David Decker

deckerweb

wpautobahn

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<h4>Cleaner Start Page for “Add Plugins” (Installer)</h4>
<p>A LARGE search box to find plugins for installing more easily and way faster.</p>
<p>No clutter. The regular content of the “Featured” tab was removed: not the 6 same old plugin cards cards any longer and no useless tag cloud anymore!</p>
<p>Plus: set the number of displayed plugin cards per page via “Screen Options” tab (on top right corner).</p>
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<h4>Scratching My Own Itch</h4>
<p>As of WordPress 4.0+, going to “Add Plugins” page and being welcomed by always the same old 6 featured plugin cards annoyed me big time! So I thought on how to change this default behavior. Due to WordPress’ genius Hooks & Filter functionality I could easily tweak this via my plugin.</p>
<p>Now it starts with what should have been the default (in my opinion) from the beginning: a large and nice plugin search box – because that’s what I do all the day :). Side benefit: better performance as no external plugin card content has to be loaded!</p>
<p><em>And there you have it, a one-purpose admin helper plugin aiming at (super) administrators and webmasters searching for and installing plugins from WordPress.org repository on a daily basis.</em></p>
<h4>Video of Plugin Walkthrough plus Demo:</h4>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fD42vNhuArA?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD42vNhuArA" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>original video link:</strong> <em>Screencast by plugin developer David Decker</em></a></p>
<h4>Benefits & Advantages</h4>
<ul>
<li>Cleaner, more easy, more useful!</li>
<li>Improved performance of <code>plugin-install.php</code> admin start page!</li>
<li>Additional curated topics with list of plugin tags (from WordPress.org) for lots of use cases etc.</li>
<li>Additional basic integration of <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpcore/" rel="ugc">“WPCore Plugin Manager”</a> base plugin and service, as well as “WP Favs”.</li>
<li>Added “Screen Options” tab (on top right corner) to <em>set number of plugin cards per page</em> on a per user basis.</li>
<li>Tweaked “ZIP Uploader page” – larger file upload field, plus bigger button.</li>
<li>Search field and plugins number integration for “At a Glance” and “Right Now” (Multisite) Dashboard widgets.</li>
<li>Optional “Slim Mode” to hide various help texts etc. from the plugin – for power users (see bottom of <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/cleaner-plugin-installer/faq/" title="See in FAQ section for more info ..." rel="ugc">FAQ page</a>).</li>
<li>Highly extensible: Additional hooks and filters in place so you could easily tweak my plugin’s output (or add, or remove) if ever needed 🙂</li>
<li>Lightweight, simple one-purpose plugin. Loads only within <code>/wp-admin/</code> when and where needed.</li>
<li>Fully embracing Multisite Network modus, yeah!</li>
<li>Fully translateable!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress version 4.0 or higher!</li>
<li>At least capability of <code>install_plugins</code> for your user role (to access the plugin installer page)!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translations: Internationalization (i18n) / Localization (L10n)</h4>
<ul>
<li>English (default) – always included</li>
<li>German (de_DE) – always included</li>
<li>.pot file (<code>cleaner-plugin-installer.pot</code>) for translators is also always included 🙂</li>
<li>Easy plugin translation platform with GlotPress tool: <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cleaner-plugin-installer" rel="nofollow ugc">Translate “Cleaner Plugin Installer”…</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Feedback</h4>
<ul>
<li>I am open for your suggestions and feedback – Thank you for using or trying out one of my plugins!</li>
<li>Drop me a line <a href="https://twitter.com/deckerweb" rel="nofollow ugc">@deckerweb</a> on Twitter</li>
<li>Or follow me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/+DavidDecker/posts" rel="nofollow ugc">+David Decker</a> on Google Plus 😉</li>
</ul>
<h4>This Plugin…</h4>
<ul>
<li>…is <em>Quality Made in Germany</em></li>
<li>…was created with love (plus some coffee) on an <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop" rel="nofollow ugc">Ubuntu Linux</a> powered machine 🙂</li>
</ul>
<h4>More</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://genesisthemes.de/en/wp-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">Also see my other plugins</a> or see <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/daveshine/" rel="nofollow ugc">my WordPress.org profile page</a></li>
<li>Tip: <a href="http://genesisfinder.com/" rel="nofollow ugc"><em>GenesisFinder</em> – Find then create. Your Genesis Framework Search Engine.</a></li>
<li>Hey, come & join the <a href="http://ddwb.me/genesiscommunity" rel="nofollow ugc"><em>Genesis Community on Google+</em> 🙂</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Plugin Links</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cleaner-plugin-installer" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress.org Translations Platform</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cleaner-plugin-installer" rel="ugc">User support forums</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gist.github.com/deckerweb/8e3bc0a1d62a096695db" rel="nofollow ugc">Code snippets archive for customizing, GitHub Gist</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Donate</h3>
<p>Enjoy using <em>Cleaner Plugin Installer</em>? Please consider <a href="https://www.paypal.me/deckerweb" rel="nofollow ugc">making a small donation</a> to support the project’s continued development.</p>
<h3>Translations</h3>
<ul>
<li>English – default, always included</li>
<li>German (de_DE): Deutsch – immer dabei! <a href="http://deckerweb.de/material/sprachdateien/wordpress-plugins/#cleaner-plugin-installer" rel="nofollow ugc">Download auch via deckerweb.de</a></li>
<li>For custom and update-secure language files please upload them to <code>/wp-content/languages/cleaner-plugin-installer/</code> (just create this folder) – This enables you to use fully custom translations that won’t be overridden on plugin updates. Also, complete custom English wording is possible with that as well, just use a language file like <code>cleaner-plugin-installer-en_US.mo/.po</code> to achieve that.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Easy plugin translation platform with GlotPress tool:</strong> <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cleaner-plugin-installer" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Translate “Cleaner Plugin Installer”…</strong></a></p>
<p><em>Note:</em> All my plugins are internationalized/ translateable by default. This is very important for all users worldwide. So please contribute your language to the plugin to make it even more useful. For translating and validating I recommend the <a href="http://www.poedit.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">“Poedit Editor”</a>, which works fine on Windows, Mac and Linux.</p>
<h3>Idea Behind / Philosophy</h3>
<p>As of WordPress 4.0+ the new plugin installer start page was annoying me. By scratching my own itch here I came up with this plugin ;-). I hope you enjoy it as much as I do :).</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/bradyvercher" rel="nofollow ugc">Brady Vercher</a> of <a href="http://www.blazersix.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blaser Six, Inc.</a> for contributing the “Screen Options” code for the “Topics” tab – Thank you, Brady!</li>
<li>Plugin user <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixolin" rel="nofollow ugc">Mario Bego Garde a.k.a. “pixolin”</a> for helpful feedback to make the plugin even better – Thank you, Bego!</li>
<li>All users and testers of the plugin, especially all <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/cleaner-plugin-installer?filter=5" rel="ugc">5-star reviewers</a> – you guys rock!</li>
<li>Thanks to WordPress Core for the awesome Hooks & Filters system! 🙂</li>
<li>Thanks to the “Dashicon” (font icon) creators, so I could make the appearance a tiny little bit friendlier.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Last but not least</h3>
<p><strong>Special Thanks go out to my family for allowing me to do such spare time projects (aka free plugins) and supporting me in every possible way!</strong></p>
<h4>My Other Plugins</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/connect-polylang-elementor/" rel="ugc"><strong>Toolbar Extras for Elementor – WordPress Admin Bar Enhanced</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/builder-template-categories/" rel="ugc"><strong>Builder Template Categories – for WordPress Page Builders</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/connect-polylang-elementor/" rel="ugc"><strong>Polylang Connect for Elementor – Language Switcher & Template Tweaks</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdr-simple-downloads/" rel="ugc"><strong>Simple Download Manager for WP Document Revisions</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-whats-new-info/" rel="ugc">Genesis What’s New Info</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-layout-extras/" rel="ugc">Genesis Layout Extras</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-widgetized-notfound/" rel="ugc">Genesis Widgetized Not Found & 404</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-widgetized-footer/" rel="ugc">Genesis Widgetized Footer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-widgetized-archive/" rel="ugc">Genesis Widgetized Archive</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-toolbar-additions/" rel="ugc">Multisite Toolbar Additions</a></li>
</ul>


