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1	# Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE)
2
3	Contributors: qriouslad
4	Donate link: https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-rdm
5	Tags: enhancements, tweaks, optimizations, tools
6	Requires at least: 4.6
7	Tested up to: 6.2.2
8	Stable tag: 5.2.8
9	Requires PHP: 5.6
10	License: GPLv2 or later
11	License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
12
13	![](.wordpress-org/banner-772x250.png)
14
15	Duplicate post, post order, image resize, email via SMTP, admin menu editor, custom css / code, disable gutenberg and much more in a single plugin.
16
17	## Description
18
19	Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) helps you to easily enhance various admin workflows and site aspects while replacing multiple plugins doing it.
20
21	Here's a review at v5.1.0 by Paul Charlton of WPTuts.
22
23	[youtube https://youtu.be/V-_4TnjGloE]
24
25	Here's a review at v5.0.2 by Imran Siddiq @websquadron.
26
27	https://youtu.be/Ja8GxOPGqKY
28
29	Here's a quick review at v5.0.1 by Nathan Wrigley @wpbuilds.
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31	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwaWL6znuZg&t=3242s
32
33	Here's a walkthrough of the plugin at v4.8.2 by Nathan Ingram.
34
35	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qXGDEBfMp0&t=2984s
36
37	### What Users Say
38
39	_"I’m replacing so many plugins with this!"_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/im-replacing-so-many-plugins-with-this/@instadesign](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/im-replacing-so-many-plugins-with-this/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/im-replacing-so-many-plugins-with-this/)
40
41	_"Amazing how many separate plugins this replaces!"_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-how-many-separate-plugins-this-replaces/@yudayuda](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-how-many-separate-plugins-this-replaces/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-how-many-separate-plugins-this-replaces/)
42
43	_"This plugin is simply amazing. It easily replaces a dozen or more plugins I install on every website project. It is super lightweight, easy to use, and support has been wonderful and responsive. Highly recommended!"_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-must-have-plugin-2/NetzzJD](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-must-have-plugin-2/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-must-have-plugin-2/)
44
45	_"...it replaces many single purpose plugins which bloat up the site and the admin area."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replaces-a-lot-of-single-purpose-plugins/@tageins](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replaces-a-lot-of-single-purpose-plugins/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replaces-a-lot-of-single-purpose-plugins/)
46
47	_"Full of useful features, works without problems."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/full-of-useful-features-works-without-problems/Krzysztof Płaneta](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/full-of-useful-features-works-without-problems/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/full-of-useful-features-works-without-problems/)
48
49	_"Great plugin! Clear, useful, and a joy to use."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clear-useful-and-a-joy-to-use/Todd](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clear-useful-and-a-joy-to-use/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clear-useful-and-a-joy-to-use/)
50
51	_"It is great how many small things are all included in this one plugin. Definitely makes things feel a lot simpler."_ ~[@kenmundell
52	](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-multi-purpose-plugin/)
53
54	_"This plugin is what I have been waiting for to see for years!"_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-swiss-army-tool-for-wordpress/@AlexGraphicD](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-swiss-army-tool-for-wordpress/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-swiss-army-tool-for-wordpress/)
55
56	_"Great job! Saved me lots of time to add lots of plugins to get ready for my work. It's a relief to have everything streamlined and ready to go."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-2817/Tao Sheng](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-2817/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-2817/)
57
58	_"I’m already in love with this plugin... It will make my WP-life a lot easier."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/im-allready-in-love-with-this-plugin/@medieskolen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/im-allready-in-love-with-this-plugin/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/im-allready-in-love-with-this-plugin/)
59
60	_"I really love how this plugin incorporates so many small fixes or tweaks that are needed with WordPress - I can now get rid of many other plugins."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fantastic-plugin-replacing-many-other-plugins/Dale Reardon](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fantastic-plugin-replacing-many-other-plugins/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fantastic-plugin-replacing-many-other-plugins/)
61
62	_"This plugin allows you to install and maintain one plugin instead of a host of smaller ones. My tests were all successful and I was happy to simplify my maintenance with fewer plugins."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replaced-4-plugins-worked-well-a/Vic Drover](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replaced-4-plugins-worked-well-a/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replaced-4-plugins-worked-well-a/)
63
64	_"With this plugin, I can remove tons of plugins to reduce the possibility of plugin conflicts."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-powerful-tool-13/@chiehliniceday](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-powerful-tool-13/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-powerful-tool-13/)
65
66	_"It’s worth 10 stars (or more). This plugin eliminates the need to install many other plugins and also makes functions.php smaller since I have to insert fewer code snippets."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-worth-10-stars-or-more/Angelika Reisiger](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-worth-10-stars-or-more/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-worth-10-stars-or-more/)
67
68	_"Excellent and very well-supported plugin; saves me a lot of work! Admin Site Enhancements has made my list of 'must install' plug-ins, since it makes so many other tasks much easier."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-and-very-well-supported-plugin-saves-me-a-lot-of-work/@grizdev](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-and-very-well-supported-plugin-saves-me-a-lot-of-work/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-and-very-well-supported-plugin-saves-me-a-lot-of-work/)
69
70	_"I was super skeptical that this plugin could do so much without any problems, but I was wrong... 100% recommended!"_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-all-in-one-plugin-you-need-in-your-arsenal/@scarlywebs](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-all-in-one-plugin-you-need-in-your-arsenal/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-all-in-one-plugin-you-need-in-your-arsenal/)
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72	_"Normally, I tend to steer clear of “all-in-one” plugins; however, I believe that the selection of tools incorporated into this plugin has been astutely deliberated, given that it nearly aligns entirely with the options I typically apply to each website."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-features-selection/@cvladan](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-features-selection/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-features-selection/)
73
74	_"There are so many little wordpress tweaks that we all have to do which either requires a bunch of small plugins or added code snippets. This is a great step in consolidating them into a well organized spot, without polluting the admin screen with nags and menu items and other junk."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clear-useful-and-a-joy-to-use/Todd](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clear-useful-and-a-joy-to-use/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clear-useful-and-a-joy-to-use/)
75
76	_"ASE has been a game-changer for us... we were able to remove numerous duplicate plugins, reducing clutter and improving efficiency. ASE's enhanced admin dashboard, improved site performance, and robust security features have truly transformed our website management... It's a must-have plugin for anyone looking to optimize their WordPress site and streamline their workflow."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-has-reduced-my-plugin-list-by-6-7/@tomhung](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-has-reduced-my-plugin-list-by-6-7/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-has-reduced-my-plugin-list-by-6-7/)
