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How to Hide the "Search Exclude" Admin Menu

function plt_hide_search_exclude_menus() {
	//Hide the "Settings → Search Exclude" menu.
	remove_submenu_page('options-general.php', 'search_exclude');
}

add_action('admin_menu', 'plt_hide_search_exclude_menus', 11);

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How to Hide the "Search Exclude" Meta Box

function plt_hide_search_exclude_metaboxes() {
	$screen = get_current_screen();
	if ( !$screen ) {
		return;
	}

	//Hide the "Search Exclude" meta box.
	remove_meta_box('sep_metabox_id', $screen->id, 'side');
}

add_action('add_meta_boxes', 'plt_hide_search_exclude_metaboxes', 20);

How to Hide the "QuadLayers News" Dashboard Widget

function plt_hide_search_exclude_dashboard_widgets() {
	$screen = get_current_screen();
	if ( !$screen ) {
		return;
	}

	//Remove the "QuadLayers News" widget.
	remove_meta_box('wp-dashboard-widget-news', 'dashboard', 'normal');
}

add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'plt_hide_search_exclude_dashboard_widgets', 20);

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