This document provides 5 tricks for WordPress web administrators. It discusses limiting user permissions, using activity logs, must-use plugins, customizing the dashboard UI, and optimizing workflows. Some key tips include using plugins to limit user permissions, enable activity logs, adjust dashboard colors and menus, and automate backups and updates. It recommends using custom CSS or child themes cautiously and considering alternatives to major version updates.

1. 5 tricks for WordPress
web administrators

2. Control your users
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3. Limit user permissions

4. Limit user permissions
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/

6. Limit user permissions
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/capability-manager-enhanced/

8. Activity logs
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/

10. Must-use plugins

11. Must-use plugins
• Located in wp-content/mu-plugins directory
• They are always enabled
• You cannot disable them
• They are loaded before normal plugins (in
alphabetical order)

12. Must-use plugins
• It is necessary to use PHP files (or create a proxy
file which will load main file from the target plugin
directory)
• Enabled by uploading file, without having to log in
to the WordPress dashboard
• Activation hooks are not available
• They do not update

13. Disable extensions editor

14. Adjust dashboard UI
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15. Use dashboard colours

16. Use dashboard colours
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-color-schemes/

17. Adjust login form
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-custom-login/

18. Use custom theme
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/slate-admin-theme/

20. Use custom theme
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancy-admin-ui/

22. Adjust dashboard features
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23. Adjust dashboard menu
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/menu-humility/

24. Adjust dashboard menu
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu-editor/

26. Drag'n'drop for pages
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-page-ordering/

27. Drag'n'drop for featured image
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/drag-drop-featured-image/

28. Using Markdown
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-markdown-editor/

30. Shortcake (Shortcode UI)
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-ui/

32. Post expiration
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-expirator/

34. Optimise your workflow
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35. Perfect Dashboard

36. Content management - Jetpack
Source: https://jetpack.com/support/site-management/

37. Menu management - Jetpack
Source: https://jetpack.com/support/site-management/

38. Fully automated backup and update
process - Perfect Dashboard
Source: https://perfectdashboard.co/features.html

39. Visual Comparison - Perfect Dashboard
Source: https://perfectdashboard.co/features.html

40. Make changes wisely
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41. Use Custom CSS
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/

42. Use Custom CSS
Source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/

44. ... or Child Themes

45. Version 10000.1 is not a solution

46. Q&A