PrecisionWP

<p>Managing a WordPress site can be frustrating—even for experienced users. Simple changes like limiting post revisions, enforcing strong passwords, or disabling file editing often require digging into code or editing configuration files, which can be intimidating and risky for non-developers. WordPress’s default settings don’t always provide the flexibility or control site owners need, leaving many wishing for an easier way to customize, secure, and optimize their sites without technical headaches.</p>
<p><strong>AdminEase</strong> by PrecisionWP brings together the most-requested admin features—like update automation, security hardening, performance tweaks, and notification controls—into one intuitive toolkit. With AdminEase, even non-technical users can fine-tune their WordPress site’s behavior, boost security, and streamline maintenance, all from a user-friendly dashboard. No coding required—just point, click, and relax while your site runs smoother and safer.</p>
<h4>Key Benefits</h4>
<p>✓ <strong>No Coding Required</strong> – User-friendly interface for all skill levels<br />
✓ <strong>Enhanced Security</strong> – Protect your site from common vulnerabilities<br />
✓ <strong>Better Performance</strong> – Optimize WordPress for speed and efficiency<br />
✓ <strong>Complete Control</strong> – Toggle features on/off anytime without risk<br />
✓ <strong>Time Saver</strong> – Manage dozens of settings from one dashboard</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<h4>Updates and Notifications</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Auto Update Core</strong>: Enable/disable automatic WordPress core updates.</li>
<li><strong>Auto Update Plugins</strong>: Enable/disable automatic plugin updates.</li>
<li><strong>Auto Update Themes</strong>: Enable/disable automatic theme updates.</li>
<li><strong>Auto Update Translations</strong>: Enable/disable automatic translation updates.</li>
<li><strong>Update Notification Emails</strong>: Receive emails when core, themes, or plugins are auto-updated.</li>
<li><strong>New User Admin Notification Email</strong>: Notify admin on new user registration.</li>
<li><strong>User Password Change Admin Notification Email</strong>: Notify admin when a user changes their password.</li>
<li><strong>Comment Admin Notification Email</strong>: Notify admin on new comments.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Disable File Edit</strong>: Prevent editing theme/plugin files from the admin panel.</li>
<li><strong>Disable File Mods</strong>: Prevent all file modifications in WordPress, including installing, updating, and deleting plugins and themes.</li>
<li><strong>Disable XML-RPC</strong>: Block XML-RPC access to reduce attack surface, with IP allowlist.</li>
<li><strong>Disable REST API</strong>: Block REST API access, with IP allowlist.</li>
<li><strong>Disable Embeds</strong>: Stop automatic embedding of external content.</li>
<li><strong>Hide WordPress Version</strong>: Remove version info from source code and feeds.</li>
<li><strong>Password Protect Site</strong>: Protect your entire website with a password, featuring customizable themes, role-based bypasses, IP whitelisting, device remembering, and auto-disable scheduling.</li>
<li><strong>Block Access to .htaccess/.htpasswd</strong>: Protect sensitive server files.</li>
<li><strong>Disable Pingbacks</strong>: Prevent XML-RPC pingback abuse.</li>
<li><strong>Block Author Scans</strong>: Prevent username enumeration.</li>
<li><strong>Block Directory Browsing</strong>: Stop public directory listing.</li>
<li><strong>Disable Script Concatenation (Admin)</strong>: Prevent certain DoS attacks in admin.</li>
<li><strong>Block Specific Countries (GeoIP)</strong>: Restrict site access by country.</li>
<li><strong>Block Specific Bots</strong>: Control which bots can access your site</li>
<li><strong>CORS Headers</strong>: Enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing to allow trusted websites to access your site’s resources safely.</li>
<li><strong>Hide PHP Version</strong>: Remove X-Powered-By header to hide PHP version information from headers.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>WP Memory Limit</strong>: Set the memory limit for WordPress.</li>
<li><strong>WP Max Memory Limit</strong>: Set the maximum memory for admin tasks.</li>
<li><strong>Max Execution Time</strong>: Set PHP script timeout.</li>
<li><strong>Autosave Interval</strong>: Customize how often WordPress auto saves your work.</li>
<li><strong>Disable WP Cron</strong>: Replace WP-Cron with a real server cron job for reliability.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Posts</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Empty Trash Days</strong>: Set the number of days to keep deleted posts in trash.</li>
<li><strong>Post Revisions</strong>: Limit or disable post revisions to save database space.</li>
<li><strong>Disable Gutenberg Editor</strong>: Disable the block editor and revert to the classic editor.</li>
<li><strong>Drag and Drop Ordering Posts</strong>: Rearrange posts via drag-and-drop.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Taxonomies</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Drag and Drop Ordering Taxonomies</strong>: Rearrange taxonomies via drag-and-drop.</li>
<li><strong>Improved Taxonomy Meta Box</strong>: Enable lazy loading for taxonomy terms to improve performance.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Users</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Disable User Registration</strong>: Block all new user registrations.</li>
