I found the problem: there was a problem with the cache caused by the use of 3 plug-in at the same time Autoptimize LiteSpeed Cache W3 Total Cache I have kept W3 Total Cache and disabled the first 2 and it’s all good now
The problem is here: require_once(‘includes/admin.php’); It should be: require_once(plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ).’/includes/admin.php’); The original code actually sources a core WordPress file with the same name.
Yes it’s quite possible, there’s a filter hook in place so we can add our own links in, adjust the following code as necessary.. add_filter( ‘admin_user_info_links’, ‘custom_admin_user_info_links’ ); function custom_admin_user_info_links( $links ) { $links[] = ‘<a href=”http://www.google.com”>Example link</a>’; //$links[] = ‘<a href=”http://wordpress.stackexchange.com”>Another example</a>’; return $links; } Hope that helps.
I use a version of the following, to add text to the top of the Page (edit.php?post_type=page): // Show message when viewing pages function page_AdminMessage() { showMessage(“You are now viewing the Pages”, false); } if ($_GET[‘post_type’] == ‘page’) { add_action(‘admin_notices’, ‘page_AdminMessage’); } Which just needs to be added into functions.php.
I’ve edited my question to include the fact that I’ve found the answer to my own question here http://www.code-styling.de/english/how-to-use-wordpress-metaboxes-at-own-plugins in case anyone finds the question while searching for a similar solution. The two column variation he includes in his solution no longer seems to work but is a simple thing to override.
You’ll want to look into the add_menu_page() function and then use the $position parameter to place it in the menu where you want it.
Check the page template setting – is it set to default? If not, look at the code for the template itself. I’ve seen new WP devs manually insert scripts and codes directly into the template rather than enqueue in functions.php. What plugin is being used to manage the gallery?
Unfortunately, it looks like the WordPress update failed. The good news is that it’s an easy fix. Simply download the files and re-upload them. You can follow the instructions here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update
See this answer. The theme editor has support for files in a subdirectory – but only if this is the main theme and only for PHP files. This seems to be an omission, I opened a ticket for it.
The content of the dashboard, however, will not be the same according to the role of the user. Contributor won’t see much of the menu, for example. A subscriber can only manage its own profile. Try to set up different users with different roles to see how the WP Admin is displayed for those users. … Read more