Thread: I want to get rid of 2 things on the homepage and haven't figured it out yet

I want to get rid of 2 things on the homepage and haven't figured it out yet

I want to get rid of, or at least change the welcome section in the sidebar that asks a person to join.
Anyone know how to do this in 3.1.3?

I would also like to get rid of the Register/Login bar at the very top of the page for anyone who isn't logged in - but still keep the bar for logged in users.

I've attached a picture of the header & sidebar section I'm talking about.