Cleaner Plugin Installer

A more convenient presentation if you install a lot of plugins. Far better than the default one.



Very handy

Simplified & more useful Plugin Install page, replacing Featured tab with bigger search. Additional Topics tab with curated topic tag list.

LiteSpeed Technologies

<p>This plugin can be used by developers and system administrators to add a notification banner to their clients’ WordPress Dashboard. It’s useful for broadcasting important messages as well as suggesting plugins that clients’ might find useful, and is handled through an API.</p>
<p>To add a new banner, predefine a PHP constant called <code>DASH_NOTIFIER_MSG</code> before the <code>setup_theme</code> hook, like so:</p>
<pre><code>define( 'DASH_NOTIFIER_MSG', json_encode( array( 'msg' => 'Your message to display in banner', 'plugin' => 'your_plugin_slug', 'plugin_name' => 'Your Plugin Name' ) ) ) ;
</code></pre>
<p>You can define ‘DASH_NOTIFIER_MSG’ in your own plugin or in <code>functions.php</code>, as long as it is before <code>setup_theme</code>.</p>
<p>The <code>plugin</code> parameter is optional. If set, an install button will be included with the message, allowing the client to install the plugin in one click.</p>
<p>The <code>plugin_name</code> parameter is also optional. If <code>plugin</code> is provided but <code>plugin_name</code> is not, the name will default to the official name found in the WordPress Plugin Directory.</p>
<p><strong>Example</strong>: If the plugin you’d like to recommend is <code>https://wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/</code>, replace <code>your_plugin_slug</code> with <code>hello-dolly</code> and <code>Your Plugin Name</code> with <code>Hello Dolly</code>.</p>
<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: Your clients must have this plugin installed in order for the notification banner to be displayed.</p>


Dash Notifier

Developers and Sysadmins, use this plugin to add a notification to clients' WordPress Dashboards via API.

Cleaner Plugin Installer vs Dash Notifier