Unable to login and wp-login.php redirects to wp-admin%2F&reauth=1?
Had the same problem… clearing the cookies didn’t do the trick. What did the trick was logging in via incognito mode first, and then I was able to login normally.
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Toggle admin metabox based upon chosen page template
The best way to approach this situation is via JavaScript. That way, whenever the selected value changes, you can instantly hide/show the related metabox. Use wp_enqueue_script() in functions.php to load a custom JavaScript file in the admin area: add_action(‘admin_enqueue_scripts’, ‘my_admin_script’); function my_admin_script() { wp_enqueue_script(‘my-admin’, get_bloginfo(‘template_url’).’/my-admin.js’, array(‘jquery’)); } The script itself, which requires jQuery, simply hides … 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’] ) && $_GET[‘post_type’] == ‘page’ ) { wp_redirect( admin_url( ‘/post-new.php?post_type=page’ ) … Read more
How to restrict dashboard access to Admins only?
We can hook to the admin_init action and check if the user is an administrator by using the current_user_can() function to see if the current user can manage_options, which is something only an administrator can do. This code, when pasted into your functions.php file, will display a message when a non-admin tries to access the … Read more
“Too many redirects” ONLY when trying to access wp-admin page
I found a solution that fixed my issue. Sources: A.) https://sharpten.com/blog/2018/01/17/wordpress-stuck-many-redirects-error-loop-using-ssl.html B.) (Sublink within A) https://wordpress.org/support/article/administration-over-ssl/ Excerpt: Adding the following lines of code at the end of my wp-config.php file resolved the redirect conflict. if (strpos($_SERVER[‘HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO’], ‘https’) !== false) $_SERVER[‘HTTPS’]=’on’;
How to use “menu_order” field for posts?
Apparently it’s as easy as: add_action( ‘admin_init’, ‘posts_order_wpse_91866’ ); function posts_order_wpse_91866() { add_post_type_support( ‘post’, ‘page-attributes’ ); } And then doing the query: $order_posts = new WP_Query(array( ‘post_type’ => ‘post’, ‘post_status’ => ‘publish’, ‘orderby’ => ‘menu_order’, ‘order’ => ‘ASC’, ) );
Is there ANY way to remove comments function and section totally?
Here is a list of all of the above answers and a removal of the admin bar link. Just add it to your themes function file or make it a plugin. I will mark this as a community wiki as everyone’s answer is right just no one added it all together. <?php // Removes from … Read more
Can’t change language (only “English (United States)”)
Maybe WordPress doesn’t have permissions to save the new language files. I had the same problem, and I solved it by adding the following to wp-config.php define(‘FS_METHOD’, ‘direct’); You might also want to check that your wp-content/-directory is writable for the web server user.
adding custom stylesheet to wp-admin
According to WordPress Codex (here): admin_enqueue_scripts is the first action hooked into the admin scripts actions. Example Loading a CSS or JS files for all admin area: //from functions.php //First solution : one file //If you’re using a child theme you could use: // get_stylesheet_directory_uri() instead of get_template_directory_uri() add_action( ‘admin_enqueue_scripts’, ‘load_admin_style’ ); function load_admin_style() { … Read more