5 tricks for WordPress web administrators

Control your users

1

Limit user permissions

Limit user permissions

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/

Limit user permissions

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/capability-manager-enhanced/

Activity logs

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/

Must-use plugins

Must-use plugins

• Located in wp-content/mu-plugins directory

• They are always enabled

• You cannot disable them

• They are loaded before normal plugins (in alphabetical order)

Must-use plugins

• It is necessary to use PHP files (or create a proxy file which will load main file from the target plugin directory)

• Enabled by uploading file, without having to log in to the WordPress dashboard

• Activation hooks are not available

• They do not update

Disable extensions editor

Adjust dashboard UI

2

Use dashboard colours

Use dashboard colours

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-color-schemes/

Adjust login form

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-custom-login/

Use custom theme

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/slate-admin-theme/

Use custom theme

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancy-admin-ui/

Adjust dashboard features

3

Adjust dashboard menu

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/menu-humility/

Adjust dashboard menu

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu-editor/

Drag'n'drop for pages

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-page-ordering/

Drag'n'drop for featured image

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/drag-drop-featured-image/

Using Markdown

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-markdown-editor/

Shortcake (Shortcode UI)

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-ui/

Post expiration

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-expirator/

Optimise your workflow

4

Perfect Dashboard

Content management - Jetpack

Source: https://jetpack.com/support/site-management/

Menu management - Jetpack

Source: https://jetpack.com/support/site-management/

Fully automated backup and update process - Perfect Dashboard

Source: https://perfectdashboard.co/features.html

Visual Comparison - Perfect Dashboard

Source: https://perfectdashboard.co/features.html

Make changes wisely

5

Use Custom CSS

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/

Use Custom CSS

Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/

... or Child Themes

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