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78	_"I love the modular approach. And I love that the whole plugin - with all its potential functionality - is smaller in file-size than some of the plugins that it replaces, which do only one of these things. Thank you for the great work!"_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-swiss-army-knife/Dave](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-swiss-army-knife/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-swiss-army-knife/)
79
80	_"Thank You for killing the dashboard SPAM!"_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-is-what-freedom-tastes-like/@happyfrank73](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-is-what-freedom-tastes-like/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-is-what-freedom-tastes-like/)
81
82	_"Great compilation of settings and options. It had quickly become one of my essential plugins."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-3276/@unapersona](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-3276/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-3276/)
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84	_"Incredibly powerful and well organized. It’s a real accomplishment to put this many features into a plugin and still make it easy to navigate."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/holy-cow-this-is-excellent/Nathan Ingram](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/holy-cow-this-is-excellent/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/holy-cow-this-is-excellent/)
85
86	_"\[This\] is a Swiss Army Knife in terms of features that will keep your WordPress clean and optimal."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/there-are-no-words-just-amazing/@samirhp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/there-are-no-words-just-amazing/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/there-are-no-words-just-amazing/)
87
88	_"Has noticeably improved performance on many of my sites."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/im-replacing-so-many-plugins-with-this/@instadesign](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/im-replacing-so-many-plugins-with-this/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/im-replacing-so-many-plugins-with-this/)
89
90	_"...everything is clear, fast, consistent and lightweight."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-job-premium-functions-in-free-plugin/Peter](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-job-premium-functions-in-free-plugin/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-job-premium-functions-in-free-plugin/)
91
92	_"Every single thing works as expected."_ ~[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwaWL6znuZg&t=3242sNathan Wrigley @wpbuilds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwaWL6znuZg&t=3242s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwaWL6znuZg&t=3242s)
93
94	_"Greatest plugin ever."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/greatest-plugin-ever-11/@angelaustr](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/greatest-plugin-ever-11/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/greatest-plugin-ever-11/)
95
96	_"p.s. There are bugs. This is software development after all and I'm the developer (as well as user). [](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-site-enhancements/Please report](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-site-enhancements/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-site-enhancements/) if you found one, and I'll try to fix the next chance I get. Thanks!"_ ~[](https://bowo.io/bowoio-asenhaBowo](https://bowo.io/bowoio-asenha](https://bowo.io/bowoio-asenha)
97
98
99	### Content Management
100
101	* Content Duplication. Enable one-click duplication / clone / copy of pages, posts and custom posts. The corresponding taxonomy terms and post meta will also be duplicated.
102	* Content Order. Enable custom order for pages, posts and custom post types. Useful for displaying them in the desired order in wp-admin and on the frontend. e.g. projects, services, FAQs, team members, testimonials, etc.
103	* Media Replacement. Easily replace any type of media file with a new one while retaining the existing media ID, publish date and file name. So, no existing links will break.
104	* SVG Upload. Allow some or all user roles to upload SVG files, which will then be sanitized to keep things secure.
105	* External Permalinks. Enable pages, posts and/or custom post types to have permalinks that point to external URLs. The rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" attribute will also be added for enhanced security and SEO benefits. Compatible with links added using [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-links-to/Page Links To](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-links-to/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-links-to/).
106	* Open All External Links in New Tab. Force all links to external sites to open in new browser tab via target="\_blank" attribute. The rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" attribute will also be added for enhanced security and SEO benefits.
107	* Auto-Publish Posts with Missed Schedule. Trigger publishing of scheduled posts of all types marked with "missed schedule", anytime the site is visited.
108	* Enhance List Tables. Improve the usefulness of listing pages of various post types by adding / removing columns and elements.
109	* _Show the featured image column_: in the list tables for pages and post types that support featured images.
110	* _Show the excerpt column_: in the list tables for pages and post types that support excerpt.
111	* _Show the ID as a column or in the action rows_: in the list tables for pages, all post types, all taxonomies, media, users and comments.
112	* _Show custom taxonomy dropdown filter(s)_: on the list tables of all post types for taxonomies that are hierarchical like post categories.
113	* _Remove the comments column_: in in the list tables for pages, post types that support comments, and also media/attachments.
114	* _Remove the post tags column_: in the list table for posts.
115
116	### Admin Interface
117
118	* Hide Admin Notices. Clean up admin pages by moving notices into a separate panel easily accessible via the admin bar.
119	* Wider Admin Menu. Give the admin menu more room to better accommodate wider items.
120	* Admin Menu Editor / Organizer. Customize the order of the admin menu and optionally change menu item title or hide some items.
121	* Disable Dashboard Widgets. Clean up and speed up the dashboard by completely disabling some or all widgets. Disabled widgets won't load any assets nor show up under Screen Options.
122	* Clean Up Admin Bar. Remove various elements from the admin bar.
123	* Remove WordPress logo/menu
124	* Remove customize menu/link
125	* Remove updates counter/link
126	* Remove comments counter/link
127	* Remove new content menu
128	* Remove 'Howdy' text
129	* Remove the Help tab and drawer
130	* Hide Admin Bar. Hide it on the front end for all or some user roles.
131
132	### Log In / Log Out
133
134	* Change Login URL. Improve site security by using a custom login URL, e.g. www.example.com/backend
135	* Log In/Out Menu. Enable log in, log out and dynamic log in/out menu item for addition to any menu.
136	* Last Login Column. Log when users on the site last logged in and display the date and time in the users list table.
137	* Redirect After Login / Logout. Set custom redirect URL for all or some user roles after login / logout.
138
139	### Custom Code
140
141	* Custom Admin CSS. Add custom CSS on all admin pages for all user roles.
142	* Custom Frontend CSS. Add custom CSS on all frontend pages for all user roles.
143	* Insert <head>, <body> and <footer> Code. Easily insert <meta>, <link>, <script> and <style> tags, Google Analytics, Tag Manager, AdSense, Ads Conversion and Optimize code, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter pixels, etc.
144	* Custom Body Class. Add custom <body> class(es) on the singular view of some or all public post types. Compatible with classes already added using [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-body-classCustom Body Class plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-body-class](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-body-class).
145	* Manage ads.txt and app-ads.txt. Easily edit and validate your ads.txt and app-ads.txt content.
146	* Manage robots.txt. Easily edit and validate your robots.txt content.
147
148	### Disable Components
149
150	* Disable Gutenberg. Disable the Gutenberg block editor for some or all applicable post types. Optionally disable frontend block styles / CSS files for the selected post types.
151	* Disable Block-Based Widgets Settings Screen. Restores the classic widgets settings screen when using a classic (non-block) theme.
152	* Disable Comments. Disable comments for some or all public post types. When disabled, existing comments will also be hidden on the frontend.
153	* Disable REST API. Disable REST API access for non-authenticated users and remove URL traces from <head>, HTTP headers and WP RSD endpoint.
154	* Disable Feeds. Disable all RSS, Atom and RDF feeds. This includes feeds for posts, categories, tags, comments, authors and search. Also removes traces of feed URLs from <head>.
155	* Disable All Updates. Completely disable core, theme and plugin updates and auto-updates. Will also disable update checks, notices and emails.
156	* Disable Smaller Components. Prevent smaller components from running or loading. Make the site more secure, load slightly faster and be more optimized for crawling by search engines.
