Clean WordPress Admin
A collection of functions to clean up WordPress front and back-end to make it easier for editors to work and for you to look at the source code. Hiding content is also a good thing to do to limit the possibilities for your clients to destroy your beautiful site :)
Tested with version: 4.9.5
Using
Don’t just include these files in your project. Look at the content, update the options and see what works for you! The code is not optimized for speed, it’s optimized for readability. Sometimes the impact on performance makes these functions not eligible.
You should probably keep some things visible to you or a super admin. Check the user role like this:
if ( ! current_user_can( 'administrator' ) ) {
// Clean it up!
}
Content
Admin bar
Hide items and sub-items in the admin bar. Also known as the Toolbar.
Admin footer
Hide 'Thank you' text and version number in the admin footer
Admin menu
Hide items and sub-items in the admin menu.
Comments
Remove default fields in the comment form.
Contextual tabs
Remove all or specific contextual tabs with help and information about how to use the WordPress interface.
Dashboard
Remove dashboard meta boxes or even the whole dashboard itself.
Emojis
Disable built-in emojis that loads large JavaScript, CSS and image files 👎
Gutenberg
Disable the Gutenberg editor.
Head
Clears out generated unwanted stuff from the wp_head hook. Such as feeds and WordPress version.
Images
Remove functions related to images like the gallery, default link, alignment, and sizes.
JavaScript
De-registers the WordPress default jQuery script.
Media Upload
Remove actions from the media uploader
Post columns
Remove columns shown in the manage posts screen.
Posts
Remove specific meta boxes from post-types.
Profile
Remove fields from the user profile page, like contact information or the Biographical Info section.
REST API
Disable the REST API
Roles
Remove default roles. Remove capabilities to specific roles or users.
Search
Disable search query and search form.
Taxonomies
Remove default taxonomies.
Theme
Remove theme features.
Updates
Disable updates and remove notifications.
Widgets
Remove default widgets.
WYSIWYG
Change settings and clean up the TinyMCE WYSIWYG.
Plugins
Functions to clean up common plugins.
Advanced Custom Fields
Yoast SEO
Contribution
Feel free to suggest anything you see missing or want to be fixed!