Remove the Publish metabox for custom post type

Question

I have a custom post type for events, and I wish to remove the Publish/Visibility options from the side as they are not relevant to the user.

Is there a way to do so?

Answer 1

I have actually used this solution. I had searched before and this solution did not come up. Managed to find it with a new google search.

How to HIDE everything in PUBLISH metabox except Move to Trash & PUBLISH button

Answer 2

WordPress provides the remove_meta_box() function exactly for this purpose:

function wpse_76815_remove_publish_box() {
    remove_meta_box( 'submitdiv', 'events', 'side' );
}
add_action( 'admin_menu', 'wpse_76815_remove_publish_box' );

The second parameter, events, will need to be replaced with the name of your custom post type.