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Customize the WordPress Administration Area to Suit a Clients Needs

Posted on October 4, 2010 in WordPress Functions

In my opinion, WordPress is the best option for building a custom CMS for clients, as it provides one of the best administration area setups that I’ve ever worked with. Things are laid out in a simple way, and the user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate. But yet there are always... Read Full Post →

How to Add and Style Custom Modules on the WordPress Dashboard

Posted on July 25, 2010 in WordPress Functions

Wouldn’t it be nice to have the ability to add new custom module on the dashboard in your WordPress builds? The following code will do just that, simply add it to your functions.php file and add whatever you want within the echo and voila! ?View Code PHP// Create the function to output the... Read Full Post →

Hiding Dashboard Navigation Items in WordPress

Posted on July 18, 2010 in WordPress Functions

When setting up custom WordPress builds for clients there are sometimes areas within the administration area that will never be used, and other areas that you simply do not want those clients to have access to, such as Appearance, Plugins, Settings and maybe more. Preventing clients from accessing... Read Full Post →

Hiding Default WordPress Dashboard Panels

Posted on July 11, 2010 in WordPress Functions

When you first install an instance of WordPress there are a set of default modules that are displayed on the dashboard within the administration area. Often times client, or even developers themselves, have no use for some of them. Instead of changing the settings for each individual user, why not... Read Full Post →

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