To hide that meta block (right sidebar), you have to use custom CSS (Template Options > Custom Code > Custom CSS > copy & paste > Save & Close):
.sp-simpleportfolio .sp-simpleportfolio-meta
{display: none; width:0%; padding-left: 0;}
.sp-simpleportfolio .sp-simpleportfolio-description,
.sp-simpleportfolio-view-item .sp-simpleportfolio-details .sp-simpleportfolio-description
{width: 100% !important; float: none;}
If you decided to hide only the Date and Tag block from single item view, you also have to use custom CSS:
.sp-simpleportfolio-created,
.sp-simpleportfolio-tags {display: none;}
How to hide the link icon in the grid category view
If you want to hide the Link icon from Category gid view, you also have to use custom CSS:
.sp-simpleportfolio-item .sp-simpleportfolio-btns > a.btn-view {
display: none !important; visibility: hidden;
pointer-events: none;}