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Easily replace the default WordPress dashboard news feed with any custom RSS feed using this simple and effective snippet.
<?php
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'custom_dashboard_widgets');
function custom_dashboard_widgets() {
global $wp_meta_boxes;
// remove unnecessary widgets
// var_dump( $wp_meta_boxes['dashboard'] ); // use to get all the widget IDs
unset(
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_plugins'],
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_secondary'],
$wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_primary']
);
// add a custom dashboard widget
wp_add_dashboard_widget(
'dashboard_custom_feed',
'News from 10up',
'dashboard_custom_feed_output'
); //add new RSS feed output
}
function dashboard_custom_feed_output() {
echo '<div class="rss-widget">';
wp_widget_rss_output(array(
'url' => 'http://www.get10up.com/feed',
'title' => "What's up at 10up",
'items' => 2,
'show_summary' => 1,
'show_author' => 0,
'show_date' => 1,
));
echo "</div>";
}

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