Answers.Body: <p>I just added a setting called "Undercover mode" to DashCols. In Undercover mode, DashCols will keep running, though the plugin's CP section will be inaccessible/hidden, and layout editing will be disabled for all users – including those having access to the plugin via permission settings.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://github.com/mmikkel/DashCols-Craft" rel="nofollow" title="Download v. 1.1.4 from GitHub">Download v. 1.1.4 from GitHub</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>If you're looking for a more robust and easy-to-use solution, have a look at the <a href="https://github.com/engram-design/CPNav" rel="nofollow">CPNav</a> plugin, which allows you to re-order, rename and hide menu items.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Option 1) Contact the plugin developer and ask them to make it an optional setting.</p>
  
  <p>Option 2) Use a plugin like <a href="https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss" rel="nofollow">this</a> to hide it via CSS.</p>
  
  <p>Option 3) Plugins with a CP panel have a permission in the user group permission settings under 'allow cp access' to allow access to the plugin's cp page. You could turn this off for your user group.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: This is a great answer!  I chose the other one since it solved my immediate problem.
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Answers.Text: Option 3) plugins with a CP panel, have a permission in the user permission settings under 'allow cp access' to allow access to the plugin's cp page. You could turn this off for your user group.
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Answers.Text: Good one... you should edit the answer. :)
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Body: <p>Is there a way to hide the menu item that plugins add to the control panel menu?  As seen in the picture below, I do not need the "DashCols" link in my main menu, but would like to keep the plugin installed.
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/k92GE.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
Tags: <plugins><dashboard>
Title: Hide plugin menu item
ThreadText: # Hide plugin menu item
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-02-12)
  
  Is there a way to hide the menu item that plugins add to the control panel menu? As seen in the picture below, I do not need the "DashCols" link in my main menu, but would like to keep the plugin installed.
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/k92GE.png)
  
  **Tags:** plugins, dashboard
  
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-02-13. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  I just added a setting called "Undercover mode" to DashCols. In Undercover mode, DashCols will keep running, though the plugin's CP section will be inaccessible/hidden, and layout editing will be disabled for all users – including those having access to the plugin via permission settings.
  
  [Download v. 1.1.4 from GitHub](https://github.com/mmikkel/DashCols-Craft "Download v. 1.1.4 from GitHub")
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-03. Score: 4
  
  If you're looking for a more robust and easy-to-use solution, have a look at the [CPNav](https://github.com/engram-design/CPNav) plugin, which allows you to re-order, rename and hide menu items.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2015-02-12. Score: 3
  
  Option 1) Contact the plugin developer and ask them to make it an optional setting.
  
  Option 2) Use a plugin like [this](https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss) to hide it via CSS.
  
  Option 3) Plugins with a CP panel have a permission in the user group permission settings under 'allow cp access' to allow access to the plugin's cp page. You could turn this off for your user group.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: Option 3) plugins with a CP panel, have a permission in the user permission settings under 'allow cp access' to allow access to the plugin's cp page. You could turn this off for your user group.  
  > **username_3**: Good one... you should edit the answer. :)  
  > **username_0**: This is a great answer!  I chose the other one since it solved my immediate problem.  
  
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