Milan Dinić

This plugin automatically disables WordPress Events and News widget from the dashboard. By removing, you also prevent all external requests widgets makes so that it can work.
It is a very lightweight, it has no settings, just activate it and it works immediately.
And it’s on <a href="https://github.com/dimadin/disable-wordpress-events-and-news-dashboard-widget" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.

Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget

Disable WordPress Events and News widget from the dashboard.

ARWD

Are you a web designer or developer? Or are you creating a plugin or a theme? Are you finding hard to keep track of your tasks or your notepad is just untidy?
Add this useful tool to keep your project tasks in one place, right inside WordPress. Dashboard To-Do List adds a widget to your Admin Dashboard where you can write and manage a to-do list, then optionally show it as a collapsible floating panel on the frontend of your site.
Plugin Features
<ul>
<li>Add, edit, and delete to-do items directly from the Admin Dashboard</li>
<li>Mark an item as complete (shown with a strikethrough on the frontend but stays in your list) or delete items to remove them from your list</li>
<li>Bulk Edit mode for pasting or reorganising multiple items at once</li>
<li>Display the list as a collapsible floating panel on your website</li>
<li>Choose left or right positioning for the frontend panel</li>
<li>Pick a custom colour for the frontend panel</li>
<li>Control which user roles can see the dashboard widget</li>
<li>Control which user roles (including guests) can see the frontend panel</li>
</ul>

Dashboard To-Do List

I love this plugin, perfect to help creating websites!
It would be great to choose left or right position and why not randomize the list order to improve productivity and add checkbox.

wonderful plugin but a couple of bugs

This plugin is fantastic. I'm adding it to every client site so that we can keep notes between team members.

Simple and Elegant!

A simple dashboard to-do list widget with the option to display your list as a floating panel on your website.

Disable WordPress Events and News Dashboard Widget vs Dashboard To-Do List