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Remove update nags for non-admins [duplicate]

In wp-admin/includes/update.php file if ( current_user_can(‘update_core’) ) $msg = sprintf( __(‘An automated WordPress update has failed to complete – <a href=”https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/231010/%s”>please attempt the update again now</a>.’), ‘update-core.php’ ); else $msg = __(‘An automated WordPress update has failed to complete! Please notify the site administrator.’); We can see that messages are different based on the current … Read more

How do i know the current post type when on post.php in admin?

add_action( ‘admin_init’, ‘do_something_152677’ ); function do_something_152677 () { // Global object containing current admin page global $pagenow; // If current page is post.php and post isset than query for its post type // if the post type is ‘event’ do something if ( ‘post.php’ === $pagenow && isset($_GET[‘post’]) && ‘post’ === get_post_type( $_GET[‘post’] ) ) … Read more

Loading External Scripts in Admin but ONLY for a Specific Post Type?

First, I assume you are using wp_enqueue_script() to load your scripts, right? That said, if I understand your question then what you need is something like the following. You’ll have to edit it for your details, of course, but it gives you the general framework. We are hooking admin_init with the function load_my_script() to tests … Read more

How to check if user is in back end?

Use is_admin(). It checks if you’re viewing an Admin page, means the backend.

How does admin-ajax.php work?

admin-ajax.php is part of the WordPress AJAX API, and yes, it does handle requests from both backend and front. Try not to worry about the fact that it is in wp-admin. I think that is a strange place for it too, but it is not a security problem in itself. How this relates to “enumerate … Read more

Adding a custom admin page

You need just two steps: Hook into the action admin_menu, register the page with a callback function to print the content. In your callback function load the file from plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . “included.html”. Demo code: add_action( ‘admin_menu’, ‘wpse_91693_register’ ); function wpse_91693_register() { add_menu_page( ‘Include Text’, // page title ‘Include Text’, // menu title ‘manage_options’, … Read more

Disable dragging of meta boxes?

I had the same problem, and Google lead me here. Unfortunately none of these answers helped, but I ultimately figured out the answer, and it’s quite easy! First, enqueue a JavaScript file (I won’t rehash this process; there are many tutorials that can describe this process better than I). I hooked into admin_enqueue_scripts, and it … Read more

Admin Page Redirect

/** * Redirect admin pages. * * Redirect specific admin page to another specific admin page. * * @return void * @author Michael Ecklund * */ function disallowed_admin_pages() { global $pagenow; # Check current admin page. if ( $pagenow == ‘edit.php’ && isset( $_GET[‘post_type’] ) && $_GET[‘post_type’] == ‘page’ ) { wp_redirect( admin_url( ‘/post-new.php?post_type=page’ ) … Read more

Where in WP can I check history or log of updates of plugins etc?

You can’t pull it in wp-admin you actually have to go look at the plugin in wordpress repository and see if they added there or to the plugin author’s site for a changelog. That would be a nice feature for the future.

Placing a Custom Post Type Menu Above the Posts Menu Using menu_position?

Positions for Core Menu Items 2 Dashboard 4 Separator 5 Posts 10 Media 15 Links 20 Pages 25 Comments 59 Separator 60 Appearance 65 Plugins 70 Users 75 Tools 80 Settings 99 Separator Parameter description for “menu position” $position (integer) (optional) The position in the menu order this menu should appear. By default, if this … Read more

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