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How to Hide Yoast SEO Admin Menus

function plt_hide_wordpress_seo_menus() {
	//Hide "Yoast SEO".
	remove_menu_page('wpseo_dashboard');
	//Hide "Yoast SEO → General".
	remove_submenu_page('wpseo_dashboard', 'wpseo_dashboard');
	//Hide "Yoast SEO → Settings".
	remove_submenu_page('wpseo_dashboard', 'wpseo_page_settings');
	//Hide "Yoast SEO → Integrations".
	remove_submenu_page('wpseo_dashboard', 'wpseo_integrations');
	//Hide "Yoast SEO → Tools".
	remove_submenu_page('wpseo_dashboard', 'wpseo_tools');
	//Hide "Yoast SEO → Academy".
	remove_submenu_page('wpseo_dashboard', 'wpseo_page_academy');
	//Hide "Yoast SEO → Premium".
	remove_submenu_page('wpseo_dashboard', 'wpseo_licenses');
	//Hide "Yoast SEO → Workouts".
	remove_submenu_page('wpseo_dashboard', 'wpseo_workouts');
	//Hide "Yoast SEO → Redirects".
	remove_submenu_page('wpseo_dashboard', 'wpseo_redirects');
	//Hide "Yoast SEO → Support".
	remove_submenu_page('wpseo_dashboard', 'wpseo_page_support');
}

add_action('admin_menu', 'plt_hide_wordpress_seo_menus', 12);

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How to Hide the "Yoast SEO" Meta Box

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

	//Hide the "Yoast SEO" meta box.
	remove_meta_box('wpseo_meta', $screen->id, 'normal');
}

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

How to Hide Yoast SEO Dashboard Widgets

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

	//Remove the "Yoast SEO Posts Overview" widget.
	remove_meta_box('wpseo-dashboard-overview', 'dashboard', 'normal');
	//Remove the "Yoast SEO / Wincher: Top Keyphrases" widget.
	remove_meta_box('wpseo-wincher-dashboard-overview', 'dashboard', 'normal');
}

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