rwparris2

I needed this too.

Install this as a separate plugin. I made it so that it hides the main content block of a page with the title “Home Page”, but you can change it to whatever title you need. There is a small link to re-enable the main content on the fly if needed.

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Hide Main Content Block
*/

function init_hidemaincontent() {
	add_meta_box('hide_content',__('Hide Main Content Block','cms'),'add_hidecontent_box','page','normal','high');
}

add_action('admin_init','init_hidemaincontent');

function add_hidecontent_box() {
	global $post;

    if ( esc_attr( htmlspecialchars( $post->post_title ) ) == 'Home Page') {
            echo "<style type=\"text/css\">#postdivrich{display:none;}</style>";
            echo "<script language=\"javascript\"> function toggle() {";
            echo "var ele = document.getElementById(\"postdivrich\"); var text = document.getElementById(\"displayText\");";
            echo "if(ele.style.display == \"block\") {ele.style.display = \"none\";text.innerHTML = \"show main content area\";}";
            echo "else {ele.style.display = \"block\"; text.innerHTML = \"hide main content area\";}}</script>";
            echo '<a id="displayText" href="javascript:toggle();">show main content area</a>';
        }
}