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Admin Trim Interface

Author:coffee2code
Version:1.1
Last update:31 Aug 2009
Compatibility:WP 2.7+, 2.8+
Comments:go here
Download:[ zip ]
Description:

Customize the WordPress admin pages by selectively removing interface elements.

Extended Description

This plugin uses a combination of CSS (when possible) and Javascript to removed specified admin interface elements. These elements may be considered by some to be superfluous interface elements that are undesired for one reason or another, so this plugin aids in their visual removal.

Each admin interface element is individually selected for removal. The elements that can be removed are:

* WordPress logo
* The “Visit site”
* The favorites shortcut dropdown
* The “Howdy,” greeting before your username
* Your username link to your profile
* The “Turbo” link
* The Dashboard link
* The page header icon
* The contextual “Help” link
* The footer links
* The WordPress version in the footer

(There is an associated screenshot which points out these different sections.)

Note: These settings are global and will affect all users who are able to visit the admin pages.

Read the readme.txt.

Screenshots

Click to see full-size image.

  • A image indicating the different elements of the admin interface that can be selectively disabled by the plugin.

    screenshot 1

  • A screenshot of the plugin’s admin settings page.

    screenshot 2

  • A screenshot of a fully trimmed admin interface.

    screenshot 3

Installation

  1. Unzip admin-trim-interface.zip inside the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for your site
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ admin menu in WordPress
  3. Click the plugin’s ‘Settings’ link next to its ‘Deactivate’ link (still on the Plugins page), or click on the Theme -> Admin Trim Interface link, to go to the plugin’s admin settings page. Customize the settings to selectively remove admin interface elements.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q: Does this plugin allow for each admin user to customize the admin interface to their individual liking?

    A: No. The settings for the plugin apply to all users within the admin pages and not to each user individually.

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Copyright & Disclaimer

Copyright © 2009 by Scott Reilly (aka coffee2code)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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