify the default-widget source code by opening the default-widget.php (wp-includes directory in the root directory of your WordPress install) and look for the Meta section and highlight and delete the links you don’t want. Be sure to have a copy of the file in case you make a mistake and delete more than you should.

  • http://www.akitachow.com Renate Valencia

    Thanks – this was very helpful. I’m going to try it.

  • David Summers

    Thanks for the post! That is exactly what I was looking for.

    I appreciate it!

  • http://www.shamly.com/ Shamly

    Thank you for the post!. This was very helpful.

  • http://bigsingapore.com Big Singapore Talks

    Thanks for your tutorial! Straight forward to the point! And this page is easily findable on Google too.

  • http://blocoperator3.ro Kev

    thanks!!! that helped a lot!

  • http://www.dobox.com/ Bruce

    Thanks for the post! That is exactly what I was looking for.

    I appreciate it!

  • Serenitylodges

    Thanks that helps!

    It did not appear in mines exactly as that one, a person have to use their common sense though. I had to go to appearance, editor, look for side bar, and look for log in, log out, register and delete it and it came off. I did save it though as you suggested, in case of any mistake.

    Thank you once more

  • Anonymous

    These instructions are NOT for removing the WIDGET. These instructions are for removing various links within the actual widget. If you just wanted to remove the widget, all you’d have to do is had a blank text widget to the Appearance > Widgets area, and then the default widgets programmed in the sidebar.php file would be gone.

  • Tabert444

    Wow you are right and the only one in dozens of post who gets it!

    Thanks a lot.