Removing News Feed Widget from On-Premise Spira Installations

Removing the Widget

You need to go to the file system where Spira is installed, e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\SpiraTeam, and locate the folder UserControls\WebParts\MyPage:

In that folder you will see the following files:

Open up the NewsReader.ascx file in a text editor, and find the line:

            /* Public Methods */
            load_newsItems: function()
            {
                //Retrieve the news items
                globalFunctions.display_spinner();
                Inflectra.SpiraTest.Web.Services.Ajax.NewsReaderService.RetrieveFeed(this._url, this._startingIndex, this._rowCount, Function.createDelegate(this, this.load_newsItems_success), Function.createDelegate(this, this.load_newsItems_failure));
            },

Change it to the following:

            /* Public Methods */
            load_newsItems: function()
            {
                //Retrieve the news items
                //globalFunctions.display_spinner();
                //Inflectra.SpiraTest.Web.Services.Ajax.NewsReaderService.RetrieveFeed(this._url, this._startingIndex, this._rowCount, Function.createDelegate(this, this.load_newsItems_success), Function.createDelegate(this, this.load_newsItems_failure));
            },

Now the system will no longer try and load the news items.