157	* Disable the generator <meta> tag in <head>, which discloses the WordPress version number. Older versions(s) might contain unpatched security loophole(s).
158	* Disable the Windows Live Writer (WLW) manifest <link> tag in <head>. The WLW app was discontinued in 2017.
159	* Disable the Really Simple Discovery (RSD) <link> tag in <head>. It's not needed if your site is not using pingback or remote (XML-RPC) client to manage posts.
160	* Disable the default WordPress shortlink <link> tag in <head>. Ignored by search engines and has minimal practical use case. Usually, a dedicated shortlink plugin or service is preferred that allows for nice names in the short links and tracking of clicks when sharing the link on social media.
161	* Disable loading of dashicons CSS and JS files on the front-end for public site visitors.
162	* Disable emoji support for pages, posts and custom post types on the admin and frontend. The support is primarily useful for older browsers that do not have native support for it. Most modern browsers across different OSes and devices now have native support for it.
163
164	### Security
165
166	* Limit Login Attempts. Prevent brute force attacks by limiting the number of failed login attempts allowed per IP address.
167	* Obfuscate Author Slugs. Obfuscate publicly exposed author page URLs that shows the user slugs / usernames, e.g. _sitename.com/author/username1/_ into _sitename.com/author/a6r5b8ytu9gp34bv/_, and output 404 errors for the original URLs. Also obfuscates in _/wp-json/wp/v2/users/_ REST API endpoint.
168	* Disable XML-RPC. Protect your site from brute force, DOS and DDOS attacks via XML-RPC. Also disables trackbacks and pingbacks.
169
170	### Optimizations
171
172	* Image Upload Control. Resize newly uploaded, large images to a smaller dimension and delete originally uploaded files. BMPs and non-transparent PNGs will be converted to JPGs and resized.
173	* Revisions Control. Prevent bloating the database by limiting the number of revisions to keep for some or all post types supporting revisions.
174	* Heartbeat Control. Modify the interval of the WordPress heartbeat API or disable it on admin pages, post creation/edit screens and/or the frontend. This will help reduce CPU load on the server.
175
176	### Utilities
177
178	* SMTP Email Delivery. Use external SMTP service to ensure notification and transactional emails from your site are being delivered to inboxes.
179	* Multiple User Roles. Enable assignment of multiple roles during user account creation and editing. This maybe useful for working with roles not defined in WordPress core, e.g. from e-commerce or LMS plugins.
180	* View Admin as Role. View admin pages and the site (logged-in) as one of the non-administrator user roles.
181	* Password Protection. Password-protect the entire site to hide the content from public view and search engine bots / crawlers. Logged-in administrators can still access the site as usual.
182	* Maintenance Mode. Show a customizable maintenance page on the frontend while performing a brief maintenance to your site. Logged-in administrators can still view the site as usual.
183	* Redirect 404 to Homepage. Perform 301 (permanent) redirect to the homepage for all 404 (not found) pages.
184
185	Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) will include more enhancements, tweaks and useful features in future versions. Please [](https://bowo.io/feedback-asenhagive feedback](https://bowo.io/feedback-asenha](https://bowo.io/feedback-asenha) on must-have plugins or code snippets you enable on sites that you manage, and the functionalities will be considered for inclusion as well.
186
187	### Give Back
188
189	* [](https://bowo.io/asenha-rvw-dscA nice review](https://bowo.io/asenha-rvw-dsc](https://bowo.io/asenha-rvw-dsc) would be great!
190	* [](https://bowo.io/asenha-fdbk-dscGive feedback](https://bowo.io/asenha-fdbk-dsc](https://bowo.io/asenha-fdbk-dsc) and help improve future versions.
191	* [](https://bowo.io/asenha-trnslt-dscHelp translate](https://bowo.io/asenha-trnslt-dsc](https://bowo.io/asenha-trnslt-dsc) plugin description on this page into your language.
192	* [](https://bowo.io/asenha-gthb-dscGithub repo](https://bowo.io/asenha-gthb-dsc](https://bowo.io/asenha-gthb-dsc) to contribute code.
193	* Sponsor my work with as little as USD 1, [](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-rdmmonthly](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-rdm](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-rdm) or [](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-rdmone-time](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-rdm](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-rdm).
194
195	### Check These Out Too
196
197	* [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/system-dashboard/System Dashboard](https://wordpress.org/plugins/system-dashboard/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/system-dashboard/): Central dashboard to monitor various WordPress components, processes and data, including the server.
198	* [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/debug-log-manager/Debug Log Manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/debug-log-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/debug-log-manager/): Log PHP, database and JavaScript errors via WP_DEBUG with one click. Conveniently create, view, filter and clear the debug.log file.
199	* [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/variable-inspector/Variable Inspector](https://wordpress.org/plugins/variable-inspector/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/variable-inspector/): Inspect PHP variables on a central dashboard in wp-admin for convenient debugging.
200	* [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-explorer/Code Explorer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-explorer/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-explorer/): Fast directory explorer and file/code viewer with syntax highlighting.
201	* [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-scroll-top/Flexible Scroll Top](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-scroll-top/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-scroll-top/) and [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/floating-share-button/Floating Share Buttons](https://wordpress.org/plugins/floating-share-button/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/floating-share-button/) is a lightweight combo with minimalist UI.
202	* [](https://bowo.io/asenha-wpn-dscWordPress Newsboard](https://bowo.io/asenha-wpn-dsc](https://bowo.io/asenha-wpn-dsc): The latest news, articles, podcasts and videos from 100+ WordPress-focused sources.
203
204	## Screenshots
205
206	1. Content Management
207	![Content Management](.wordpress-org/screenshot-1.png)
208	2. Admin Interface
209	![Admin Interface](.wordpress-org/screenshot-2.png)
210	3. Log In \| Log Out
211	![Log In \| Log Out](.wordpress-org/screenshot-3.png)
212	4. Custom Code
213	![Custom Code](.wordpress-org/screenshot-4.png)
214	5. Disable Components
215	![Disable Components](.wordpress-org/screenshot-5.png)
216	6. Security
217	![Security](.wordpress-org/screenshot-6.png)
218	7. Optimizations
219	![Optimizations](.wordpress-org/screenshot-7.png)
220	8. Utilities
221	![Utilities](.wordpress-org/screenshot-8.png)
222
223	## Frequently Asked Questions
224
225	### Why build this plugin?
226
227	Hoping that this is useful in reducing the number of plugins we install the first time we set up a site.
228
229	## Changelog
230
231	Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) v1.0.0 was released on October 17, 2022. Since then, there have been 52 _point_ releases (e.g. 1.1.0 ) and 37 _patch_ releases (e.g. 4.9.1).
232
233	Each _point_ release usually corresponds with the addition of one new module/feature. Each module/feature usually is the equivalent of one (or more) single-purpose plugin. Each _patch_ release usually contain one or more bugfix or improvement to existing modules/features.
