How to remove the 'Add Space and the Add Blogpost' buttons from the top of the Dashboard

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Removing undesired buttons

By customizing the <ConfluenceInstall>/confluence/decorators/includes/dashboard-navigation.vm is possible to hide the icons you don't want to be shown to the users:

1 2 3 <ul class="ajs-menu-bar"> #menuMacros_renderButton("system.dashboard.button") </ul>

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Updated on April 7, 2025

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