Want to remove items from the admin sidebar to tidy things up? Here is how to do that:
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Remove Unwanted Admin Menu Items */
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function remove_admin_menu_items() {
$remove_menu_items = $remove_menu_items = array(__('Links'),__('Portfolio'),__('Slides'),__('Feedback'));
global $menu;
end ($menu);
while (prev($menu)){
$item = explode(' ',$menu[key($menu)][0]);
if(in_array($item[0] != NULL?$item[0]:"" , $remove_menu_items)){
unset($menu[key($menu)]);}
}
}
add_action('admin_menu', 'remove_admin_menu_items');
Original post found: https://managewp.com/wordpress-admin-sidebar-remove-unwanted-items