Remove tools.php page from WordPress admin

admin, wordpress

Solution

this way uses WP functions: tested and work

add_action( 'admin_menu', 'remove_tools' );
function remove_tools() {
    remove_submenu_page('tools.php', 'tools.php');
}

Problem

Background The WordPress admin section (/wp-admin) contains a menu item named tools (between users and settings). It has an obtrusive sub-item named "Available Tools" which is a page that contains a feature named "Press This". ``` /wp-admin/tools.php ``` My question How do I remove this page from the tools section? What I've tried I've tried a function to remove menu item: ``` add_action( 'admin_menu', 'my_remove_menu_pages' ); function my_remove_menu_pages() { remove_menu_page('press-this.php'); //remove_menu_page('tools.php'); } ``` If I remove tools.php, the entire tools section is removed rather than just the "Available Tools" section. I've also tried deleting the press-this.php from the directory. Neither approaches have been to any avail. I cannot find a solution anywhere online. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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