<li><strong>Force Strong Passwords</strong>: Enforce password complexity rules (length, case, numbers, symbols).</li>
<li><strong>Auto-Logout User</strong>: Auto-logout users after inactivity (customizable per role and time).</li>
<li><strong>Hide Admin Bar</strong>: Hide the admin bar for specific users.</li>
<li><strong>Redirect After Login/Logout</strong>: Customize where users go after logging in or out</li>
</ul>
<h4>Debug</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>WP Debug</strong>: Enable WordPress debug mode.</li>
<li><strong>WP Debug Log</strong>: Log errors to a file.</li>
<li><strong>WP Debug Display</strong>: Show/hide errors on the site.</li>
<li><strong>Maintenance Mode</strong>: Prevent all users from accessing the site but not the admin area.</li>
<li><strong>Network Viewer</strong>: Enable the Network Viewer to log all incoming HTTP connections to your site in real-time. This feature helps you monitor traffic, detect suspicious activity, and understand how visitors interact with your site.</li>
<li><strong>Debug Log Viewer</strong>: View the debug log directly from the admin panel.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Media</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Upload Max File Size</strong>: Set maximum upload file size.</li>
<li><strong>Allow SVG Uploads</strong>: Enable SVG file uploads with security checks.</li>
<li><strong>Allow Custom File Extension Uploads</strong>: Enable additional file types beyond WordPress defaults</li>
<li><strong>Media Infinite Scrolling</strong>: Enable infinite scrolling for media library.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Automatic Installation</h4>
<ol>
<li>Log in to your WordPress admin panel</li>
<li>Go to Plugins > Add New</li>
<li>Search for “AdminEase”</li>
<li>Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”</li>
<li>Navigate to the AdminEase menu to configure your settings</li>
</ol>
<h4>Manual Installation</h4>
<ol>
<li>Download the plugin zip file</li>
<li>Log in to your WordPress admin panel</li>
<li>Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin</li>
<li>Choose the downloaded zip file and click “Install Now”</li>
<li>Activate the plugin</li>
<li>Navigate to the AdminEase menu to configure your settings</li>
</ol>
<h4>After Activation</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to the AdminEase menu in your WordPress admin</li>
<li>Explore the organized tabs (Updates, Security, Performance, etc.)</li>
<li>Enable the features you need</li>
<li>Save your settings</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Important:</strong> We recommend testing on a staging site first and always maintain backups before making configuration changes.</p>
<h3>Important Disclaimer</h3>
<p>This plugin modifies core WordPress functionality and behaviors. While we strive to maintain compatibility and stability:</p>
<ul>
<li>The plugin’s features may work differently or not at all depending on your server configuration, hosting environment, and installed plugins</li>
<li>Some features may be restricted on certain hosting providers or server setups</li>
<li>We strongly recommend testing the plugin on a staging environment before using it on a production site</li>
<li>Always maintain regular backups of your website before making any changes</li>
</ul>
<h3>Server Compatibility Notice</h3>
<p>Different server configurations may affect the plugin’s functionality:</p>
<ul>
<li>Shared hosting environments might have restrictions that prevent certain features from working</li>
<li>Some features may require specific PHP extensions or server modules</li>
<li>Server-level email configurations might affect notification control features</li>
<li>.htaccess modifications require Apache or compatible web servers</li>
</ul>
<p>If you experience any issues, please check with your hosting provider about server limitations.</p>


AdminEase

AdminEase boosts your WordPress admin with tools for updates, security, performance, and user management - no coding required.

Yslo

<p>Allows you the ability to set Updates and Automatic Background Updates through Settings panel.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Show/hide Updates notification</li>
<li>Use default WordPress behaviors</li>
<li>Enable/Disable Updates capabilities to Administrator users</li>
<li>Set Major Core Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Minor Core Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Plugin Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Theme Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Translation files Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Auto Core Update Notification emails.</li>
<li>Add Updates panel (Settings > Updates)</li>
<li>Contextual Help</li>
<li>Translation MO/PO files</li>
<li>Multisite</li>
<li>Desactivate restore default WordPress behavior</li>
<li>Uninstall restore default WordPress behavior</li>
</ul>
<h4>Languages</h4>
<ul>
<li>English</li>
<li>French</li>
</ul>


WP Updates Settings

I like this plugin because it takes away the mundane task up updating everything on sites that do not to be babysat. Yeah, it seems to miss some plugins, like iThemes, but that's not surprising since they have their own proprietary update system (so it seems). Handy!



Handy for the Right Site

Configure WordPress updates settings through UI (User Interface).

AdminEase vs WP Updates Settings