Remove IM Fields From Profile Page

add_filter('user_contactmethods', 'remove_im_options', 10, 2); 
function remove_im_options( $user_contactmethods, $user ) {
    unset($user_contactmethods['aim']);
    unset($user_contactmethods['yim']);
    unset($user_contactmethods['jabber']);
    //$user_contactmethods = array();
    return $user_contactmethods;
}

2 thoughts on “Remove IM Fields From Profile Page”

1. Greetings: I have been looking for an easy way to remove fields from user contact methods, and finally found your site and code … great! Question: How can I also remove the website field located right below the email address? This way, all fields except the email address will be removed, which is what I want. Please advise. I thank you in advance, and look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. Regards, Steve

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   1. Unfortunately, the website field isn’t as easy to remove. But in modern browsers, you can target and hide the field with some CSS.

      <?php

      add_action(‘admin_enqueue_scripts’, ‘hide_website_field’);
      function hide_website_field( $hook ) {
      $allow = array( ‘profile.php’, ‘user-edit.php’ );
      if ( ! in_array( $hook, $allow ) ) return;
      ?>
      <style type=”text/css”>
      table.form-table:nth-child(10) tr:nth-child(2) {
      display: none;
      }
      </style>
      <?php
      }

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