234
235	More than 250 hours of dev time have been spent on developing and mantaining this plugin. At v5.2.8 (released on June 26, 2023) and 4,000+ active installs, there have been 4 (active) [](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-chnlgmonthly sponsorship](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-chnlg](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-chnlg) and 16 [](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-chnlgone-time sponsorship](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-chnlg](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-chnlg).
236
237	#### Kindly Consider Sponsoring Ongoing Development and Maintenance
238
239	If this plugin has been useful for your personal project(s), paid dev work, client site(s) and or agency's workflow, please kindly consider sponsoring from as little as USD 1 ([](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-chnlgmonthly](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-chnlg](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-chnlg) or [](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-chnlgone-time](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-chnlg](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-chnlg)).
240
241	This helps ensure you're going to continue seeing new features and/or fixes, hopefully for years to come. Thank you!
242
243	> _"Amazing solution, please dont stop the developing!."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lots-of-features-clean-ui-for-free/@malaga16](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lots-of-features-clean-ui-for-free/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lots-of-features-clean-ui-for-free/)
244
245	> _"Amazing job – premium functions in free plugin."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-job-premium-functions-in-free-plugin/Peter](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-job-premium-functions-in-free-plugin/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-job-premium-functions-in-free-plugin/)
246
247	> _"Reported a bug yesterday, it was fixed today. Can't ask for better than that.."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-handy-plugin-by-a-great-dev/Greg Mount](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-handy-plugin-by-a-great-dev/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-handy-plugin-by-a-great-dev/)
248
249	> _"I will definitely support it’s development because I know it will save me time and frustration on all of the websites I set up."_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clear-useful-and-a-joy-to-use/Todd](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clear-useful-and-a-joy-to-use/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clear-useful-and-a-joy-to-use/)
250
251	> _"Simply the best! Still looking for the sixth star for you. Don’t stop developing... We are supporting you!"_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/too-good-to-be-true-22/@springbreak](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/too-good-to-be-true-22/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/too-good-to-be-true-22/)
252
253	> _"A very very useful plugin. I have made a little sponsorship and encourage other users to do the same as it is so much deserved. Thank you Bowo !"_ ~[](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-very-useful-54/@pgrand83](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-very-useful-54/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-very-useful-54/)
254
255
256	USD 1 [](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-chnlgmonthly](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-chnlg](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-gth-chnlg) or [](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-chnlgone-time](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-chnlg](https://bowo.io/asenha-sp-ppl-chnlg) is all it takes for you to start sponsoring ASE. Thank you!
257
258	### 5.2.8 (2023.06.26)
259
260	* [IMPROVED] Front-end public.js will only be loaded if relevant modules that use it are enabled. Props to Martin M. for reporting the issue via the contact form at [](https://bowo.iobowo.io](https://bowo.io](https://bowo.io).
261
262	### 5.2.7 (2023.06.26)
263
264	* [FIXED] Custom Code: Possible fix for CodeMirror (code editor) JS error caused by jQuery not being explicitly set as a dependency. When this happens, ASE's admin page is rendered blank / useless. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarah-haruel/@sarah-haruel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarah-haruel/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarah-haruel/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-and-site-enhancements-ase-disabled-when-slideshow-se-activated/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-and-site-enhancements-ase-disabled-when-slideshow-se-activated/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-and-site-enhancements-ase-disabled-when-slideshow-se-activated/).
265	* [IMPROVED] Log In \| Log Out >> Change Login URL: Improve module description to avoid confusion with renaming the entire /wp-admin/ as opposed to renaming just the login URL. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/max-ziebell/Maz Ziebell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/max-ziebell/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/max-ziebell/) for the suggestion.
266	* [FIXED] Disable Components >> Disable Gutenberg: Fixed PHP warning when saving a CPT post where gutenberg has been disabled. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregmount/@gregmount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregmount/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregmount/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-gutenberg-throws-php-warning/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-gutenberg-throws-php-warning/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-gutenberg-throws-php-warning/).
267	* [ADDED] A dismissible Sponsorship / Rating / Feedback nudge/notice has been added to ASE's admin page (only), which will appear after every 10 consecutive clicks of the "Save changes" button. This is a way to try and gain additional support for ASE's ongoing development and maintenance. I hope you don't mind. 🙂
268
269	### 5.2.6 (2023.06.24)
270
271	* [FIXED] Security >> Limit Login Attempts: Fixed PHP warning issue. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomo55555/@tomo55555](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomo55555/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomo55555/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-error-reported/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-error-reported/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-error-reported/).
272
273	### 5.2.5 (2023.06.22)
274
275	* [FIXED] Utilities >> Password Protection: Fixed the issue that causes the password protection form/page to have no styling after v5.2.4 patch release. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregmount/@gregmount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregmount/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregmount/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/v5-2-4-breaks-styling-on-password-protection/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/v5-2-4-breaks-styling-on-password-protection/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/v5-2-4-breaks-styling-on-password-protection/).
276
277	### 5.2.4 (2023.06.21)
278
279	* [FIXED] Disable Components >> Disable Dashicons: Fixed PHP warning when executing WP CLI commands. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomhung/@tomhung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomhung/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomhung/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-strpos-empty-needle-2/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-strpos-empty-needle-2/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-strpos-empty-needle-2/).
280
281	* [RESOLVED] Unable to Save Changes in ASE: This is caused by plugin conflict which happens when [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/WP STAGING - Backup Duplicator & Migration](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/) is active. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kilimats/@kilimats](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kilimats/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kilimats/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-save-14/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-save-14/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-save-14/) and to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allbutone/@allbutone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allbutone/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allbutone/) for liasing with the developer of WP Staging to [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-conflict-prevents-saving/fix things on their end](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-conflict-prevents-saving/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-conflict-prevents-saving/).
282
283	### 5.2.3 (2023.06.18)
284
285	* [FIXED] Optimizations >> Image Upload Control: fixed a small code error that prevented image resizing from actually happening. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matija80/@matija80](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matija80/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matija80/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-upload-control-resizing-doesnt-work/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-upload-control-resizing-doesnt-work/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-upload-control-resizing-doesnt-work/).
286
287	* [FIXED] Admin Interface >> Disable Dashboard Widgets: fixed "array offset on value of type bool" error. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grizdev/@grizdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grizdev/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grizdev/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-dashboard-widgets-produces-array-offset-on-value-of-type-bool-error/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-dashboard-widgets-produces-array-offset-on-value-of-type-bool-error/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-dashboard-widgets-produces-array-offset-on-value-of-type-bool-error/).
288
289	* [FIXED] Admin Interface >> Wider Admin Menu: fixed an issue where wider admin menu pushed WooCommerce page header content to shift right and be cut-off from the screen. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malaga16/@malaga16](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malaga16/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malaga16/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-menu-sidebar-custom-with-problem/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-menu-sidebar-custom-with-problem/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-menu-sidebar-custom-with-problem/).
