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I tried to remove Menus from WordPress customizer (see image) enter image description here

I tried the following code on functions.php file and every section was removed except Menus 

  //Theme customizer

function mytheme_customize_register( $wp_customize ) {
   //All our sections, settings, and controls will be added here

   $wp_customize->remove_section( 'title_tagline');
   $wp_customize->remove_section( 'colors');
   $wp_customize->remove_section( 'header_image');
   $wp_customize->remove_section( 'background_image');
   $wp_customize->remove_section( 'menus');
   $wp_customize->remove_section( 'static_front_page');
   $wp_customize->remove_section( 'custom_css');

}

add_action( 'customize_register', 'mytheme_customize_register' );

I even tried 

$wp_customize->remove_panel( 'menus');

but didn't worked i m'i missing something here .appreciate any help on this thanks in advance.

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Reset to default
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Try nav_menus instead of menus with remove_panel()

function mytheme_customize_register( $wp_customize ) {
  //All our sections, settings, and controls will be added here

  $wp_customize->remove_section( 'title_tagline');
  $wp_customize->remove_section( 'colors');
  $wp_customize->remove_section( 'header_image');
  $wp_customize->remove_section( 'background_image');
  $wp_customize->remove_panel( 'nav_menus');
  $wp_customize->remove_section( 'static_front_page');
  $wp_customize->remove_section( 'custom_css');

}
add_action( 'customize_register', 'mytheme_customize_register',50 );

Hope this will helps you.

Thank you!

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    It should be noted that the "50" here in the add_action call is important. If it is omitted, this will not remove the nav_menus panel.
    – kloddant
    Jan 12, 2018 at 15:23
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The correct way to disable nav menus in the customizer is via the customize_loaded_components filter as documented on its hook reference page:

/**
 * Removes the core 'Menus' panel from the Customizer.
 *
 * @param array $components Core Customizer components list.
 * @return array (Maybe) modified components list.
 */
function wpdocs_remove_nav_menus_panel( $components ) {
    $i = array_search( 'nav_menus', $components );
    if ( false !== $i ) {
        unset( $components[ $i ] );
    }
    return $components;
}
add_filter( 'customize_loaded_components', 'wpdocs_remove_nav_menus_panel' );

Important: this filter has to be added in a plugin since it has to be added before the setup_theme action, which fires just before a theme's functions.php is loaded.

For more information, see these Trac tickets:

  • #33552: Facilitate plugins to override Customizer features
  • #37003: Removing menus support for a theme doesn't remove Menus section in Customizer

On a related note, for code that resets the customizer to a blank slate so you can add just your own items, see Resetting the Customizer to a Blank Slate.

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Edit files in admin directory on your server. Even though you may find a plugin for this job. This will help you since it will have a UI and will not restore your menu when updating your wordpress or theme.

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  • Can you tell which files to edit?
    – bravokeyl
    Dec 26, 2016 at 5:29
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    Do not do this. Editing core files will either break upgrades or the edits will be lost when upgrading.
    – Weston Ruter
    Dec 26, 2016 at 6:54
  • You don't say! I thought I said the SAME EXACT thing about updates in my answer. But THANKS for letting me know.
    – mxUser127
    Dec 26, 2016 at 22:12

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