Alfresco JavaScript Console script to remove various specific dashlets from user and site dashboards

dashlet-removal.js

var siteDashboardComponents, userDashboardComponents, idx;

siteDashboardComponents = companyhome.childrenByXPath('st:sites/cm:*/cm:surf-config/cm:components/*');
userDashboardComponents = companyhome.childrenByXPath('st:sites/cm:surf-config/cm:components/*');

function checkAndRemoveComponent (component)
{
	var componentXml;
	// we don't expect anything else but just to be sure
	if (/dashboard.xml$/.test(component.name))
	{
		componentXml = component.content;
		if (/dashlets\/(addonsfeed|rssfeed|my-meeting-workspaces|my-workspaces)<\/url>/.test(componentXml))
		{
			print('Removing unsupported dashlet ' + component.name);
			component.remove();
		}
	}
}

for (idx = 0; idx < siteDashboardComponents.length; idx++)
{
	checkAndRemoveComponent(siteDashboardComponents[idx]);
}

for (idx = 0; idx < userDashboardComponents.length; idx++)
{
	checkAndRemoveComponent(userDashboardComponents[idx]);
}