290
291	* [FIXED] Utilities >> Password Protection: fixed PHP Warning. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregmount/@gregmount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregmount/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregmount/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-on-password-protected-login/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-on-password-protected-login/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-on-password-protected-login/).
292
293	### 5.2.2 (2023.06.14)
294
295	* [FIXED] Security >> Limit Login Attempts: fixed redirection loop that happens when custom login URL is enabled and user has reached the allowed failed login attempts count. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allbutone/@allbutone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allbutone/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allbutone/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-limit-login-attempts/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-limit-login-attempts/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-limit-login-attempts/) and narrowing down the steps to replicate the issue reliably, which helps with troubleshooting.
296
297	### 5.2.1 (2023.06.13)
298
299	* [FIXED] Disable Components >> Disable Comments: Fixed an issue where a JS alert saying "Are you sure you want to do this? The comment changes you made will be lost." popups when trying to update a page / post / post type where commenting has been disabled. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dagaloni/@dagaloni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dagaloni/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dagaloni/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/are-you-sure-you-want-to-to-this-popup-for-updateting-page/thoroughly reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/are-you-sure-you-want-to-to-this-popup-for-updateting-page/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/are-you-sure-you-want-to-to-this-popup-for-updateting-page/) with screenshots and steps to replicate the issue.
300
301	* [FIXED] Utilities >> View Admin as Role: Provide a simple and secure method to regain administrator access when something goes wrong while switching to non-administrator role. This occasionally happens when the login session ended and you're being logged out by the system. Instruction on how to regain administrator access has been added to the settings section for the module. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cebuss/@cebuss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cebuss/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cebuss/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-avoid-locking-people-out-of-their-site/thoroughly reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-avoid-locking-people-out-of-their-site/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-avoid-locking-people-out-of-their-site/) and providing a way to regain access via direct changes to the database.
302
303	* [SECURITY] Utilities >> View Admin as Role: Make sure only users performing role switching can access the role switcher admin bar menu. This ensures that non-administrator users logging in normally won't see the menu and prevent them from performing role switching.
304
305	### 5.2.0 (2023.06.10)
306
307	* [ADDED] Admin Interface >> Wider Admin Menu. Give the admin menu more room to better accommodate wider items. Props to [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvaer/@dvaer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvaer/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvaer/) and [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kilimats/@kilimats](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kilimats/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kilimats/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-wider-admin-menu/suggesting this](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-wider-admin-menu/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-wider-admin-menu/).
308
309	### 5.1.0 (2023.06.04)
310
311	* [ADDED] Disable Components >> Disable Block-Based Widgets Settings Screen. Restores the classic widgets settings screen when using a classic (non-block) theme. Props to [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ruralinfo/@ruralinfo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ruralinfo/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ruralinfo/) and [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvaer/@dvaer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvaer/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvaer/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-disable-gutenberg-for-widget-page/suggesting this](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-disable-gutenberg-for-widget-page/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-disable-gutenberg-for-widget-page/).
312	* [FIXED] UTILITIES >> SMTP Email Delivery: fixed an issue where 'from' email is using WP default wordpress@site.com instead of the email defined in module settings. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlywebs/@scarlywebs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlywebs/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlywebs/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-from-not-working/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-from-not-working/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-from-not-working/) and the continued help in testing.
313	* [ENHANCED] UTILITIES >> SMTP Email Delivery: added option to force the usage of the FROM name/email defined in module settings. [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-from-not-working/#post-16762588Suggested](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-from-not-working/#post-16762588](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-from-not-working/#post-16762588) by [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlywebs/@scarlywebs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlywebs/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlywebs/).
314	* [FIXED] Custom, right-side footer text now only shows on the plugin's main settings page.
315
316	### 5.0.2.4 (2023.06.01)
317
318	* [FIXED] Utilities >> SMTP Email Delivery: fixed an issue with encoding / decoding of stored password that prevented proper functioning of this module. Please re-enter your password and save changes.
319	* [FIXED] Utilities >> Password Protection: fixed an issue with encoding / decoding of stored password that prevented proper functioning of this module. Please re-enter your password and save changes.
320
321	### 5.0.2.3 (2023.05.25)
322
323	* [FIXED] Log In \| Log Out >> Change Login URL: URLs that start with the custom login slug no longer redirects to the login page. Props to [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netzzjd/@netzzjd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netzzjd/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netzzjd/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-login-url-redirects/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-login-url-redirects/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-login-url-redirects/).
324
325	### 5.0.2.2 (2023.05.24)
326
327	* [FIXED] Log In \| Log Out >> Change Login URL: URLs for lost password flow, i.e. password reset flow, are now accessible when this module is enabled. It will no longer redirect to the not_found (404) page. Props to [](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlywebs/@scarlywebs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlywebs/](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlywebs/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-reset-url-link/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-reset-url-link/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-reset-url-link/) and help with testing all the way.
328
329	### 5.0.2 (2023.05.09)
330
331	* [FIXED] Utilities >> View Admin as Role: is now only accessible / usable for administrators.
332	* [ENHANCE] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: improved description and UI for better clarity.
333	* [POLISH] General code polish to resolve several PHP warnings.
334
335	### 5.0.1 (2023.04.29)
336
337	* [FIXED] WordPress Newsboard link in footer showing up on all wp-admin pages. Now will only show up on the plugin's main page.
338
339	### 5.0.0 (2023.04.29)
340
341	* [ADDED] Content Management >> Content Order. Enable custom ordering of various content types. Useful for displaying them in the desired order in wp-admin and on the frontend. e.g. projects, services, FAQs, team members, etc.
342	* [FIXED] Utilities >> Password Protection: Fix PHP Warning error. Props to [](https://github.com/cvladan@cvladan](https://github.com/cvladan](https://github.com/cvladan) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minor-php-warning/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minor-php-warning/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minor-php-warning/).
343	* [CHANGED] Content Management >> Page and Post Duplication module has been renamed to "Content Duplication".
344	* [ADDED] Translate link on plugin page's header and in the .org plugin description page. Please [](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/admin-site-enhancements/consider helping to translate](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/admin-site-enhancements/](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/admin-site-enhancements/) the plugin description (a.k.a. README). There are about 100 strings/sentences in it. This will help expand the reach of Admin and Site Enhancements into people who read/speak your language. Special props to [Angelika Reisiger
345	](https://profiles.wordpress.org/la-geek/), General Translation Editor for Deutsch (German) #de_DE, for tackling translation of the plugin description into [](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/default/wp-plugins/admin-site-enhancements/German](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/default/wp-plugins/admin-site-enhancements/](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/default/wp-plugins/admin-site-enhancements/) and [](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/formal/wp-plugins/admin-site-enhancements/German (formal)](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/formal/wp-plugins/admin-site-enhancements/](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/formal/wp-plugins/admin-site-enhancements/).
