WordPress Events and News
This Dashboard widget lists upcoming local events and the latest news from the official WordPress blog.
Here you can find out an upcoming event near you, or, what WordPress developers have been up to recently, and you can also keep up with the latest WordPress related news. In addition to software developments–such as version announcements and security notices–news about the WordPress community in general is periodically posted.
Welcome
The Welcome widget shows links for some of the most common tasks when setting up a new site.
Screen Options
The Screen Options panel allows you to choose which widgets are displayed or not displayed.
When you click on the Screen Options tab, the resulting panel shows the various Dashboard widgets, with a checkbox next to each widget. Check the box to display a specific widget, or uncheck the box to hide that widget.
Click the Screen Options tab again to close the Screen Options panel.