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WordPress Wizardry Without Code: Customizing the Admin Suzette Franck WordPress Evangelist, (mt) Media Temple 2014 Milwaukee WordCamp Saturday, July 26, 2014 #wcmke @mt_Suzette Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Suzette Franck with a “ck” Twitter: @mt_Suzette ★WordPress Evangelist @ (mt) Media Temple ★Using WordPress since version 2.7 in 2008 ★20 years of web development experience ★Created 200+ WordPress custom themes ★Spoke at 20 WordCamps since 2011 ★WordPress Podcast WPUnicornProject.com https://www.youtube.com/user/mediatemple ★Reg. Contributor on WPwatercooler.com ★Blogs at: suzettefranck.com ★Slides: speakerdeck.com/suzettefranck

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple ★Admin User Experience Matters! ★Make it easier for your client and you ★Eight plugins for streamlining experience What We Will Cover

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Admin User Experience

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Design Experience ★Don’t Let user experience defined by default ★Add an extra touch to completed projects ★Show you really care about the project ★Thoughtfulness counts ★Make it easier for clients to update their site

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Codepress Admin Columns Version 2.2 Codepress

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Codepress Admin Columns ★Show/hide default admin columns ★Posts, Pages, Media, Users, Comments, CPTs ★Many relevant columns are hidden ★Add icon for featured images ★Show Post ID, image dimensions, etc. ★No code necessary

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Admin Columns (Posts) Settings > Admin Columns > Posts

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Admin Columns (Posts)

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Posts (Before)

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Posts (After)

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Admin Columns (Posts) Settings > Admin Columns > Media Library

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Media Library (Before)

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Media Library (After)

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple My Page Order Version 3.3.2 Andrew Charlton

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple My Page Order ★Drag and drop page and subpage order ★Default is alphabetical by name ★Put pages in order that makes sense

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Admin Columns (Posts) Pages > My Page Order

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple My Page Order (Pages)

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple All in One Favicon Version 4.3 Arne Franken

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple What are Favicons

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple All in one Favicon ★Favicons show at 16x16 pixels ★Show when page is bookmarked ★Show in address bar or tab ★Upload any image (.png. gif, ico ) ★Different icons for admin and front-end ★Branding for you and client

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple All In One Favicon Settings > All in one Favicon

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Custom Login Logo Version 1.0.2 Dreams Online Themes

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Custom Login Logo ★Upload your own logo for login screen ★Branding for you or your client ★Nice touch, polishing ★Easiest to use, upload from settings ★No required height or width

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Custom Login Logo Settings > Custom Login Logo

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Custom Login Logo

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Admin Menu Editor Version 1.3.2 Janis Elsts

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Admin Menu Editor ★Hide menu items that are not relevant ★Drag and drop order ★Add separators to group content ★Move sub items to upper levels

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Admin Menu Editor Settings > Imsanity

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Admin Menu Editor Settings > Menu Editor

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Imsanity Version 2.2.6 Jason Hinkle

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Imsanity ★Limit size of uploaded pictures ★Easier for clients to use ★Can resize older images ★Keep your big image files elsewhere ★Helps site to run faster ★Effortless and automatic ★No change to workflow

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Imsanity Settings > Imsanity

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Imsanity Settings > Imsanity

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Imsanity (Media Library)

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple WP Help Version 1.3 Mark Jaquith

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple WP Help ★Create documentation in WordPress Admin ★Copy documentation from other sites ★Easy help document management ★Works like pages (WYSIWYG) ★Can be hierarchal ★Embed pictures, video, and other media

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple WP Help Publishing Help

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple WP Help Settings Publishing Help > Settings

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple WP Help Manage Publishing Help > Manage

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple WP Help Editing

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple WP Help Example

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple TinyMCE Advanced Version 4.0.2 Andrew Ozz

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple TinyMCE Advanced ★Remove/Add buttons to editor ★Add controls for table editing ★Enable an editor file menu ★Customize lists and links easily ★Changes Visual Editor only

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple TinyMCE Advanced Settings > Tiny MCE Advanced

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple TinyMCE Editor

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple In Summary

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Media Temple // 8520 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 / 877-578-4000 / mediatemple.net / @mt_Suzette © 2014 (mt) Media Temple Things to Remember ★Always set a favicon and logo for the admin ★Add user-specific documentation with WP Help ★Use Admin Menu Editor to hide menu items ★Save clients from themselves ★Plugins code so you don’t have to, use them! ★Have fun and learn!

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Questions? Suzette Franck suzette@mediatemple.net https://speakerdeck.com/suzettefranck HAVE FUN AND LEARN! @mt_Suzette Follow Me On