346	* [ADDED] Link to [](https://bowo.io/asenha-wpn-dscWordPress Newsboard](https://bowo.io/asenha-wpn-dsc](https://bowo.io/asenha-wpn-dsc) in plugin page's footer. This is another thing I created back in 2014 and is still working to aggregate the latest news, articles, tutorials, podcasts and videos from 100+ WordPress-centric sources.
347
348	### 4.9.3 (2023.04.22)
349
350	* [FIXED] Disable Components >> Disable REST API: fix for error when trying to save edits in Gutenberg editor when Disable REST API module is turned on. Props to [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexgraphicd/@alexgraphicd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexgraphicd/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexgraphicd/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-save-edits-to-posts-or-pages-when-rest-api-is-disabled/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-save-edits-to-posts-or-pages-when-rest-api-is-disabled/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-save-edits-to-posts-or-pages-when-rest-api-is-disabled/).
351
352	### 4.9.2 (2023.04.22)
353
354	* [FIXED] Disable Components >> Disable Comments: fix for certain scenarios where comment form is still shown despite commenting being disabled on the post type. Props to [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crazyserb/@crazyserb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crazyserb/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crazyserb/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-functionality-doesnt-work-either/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-functionality-doesnt-work-either/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-functionality-doesnt-work-either/), providng temporary admin access, as well as screenshots to help with troubleshooting!
355
356	### 4.9.1 (2023.04.19)
357
358	* [ENHANCEMENT] Admin Interface >> Hide Admin Notices. LearnDash pages was showing up notices below header. This fix will now move them into the hidden, toggleable notices panel.
359
360	### 4.9.0 (2023.04.16)
361
362	* [ENHANCEMENT] Content Management >> External Permalinks. The rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" attribute will now be added to external permalinks for enhanced security and SEO benefits.
363	* [ADDED] Content Management >> Open All External Links in New Tab. Force all links to external sites to open in new browser tab via target="\_blank" attribute. The rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" attribute will also be added for enhanced security and SEO benefits.
364
365	### 4.8.3 (2023.04.15)
366
367	* [FIXED] Content Management >> Content Duplication: fixed isses when duplicating pages built with Oxygen and Bricks builder. May also solve similar issues with other page builders. Please try this on your page builder installation and report in the forum if you're still experiencing issues.
368
369	### 4.8.2 (2023.04.03)
370
371	* [FIXED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: fix for some menu items missing / being hidden in the menu item sortables. Props to [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chrisplaneta/@chrisplaneta](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chrisplaneta/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chrisplaneta/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/full-of-useful-features-works-without-problems/#post-16620272reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/full-of-useful-features-works-without-problems/#post-16620272](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/full-of-useful-features-works-without-problems/#post-16620272).
372
373	### 4.8.1 (2023.04.03)
374
375	* [FIXED] Admin Interface >> Hide Admin Notices: now hides notices on some plugins' pages where an extra div exist above the notice divs.
376	* [FIXED] Log In \| Log Out >> Change Login URL: fix an issue where sometimes successful login would redirect to /not_found/ URL.
377	* [ENHANCEMENT] Content Management >> Media Replacement: added browser cache busting via jQuery to ensure the new image is shown on the media/attachment edit page after performing replacement. Elsewhere on wp-admin and on the front end, a hard reload is still needed to flush out browser cache for the old image.
378
379	### 4.8.0 (2023.04.02)
380
381	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Multiple User Roles: Enable assignment of multiple roles during user account creation and editing. This maybe useful for working with roles not defined in WordPress core, e.g. from e-commerce or LMS plugins.
382
383
384	### 4.7.4 (2023.03.05)
385
386	* [ADDED] Content Management >> Enhance List Tables >> Show ID in Action Rows: on the list tables for pages, all post types, all taxonomies, media, users and comments. Props to [](https://github.com/cvladan@cvladan](https://github.com/cvladan](https://github.com/cvladan) for the [](https://github.com/qriouslad/admin-site-enhancements/issues/2feature suggestion](https://github.com/qriouslad/admin-site-enhancements/issues/2](https://github.com/qriouslad/admin-site-enhancements/issues/2).
387
388	### 4.7.3 (2023.03.03)
389
390	* [FIXED] Optimizations >> Image Upload Control: "Unexpected response" error in the media uploader when uploading non-JPG files.
391
392	### 4.7.2 (2023.02.25)
393
394	* [FIXED] Disable Components >> Disable Smaller Components >> Disable Emojis now properly disables emojis in admin pages.
395
396	### 4.7.1 (2023.02.24)
397
398	* [CHANGED] Utilities >> Maintenance Mode. When maintenance mode is enabled, an admin bar icon is shown as an indicator.
399	* [CHANGED] Utilities >> Password Protection. Change background color of admin bar status icon from green to red, to better indicate that the site is (currently) inaccessible to the general public.
400
401	### 4.7.0 (2023.02.24)
402
403	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Maintenance Mode. Show a customizable maintenance page on the frontend while performing a brief maintenance to your site. Logged-in administrators can still view the site as usual.
404	* [CHANGED] Disable Components >> Disable Smaller Components >> Disable Dashicons CSS and JS now excludes the login page. This ensures the login page CSS styles is correctly loaded.
405	* [CHANGED] Utilities >> SMTP Email Delivery. Slight improvement to copy/description for improved clarity.
406
407	### 4.6.0 (2023.02.22)
408
409	* [ADDED] Utilities >> SMTP Email Delivery. Use external SMTP service to ensure notification and transactional emails from your site are being delivered to inboxes.
410
411	### 4.5.0 (2023.02.17)
412
413	* [ADDED] Admin Interface >> Clean Up Admin Bar >> Remove the Help tab and drawer.
414	* [ADDED] Disable Components >> Disable Smaller Components. Prevent smaller components from running or loading. Make the site more secure and load slightly faster. This includes disabling the generator <meta> tag, the Windows Live Writer (WLW) manifest <link> tag, the Really Simple Discovery (RSD) <link> tag and the WordPress shortlink <link> tag in <head>, as well as disabling dashicons CSS and JS files for site visitors, and emoji support for pages, posts and custom post types.
415
416	### 4.4.0 (2023.02.05)
417
418	* [ADDED] Custom Code >> Custom Body Class. Add custom <body> class(es) on the singular view of some or all public post types. Compatible with classes already added using [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-body-classCustom Body Class plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-body-class](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-body-class).
419
420	### 4.3.1 (2023.02.05)
421
422	* [CHANGED] Content Management >> Media Replace option is no longer shown on the grid view of the media library. It will only show up on the attachment edit page which can be reached from both the list view via "Edit or Replace Media" link and the grid view media frame's "Edit more details" link.
423
424	### 4.3.0 (2023.01.30)
425
426	* [ADDED] Optimizations >> Image Upload Control. Resize newly uploaded, large images to a smaller dimension and delete originally uploaded files. BMPs and non-transparent PNGs will be converted to JPGs and resized.
427	* [CHANGED] Revisions Control is now under the Optimizations category.
