David Decker

deckerweb

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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.

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<p>If you are a developer and want your customers to install plugins from your site without downloading and uploading them manually – just install our plugin and provide the URL. If you are a website administrator and you buy third-party plugins from developers – you can use our plugin for quick and easy installation. Just ask the developer for a link and past it into URL field.</p>
<p><strong>Install Plugin From URL</strong><br />
You can easily let your customers install all your plugins right from their website administrator area.  When a user goes into his/her backend and click on the “Install from Web” tab, your extension can be found and the “Install” button appears, so the user can just click to install your extension.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Notice</strong><br />
Plugin Installer from public URL is great for many reasons: it makes it easier for users to find and install extensions outside WordPress, and it helps support the development of a vibrant and healthy commercial and non-commercial development community around WordPress. However, it may also be unintentionally undermining our support of the GPL by including extensions and other applications that run counter to it. So it’s yours responsibility to make sure the plugin you would like to install does not break any WP rules and does not contain backdoors, viruses, or malware.</p>
<p><strong>Main Features</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Install from any URL</li>
<li>No coding required</li>
<li>One-click installation</li>
<li>Create your own repository for your customers</li>
<li>No need to download and upload archive</li>
</ul>
<p>PLEASE NOTE: To avoid any security issues with your website, make sure that you install 3rd party plugins from trusted resources only. Don’t install nulled plugins, plugins from “free stuff” websites and from any other illegal site or sites with illegal activity.</p>


Plugin Installer from public URL

Plugin allows you to install any plugin from a URL. All you need to do is to insert a specific URL and click the Install button.

Cleaner Plugin Installer vs Plugin Installer from public URL