I just tried this in WP 3.3.2 and 3.4 beta 4. It seems to work.
– Create a new php file and name it remove_help_tabs.php
– Paste this in the file and save the changes
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Remove Admin Help Tabs
*/
add_filter( 'contextual_help', 'mycontext_remove_help', 999, 3 );
function mycontext_remove_help($old_help, $screen_id, $screen){
$screen->remove_help_tabs();
return $old_help;
}
?>
…and upload it to /wp-content/plugins
Find the new plugin named “Remove Admin Help Tabs” and activate it. The help tabs should no longer be visible.
I confirmed that this seems to work on 3.3.2 and 3.4, but only as far as the initial result.
– Source of my information:
1) http://core.trac.ww.wp.xz.cn/browser/branches/3.3/wp-admin/includes/screen.php#L628 shows remove_help_tabs() function.
2) revealed little documentation as of yet (probably not actually much to document): Class Reference/WP Screen > Class Reference/WP Screen/remove help tabs
3) next stop: Google key word search took me here There is also some explanation about why this specific code was chosen. I just stuck it in a plugin instead of a functions file.
If you try this, you do so at your own risk, (I’m not a coder by any stretch of the imagination, but I encountered no initial surprises when I tried it out) and please, please make sure you have all your backups made first. 🙂
Hopefully, someone with real coding knowledge might pop by and point out any pros and cons of doing it this way.
Good luck!
