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A Simpler WordPress Admin for
Clients
Mark Wilkinson
@wpmark | markwilkinson.me
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About Me
Freelance WordPress Developer
Secondary School Teacher of ICT - used to lead
the ICT department until moving more towards
WordPress
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pixeljunction.co.uk
compass-design.co.uk
edupress.co.uk
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The Problem
Why change the WordPress Admin?
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Solutions
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Remove Unnecessary Items
In a plugin please!
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https://github.com/pixeljunction/pxlcore
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Menus
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Top Level
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/***************************************************************
* Function wpmark_remove_admin_menus()
* Removes admin menus
***************************************************************/
function wpmark_remove_admin_menu() {
/* remove the menu item */
remove_menu_page( ‘edit-comments.php’ );
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}
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add_action( 'admin_menu', 'wpmark_remove_admin_menu', 999 );
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/***************************************************************
* Function wpmark_remove_admin_menus()
* Removes admin menus
***************************************************************/
function wpmark_remove_multiple_admin_menus() {
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$wpmark_admin_menus = array(
'edit-comments.php',
‘tools.php',
);
/* loop through each menu item to remove */
foreach( $wpmark_admin_menus as $wpmark_admin_menu ) {
/* remove the menu item */
remove_menu_page( $wpmark_admin_menu );
}
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}
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add_action( 'admin_menu', 'wpmark_remove_multiple_admin_menus', 999 );
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Sub Level
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remove_submenu_page( $menu_slug, $submenu_slug );
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remove_submenu_page( $menu_slug, $submenu_slug );
remove_submenu_page(
'themes.php',
'customize.php'
);
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function wpmark_remove_submenu() {
remove_submenu_page(
'themes.php',
'customize.php'
);
}
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add_action( 'admin_menu', 'wpmark_remove_submenu', 99 );
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Metaboxes
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remove_meta_box( $id, $page, $context );
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remove_meta_box( $id, $page, $context );
remove_meta_box(
'postcustom',
'post',
'normal'
);
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function wpmark_remove_multiple_metaboxes() {
$wpmark_metaboxes = apply_filters( 'wpmark_removed_metaboxes',
array(
array(
'id' => 'postcustom',
'page' => 'post',
'context' => 'normal'
),
array(
'id' => 'tagsdiv-post_tag',
'page' => 'post',
'context' => 'side'
),
)
);
/* loop through each meta box item to remove */
foreach( $wpmark_metaboxes as $wpmark_metabox ) {
/* remove each metabox from the array */
remove_meta_box( $wpmark_metabox[ 'id' ], $wpmark_metabox[ 'page' ] , $wpmark_metabox[ 'context' ] );
}
}
add_action( 'do_meta_boxes', 'wpmark_remove_multiple_metaboxes');
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Widgets
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unregister_widget( $widget_class );
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unregister_widget( $widget_class );
unregister_widget( 'WP_Widget_Calendar' );
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function wpmark_remove_calendar_widget() {
unregister_widget( 'WP_Widget_Calendar' );
}
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add_action( 'widgets_init', 'wpmark_remove_calendar_widget' );
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Improve / Enhance
What WordPress already gives us
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Additional
Metaboxes
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register_post_type( 'wpmark_slide',
array(
'labels' => $wpmark_slide_labels,
'public' => true,
'menu_position' => 90,
'supports' => array(
'title',
'thumbnail'
),
)
);
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Change a Meta Box
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function wpmark_slide_metabox_changes() {
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remove_meta_box( 'postimagediv', 'wpmark_slide', 'side' );
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add_meta_box( 'postimagediv', __( 'Slide Image' ),
'post_thumbnail_meta_box', 'wpmark_slide', 'advanced', 'low' );
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}
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add_action( 'do_meta_boxes', 'wpmark_slide_metabox_changes' );
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Add Meta Box
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function wpmark_add_meta_box() {
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/* add meta box */
add_meta_box(
'wpmark_slide_info', // meta box id
'Slide Information', // meta box title
'wpmark_metabox_html', // function for html output
'wpmark_slide', // post type to add it to
'normal', // context - part of page to add it to
'default' // priority
);
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}
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add_action( 'add_meta_boxes', ‘wpmark_add_meta_box' );
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Fill Meta Box with Some Content
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function wpmark_metabox_html( $post ) {
/* use nonce for verification */
wp_nonce_field( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ), 'wpmark_nonce_name' );
?>
Slide Link URL
Enter a URL above for the slide link.
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Save Meta Box Data
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function wpmark_save_metabox_data( $post_id ) {
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/* check this is the correct post type */
if ( 'wpmark_slide' != get_post_type( $post_id )
return;
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/* check if the current user is authorised to do this action */
if( ! current_user_can( 'edit_page', $post_id ) )
return;
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/* secondly we need to check if the user intended to change this value */
if ( ! isset( $_POST[ 'wpmark_nonce_name' ] ) || !
wp_verify_nonce( $_POST[ 'wpmark_nonce_name' ], plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ) )
return;
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/* santize the user input */
$wpmark_data = sanitize_text_field( $_POST[ 'wpmark_slide_link'] );
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/* save the post data */
update_post_meta( $post_id, '_wpmark_slide_link', $wpmark_data );
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}
add_action( 'save_post', 'wpmark_save_metabox_data' );
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Login Page
Logo
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function wpmark_login_logo() {
if( file_exists( STYLESHEETPATH . '/images/login-logo.png' ) ) {
$wpmark_sizes = apply_filters( 'wpmark_login_logo_sizes',
array(
'width' => '300',
'height' => '100'
)
);
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echo '
.login h1 a {
background-image: url('.get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/images/login-logo.png);
background-size: ' . $wpmark_sizes[ 'width' ] . 'px' . ' ' . $wpmark_sizes[ 'height' ] . 'px;
height: ' . $wpmark_sizes[ 'height' ] . 'px;
width: ' . $wpmark_sizes[ 'width' ] . 'px;
}
';
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} // end if login logo present in theme
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}
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add_action( 'login_head', 'wpmark_login_logo' );
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Add Menu
Pages
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add_menu_page(
$page_title,
$menu_title,
$capability,
$menu_slug,
$function,
$icon_url,
$position
);
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function wpmark_add_site_options_menu() {
add_menu_page(
'Site Options',
'Site Options',
'edit_posts',
'wpmark_site_options',
'wpmark_site_options_content',
'div',
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);
}
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add_action( 'admin_menu', 'wpmark_add_site_options_menu' );
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function wpmark_site_options_content() {
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Site Options Page
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Provide Help
Support client right in the dashboard
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“What happens in terms of help after my site
goes live?”
“Can I call you if this go wrong and I get
stuck?”
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Remember
WordPress is our tool, NOT our
solution. Make it work best for your
clients.
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???
Questions
&
thanks for listening