remove_menu_page( string $menu_slug )

Removes a top-level admin menu.

Description

Example usage:

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

Parameters

$menu_slug

(Required) The slug of the menu.

Return

(array|false) The removed menu on success, false if not found.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php 

function remove_menu_page( $menu_slug ) {
	global $menu;

	foreach ( $menu as $i => $item ) {
		if ( $menu_slug == $item[2] ) {
			unset( $menu[$i] );
			return $item;
		}
	}

	return false;
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
3.1.0 Introduced.