428	* [CHANGED] View Admin as Role is now under the Utilities category.
429	* [CHANGED] Improve title of features to be shorter and more consistent across categories.
430
431	### 4.2.2 (2023.01.24)
432
433	* [FIXED] Admin Interface >> Disable Dashboard Widgets. Fixed a fatal error issue when there's a widget with priority 'high'. Props to [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samirhp/@samirhp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samirhp/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samirhp/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-new-update-6/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-new-update-6/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-new-update-6/).
434
435	### 4.2.1 (2023.01.23)
436
437	* [FIXED] Admin Interface >> Disable Dashboard Widgets. Fixed missing dashboard widgets list when first trying to activate the feature. Also fixes PHP fatal error when trying to view the dashboard when the feature is activated under such scenario. Props to [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samirhp/@samirhp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samirhp/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samirhp/) for [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-new-update-6/reporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-new-update-6/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-new-update-6/).
438
439	### 4.2.0 (2023.01.23)
440
441	* [ADDED] Admin Interface >> Disable Dashboard Widgets. Clean up and speed up the dashboard by completely disabling some or all widgets. Disabled widgets won't load any assets nor show up under Screen Options.
442
443	### 4.1.0 (2023.01.16)
444
445	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Enable Password Protection. Password-protect the entire site to hide the content from public view and search engine bots / crawlers. Logged-in administrators can still access normally.
446
447	### 4.0.1 (2023.01.12)
448
449	* [FIXED] Content Management >> Enable SVG Upload: Fixed a bug where uploaded, non-SVG media files does not have metadata generated when Enable SVG Upload is enabled.
450
451	### 4.0.0 (2023.01.04)
452
453	* [ADDED] Disable Components >> Disable All Updates. Completely disable core, theme and plugin updates and auto-updates. Will also disable update checks, notices and emails.
454
455	### 3.9.2 (2023.01.03)
456
457	* [FIXED] Custom Code >> Manage robots.txt. Fixed [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undefine-variable-field_option_value/"Undefined variable" issue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undefine-variable-field_option_value/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undefine-variable-field_option_value/) reported by [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kwbrayton/kwbrayton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kwbrayton/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kwbrayton/). Also make this feature work on scenarios where an actual robots.txt file exists, not just the virtual one created by default, by WordPress. In such case, the robots.txt file will be renamed to robots_txt_backup_{timestamp}.txt when this feature is enabled. Vice versa, when the feature is disabled, the backup file will be renamed back to robots.txt, so it will be in use again as it were.
458
459	### 3.9.1 (2022.12.29)
460
461	* [FIXED] Content Management >> Enable External Permalinks. Fixed an issue where default WordPress permalink for a post loads white, empty screen when no external permalink has been set for the post.
462
463	### 3.9.0 (2022.12.29)
464
465	* [ADDED] Content Management >> Enable External Permalinks. Enable pages, posts and/or custom post types to have permalinks that point to external URLs. Compatible with links added using [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-links-to/Page Links To](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-links-to/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-links-to/).
466
467	### 3.8.0 (2022.12.27)
468
469	* [ADDED] Optimizations >> Enable Heartbeat Control. Modify the interval of the WordPress heartbeat API or disable it on admin pages, post creation/edit screens and/or the frontend. This will help reduce CPU load on the server.
470
471	### 3.7.0 (2022.12.25)
472
473	* [ADDED] Content Management >> Enable Revisions Control. Prevent bloating the database by limiting the number of revisions to keep for some or all post types supporting revisions.
474
475	### 3.6.1 (2022.12.22)
476
477	* [CHANGED] Custom Code >> Manage robots.txt. Fixed an issue where code editor was not rendered properly upon clicking the Custom Code tab.
478
479	### 3.6.0 (2022.12.22)
480
481	* [CHANGED] Added "Log In \| Log Out" and "Custom Code" categories. Recategorizes relevant features under these new categories.
482	* [ADDED] Log In \| Log Out >> Enable Last Login Column. Log when users on the site last logged in and display the date and time in the users list table.
483
484	### 3.5.0 (2022.12.19)
485
486	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Manage robots.txt. Easily edit and validate your robots.txt content.
487
488	### 3.4.0 (2022.12.16)
489
490	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Enable Log In/Out Menu. Enable log in, log out and dynamic log in/out menu item for addition to any menu. Depending on the user's logged-in status, the menu item will show up, disappear or change.
491
492	### 3.3.0 (2022.12.12)
493
494	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Insert <head>, <body> and <footer> Code. Easily insert <meta>, <link>, <script> and <style> tags, Google Analytics, Tag Manager, AdSense, Ads Conversion and Optimize code, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter pixels, etc.
495	* [CHANGED] Utilities >> Manage ads.txt and app-ads.txt is now a single settings field.
496
497	### 3.2.0 (2022.12.12)
498
499	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Manage ads.txt and app-ads.txt: Easily edit and validate your ads.txt and app-ads.txt content. Please backup existing ads.txt and app-ads.txt content and remove those files before copying the original content into the ads.txt and app-ads.txt manager in the Utilities tab. If no ads.txt / app-ads.txt files exist in the root directory of your WordPress installation, you can immediately add content for both files.
500
501	### 3.1.0 (2022.12.11)
502
503	* [ADDED] Content Management >> Enable Auto-Publishing of Posts with Missed Schedule: Trigger publishing of scheduled posts of all types marked with "missed schedule", anytime the site is visited. Uses Transients API to reduce load to the DB on busy sites. Will only query the DB once every 15 minutes (at most).
504
505	### 3.0.6 (2022.12.08)
506
507	* [CHANGED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: Enqueue jQuery UI widget.min.js for WP version less than 5.6.0. This ensures the feature works for those WP versions.
508
509	### 3.0.5 (2022.12.08)
510
511	* [CHANGED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: Enqueue the minified version of jQuery UI scripts, as older versions of WP do not have the unminified version.
512
513	### 3.0.4 (2022.12.07)
514
515	* [CHANGED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: Substantially lower priorities of actions that handles rendering of custom menu order, custom menu title and hiding of menu items. This is so that menu items added late by active plugins and theme are handled properly.
516
517	### 3.0.3 (2022.12.07)
518
519	* [CHANGED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: Make sure menu item sortables reflect custom menu order saved in options, especially when this feature is re-enabled. Remove all HTMl tags and content inside them from menu item titles in the sortables.
520
521	### 3.0.2 (2022.12.07)
522
523	* [CHANGED] Hide stubborn notices appearing inside the admin page header (via CSS).
524
525	### 3.0.1 (2022.12.01)
526
527	* [CHANGED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: Make sure newer menu items added by newly installed plugins or activated theme are showing up towards the end of the admin menu and the menu item sortables. Comments and updates counters are now hidden. Sortables for menu separators have been faded out to make actual menu items stand out more.
528	* [CHANGED] Disable Components >> Disable Comments: Ensure trackbacks metabox is also hidden on edit screens of post types where commenting is disabled.
