“Latest from ButlerBlog” dashboard widget is being added by a WP-Members Membership plugin by Chad Butler and can be removed easily by adding a small code snippet to your WordPress theme functions.php file or a placing it in a must-use plugin:
add_action( 'admin_init', function() {
remove_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'butlerblog_dashboard_widget');
});This will speed up the user experience on WordPress dashboard, because the plugin will no longer make an outgoing HTTP request to get its “latest news” feed.