1.6 Backoffice, Edit/Disable "Prestashop News" in Dashboard

[ecommdev]

Hello,

 

In the 1.6 backoffice in the dashboard screen, on the right hand side bar displays "prestashop news"  I can't find instructions for either editing the words and links or disabling that function. 

 

Can someone please provide instructions where to find the file for editing & instructions for editing?

 

I imagine many people would find this post helpful and if its already been posted before, please provide link to the post. 

 

Thank you for your time. 

[vekia]

check this topic:

remove back office dashobard advertisements

[ecommdev]

Thanks for getting back with me so quickly, I reviewed the instructions and they appear to be for prestashop 1.5. I am looking for editing/changing files for prestashop 1.6. 

 

Have you successfully edited per the instructions in presetashop 1.6?

 

If you have please let me know and I would suggest updating the how-to doc to include 1.6. 

 

Thank you.

[vekia]

open file:

/ADMIN_DIR/themes/default/template/controllers/deashboard/helpers/view/view.tpl and remove this code:
 

			<section class="dash_news panel">
				<h3><i class="icon-rss"></i> PrestaShop News</h3>
				<div class="dash_news_content"></div>
			</section>

[Peter C]

Great

 

Thanks for this.

Dashboard opens up quicker too. (PS v1.6.0.8)

[mediabunker]

Found this thread whilst looking to solve my problem of removing the adverts (eBay, Google etc) on the dashboard in 1.6.

 

Although this thread did not solve my problem, I thought I'd post my simple fix: Disable/Uninstall the 'Merchant Expertise' module under the 'Modules' tab.

 

This will remove those pesky advert banners.

 

Thanks.