529
530	### 3.0.0 (2022.11.30)
531
532	* [ADDED] Disable Components >> Disable Feeds: Disable all RSS, Atom and RDF feeds. This includes feeds for posts, categories, tags, comments, authors and search. Also removes traces of feed URLs from <head>.
533
534
535	### 2.9.0 (2022.11.30)
536
537	* [ADDED] Disable Components >> Disable REST API: Disable REST API access for non-authenticated users and remove URL traces from \<head\>, HTTP headers and WP RSD endpoint.
538
539	### 2.8.3 (2022.11.29)
540
541	* [CHANGED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: Fix for missing Show All toggle in certain scenarios.
542
543	### 2.8.2 (2022.11.29)
544
545	* [CHANGED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: Allow customizing menu item title, for menu items added by plugins or the active theme, i.e. not from WordPress core.
546
547	### 2.8.1 (2022.11.28)
548
549	* [CHANGED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: Fixed the issue when menu items are no longer shown upon saving. This happened when Admin Menu Organizer was enabled and directly saved without making any changes to the menu order first.
550
551	### 2.8.0 (2022.11.28)
552
553	* [ADDED] Disable Components >> Disable Gutenberg: Disable the Gutenberg block editor for some or all applicable post types. Optionally disable frontend block styles / CSS files for the selected post types.
554
555	### 2.7.0 (2022.11.27)
556
557	* [ADDED] Disable Components >> Disable Comments: Disable comments for some or all public post types. When disabled, existing comments will also be hidden on the frontend.
558	* [CHANGED] Security >> Limit Login Attempts: Improved styling of empty datatable, i.e. when there is no failed login attempts logged.
559	* [CHANGED] Settings tab position is now saved to browser cookie, so it persists upon saving changes or revisiting it from elsewhere in wp-admin.
560	* [CHANGED] Some code refactoring to make logical separation and categorization of features clearer. CodeMirror and DataTables assets loading are also moved
561
562	### 2.6.0 (2022.11.19)
563
564	* [ADDED] Content Management >> Enable SVG Upload: Allow some or all user roles to upload SVG files, which will then be sanitized to keep things secure.
565
566	### 2.5.0 (2022.11.18)
567
568	* [ADDED] Security >> Limit Login Attempts: Prevent brute force attacks by limiting the number of failed login attempts allowed per IP address.
569	* [CHANGED] Security >> Custom Login URL feature has been made compatible with Limit Login Attempts feature.
570	* [CHANGED] Security >> Change Login URL now works with the interim login modal window, the one that pops up when user is logged out in the background.
571	* [CHANGED] Security >> Change Login URL adds another process to ensure user is redirected to the dashboard after successful login. It was redirecting to the /not_found/ (404) page in rare occasions as [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-login-url-redirects-to-not-found/reported by @vdrover](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-login-url-redirects-to-not-found/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-login-url-redirects-to-not-found/).
572	* [CHANGED] Utilities >> Redirect After Login will correctly override default login redirection by Change Login URL.
573	* [CHANGED] Improve code comments throughout.
574
575	### 2.4.0 (2022.11.10)
576
577	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Enable Custom Frontend CSS: Add custom CSS on all frontend pages for all user roles.
578
579	### 2.3.0 (2022.11.09)
580
581	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Enable Custom Admin CSS: Add custom CSS on all admin pages for all user roles.
582
583	### 2.2.0 (2022.11.09)
584
585	* [ADDED] Security >> Disable XML-RPC: Protect your site from brute force, DOS and DDOS attacks via XML-RPC. Also disables trackbacks and pingbacks.
586	* [ADDED] Expand/collapse toggle for feature settings that takes up longer vertical space, e.g. Admin Menu Customizer.
587	* [CHANGED] Refactor code around plugin settings page. Now uses separate classes for sections and fields registration, for sanitization of field values and for rendering the fields on the admin page.
588
589	### 2.1.0 (2022.11.08)
590
591	* [ADDED] Security >> Obfuscate Author Slugs: Obfuscate publicly exposed author page URLs that shows the user slugs / usernames, e.g. _sitename.com/author/username1/_ into _sitename.com/author/a6r5b8ytu9gp34bv/_, and output 404 errors for the original URLs. Also obfuscates in _/wp-json/wp/v2/users/_ REST API endpoint. Props to [](https://github.com/qriouslad/admin-site-enhancements/pull/1pull request](https://github.com/qriouslad/admin-site-enhancements/pull/1](https://github.com/qriouslad/admin-site-enhancements/pull/1) from [](https://github.com/wahyuiefWahyu Arief @wahyuief](https://github.com/wahyuief](https://github.com/wahyuief) and [](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-user-slug-hider/tags/4.0.2/inc/class-smart-user-slug-hider.phpfunctions](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-user-slug-hider/tags/4.0.2/inc/class-smart-user-slug-hider.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-user-slug-hider/tags/4.0.2/inc/class-smart-user-slug-hider.php) from [Smart User Slug Hider
592	](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-user-slug-hider/).
593
594	### 2.0.0 (2022.11.06)
595
596	* [ADDED] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: Customize the order of the admin menu and optionally hide some items.
597
598	### 1.9.0 (2022.11.03)
599
600	* [ADDED] Admin Interface >> Hide or Modify Elements: Easily simplify or customize various admin UI elements, starting with the admin bar.
601	* [CHANGED] Content Management >> Enhance List Tables: this combines previously separate features related to list tables for various post types.
602
603	### 1.8.0 (2022.11.03)
604
605	* [ADDED] Admin Interface >> View Admin as Role: View admin pages and the site (logged-in) as one of the non-administrator user roles.
606
607	### 1.7.0 (2022.10.31)
608
609	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Redirect 404 to Homepage: Perform 301 (permanent) redirect to the homepage for all 404 (not found) pages.
610
611	### 1.6.0 (2022.10.31)
612
613	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Redirect After Logout: Set custom redirect URL for all or some user roles after logout.
614
615	### 1.5.0 (2022.10.30)
616
617	* [ADDED] Utilities >> Redirect After Login: Set custom redirect URL for all or some user roles after login.
618
619	### 1.4.0 (2022.10.30)
620
621	* [ADDED] Security >> Change Login URL: allow for setting a custom login URL to improve site security.
622
623	### 1.3.0 (2022.10.29)
624
625	* [ADDED] Admin Interface >> Hide Admin Bar: Hide it on the front end for all or some user roles.
626
627
628	### 1.2.0 (2022.10.28)
629
630	* [ADDED] Admin Interface >> Hide Admin Notices: Clean up admin pages by moving notices into a separate panel easily accessible via the admin bar.
631
632	### 1.1.0 (2022.10.22)
633
634	* [ADDED] Content Management >> Enable Media Replacement: Enable easy replacement of any type of media file with a new one while retaining the existing media ID and file name.
635
636	### 1.0.0 (2022.10.17)
637
638	* Initial stable release.