The document discusses lesser-known features and options within the WordPress admin interface, including screen options for dashboards, posts, pages, and comments. It highlights how these options can be toggled and customized based on user preferences and installed plugins. Additionally, it covers specific post and page settings, editor options, and provides resources for further exploration.

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4. Less-Known Features
• Screen Options
• Help
• Post Options
• Page Options
• Post/Page Editor
• Quick Edit
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5. Screen Options
• Screen Options appear on many of the admin
pages, specifically: dashboard, pages, posts,
comments, widgets, menu, plugins, & users
• Screen Options will include standard options, but
also may include additional options depending on
installed plugins (i.e., Yoast SEO)

6. Screen Options
Screen options will appear in a pull-down in the upper right-hand
corner (under “howdy”) on applicable screens.

7. Screen Options: Dashboard
Checking the boxes will toggle those boxes on/off.
No Plugins Installed
With Plugins Installed

8. Screen Options: Posts List
Checking the boxes will toggle those features on/off. Setting the number of
items per page will change the number in the list per page of posts, so that
you will not have to click “next page” as often.
No Plugins Installed

9. Screen Options: Posts List
Checking the boxes will toggle those features on/off. Setting the number of
items per page will change the number in the list per page of posts, so that
you will not have to click “next page” as often.
With Plugins Installed

10. Screen Options: Posts
Layout (1 or 2 columns) will move the settings below the text editor (1 column)
or beside it (2 columns – which is the default)

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12. Screen Options: Pages List
Checking the boxes will change the columns on the pages list. Here is where
some of the plugins options can really come in handy.

13. Screen Options: Pages List
Checking the boxes will change the columns on the pages list. Here is where
some of the plugins options can really come in handy.
With Plugins Installed

14. Screen Options: Pages
Very similar to post options.

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16. Screen Options: Comments

17. Screen Options: Widgets
Enabling accessibility mode changes the
“add” from drop down menus to simple
“add” buttons.

18. Screen Options: Widgets

19. Screen Options: Menus
Toggling “link target” will allow you to enable links to open in a new tab.

20. Screen Options: Plugins

21. Screen Options: Users

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23. Help
Located next to the Screen Options
(or in its place) on most screens,
Help offers insights and explanations
for each screen.

24. Post Options
• Stick post to front page (overrides
chronological blog/posts and keeps this post
on the blog home page)
• Password Protect – only those with the
password will gain access to the post
• Private posts will be accessible only to those
whose user settings meet the criteria
• Publication date – can be set in the future to
post at a later date, or can be edited to
change the order of posts in your blog.

25. Page Options
• Status Update (published, pending
review, draft)
• Password Protect – only those with the
password will gain access to the page
• Private pages will be accessible only to
those whose user settings meet the
criteria
• Publication date – can be set in the future
to post at a later date, or can be edited to
change the order of posts in your blog.
• Revisions – scroll through previous
revisions to restore to an earlier point

26. Editor Options
Paste as Text
Clear Formatting
Special
Character
Toolbar ToggleHorizontal Line Read More
Keyboard Shortcuts
Proofread Writing

27. Editor Options
Distraction-free Writing
Text Editing
Visual Editing

28. Quick Edit Features

29. Quick Edit Features

30. “Hidden” Secret Options Panel
http://yoursite.com/wp-admin/options.php

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32. Misc. Shortcuts

33. Misc. Shortcuts

34. Favoriting Plugins

35. Favoriting Plugins

36. Thank You
• Michelle Ames, Marketing Diva
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