netalys

<p><strong>Handy Archive Link</strong> is a simple yet powerful WordPress plugin that adds a “View Archive” button to your admin screens, making it incredibly easy to preview archive pages without having to remember URLs or navigate away from your workflow.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>One-Click Archive Access</strong> – View archive pages directly from post type list screens</li>
<li><strong>Smart Detection</strong> – Only shows the button when an archive page exists</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Settings</strong> – Choose your preferred icon, icon position, open behavior, and disable for specific post types</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Management</strong> – Intelligently handles the default Posts type based on your Reading settings</li>
<li><strong>Developer-Friendly</strong> – Includes filters for advanced customization</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong> – No bloat, just the essentials</li>
<li><strong>Translation Ready</strong> – Fully translatable</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Content managers who frequently preview archives</li>
<li>Developers building custom post types</li>
<li>Anyone who wants faster WordPress admin navigation</li>
<li>Sites with multiple custom post types</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<p>Once activated, Handy Archive Link automatically adds a “View Archive” button next to the “Add New” button on all public post types with archives enabled.</p>
<p>The plugin intelligently detects:<br />
* Whether a post type has <code>has_archive</code> enabled<br />
* If a “Posts page” is set in Settings > Reading (for default Posts)<br />
* Automatically disables the button for Posts if no posts page is configured</p>
<p>No configuration needed – it just works! But if you want to customize, head to <strong>Settings > Handy Archive Link</strong>.</p>
<h4>Customization Options</h4>
<p><strong>Open in New Tab</strong><br />
Choose whether archive links open in a new browser tab or the same window.</p>
<p><strong>Button Icon</strong><br />
Select from 5 different icons:<br />
* External Link (default)<br />
* Eye<br />
* Link<br />
* Archive<br />
* Portfolio</p>
<p><strong>Icon Position</strong><br />
Choose whether the icon appears before or after the button text for a personalized look that matches your workflow.</p>
<p><strong>Disabled Post Types</strong><br />
Choose which post types should NOT display the “View Archive” button. Note: The default “Posts” type is automatically disabled if no posts page is configured in Settings > Reading.</p>
<h4>Developer Features</h4>
<p>Handy Archive Link includes filters for developers who need advanced control:</p>
<p><strong>Post Type Filters:</strong><br />
* <code>handy_archive_link_show</code> – Control button visibility per post type<br />
* <code>handy_archive_link_url</code> – Modify archive URL per post type</p>
<p>Example usage:</p>
<pre><code>// Hide button for specific post type
add_filter('handy_archive_link_show', function($show, $post_type) {
    if ($post_type === 'my_cpt') {
        return false;
    }
    return $show;
}, 10, 2);

// Custom archive URL
add_filter('handy_archive_link_url', function($url, $post_type) {
    if ($post_type === 'product') {
        return home_url('/shop/');
    }
    return $url;
}, 10, 2);

// Conditional logic based on user role
add_filter('handy_archive_link_show', function($show, $post_type) {
    if ($post_type === 'product' && !current_user_can('manage_woocommerce')) {
        return false;
    }
    return $show;
}, 10, 2);
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<h4>Compatibility</h4>
<p>Works seamlessly with:<br />
* Custom post types created by any plugin (ACF, Metabox, Pods, Toolset, etc.)<br />
* Any theme<br />
* Multisite installations<br />
* Page builders</p>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<p>Handy Archive Link is translation-ready and includes:<br />
* English (en_US) – Default<br />
* French (fr_FR) – Français</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, feature requests, or bug reports:<br />
* Visit the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handy-archive-link/" rel="ugc">support forum</a><br />
* Open an issue on <a href="https://github.com/netalys/handy-archive-link" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a></p>


Handy Archive Link

Add a convenient "View Archive" link directly from post type list screens in WordPress admin.

Wowholic

<h3>CORE: WordPress utilities</h3>
<p>CORE is a utility-based, unintrusive WordPress plugin. It offers a simple UI to tweak many sensible default settings to quickstart your new fresh WordPress project. It’s recommended for developers building custom themes with ACF.</p>
<p>CORE builds on top of Wowholic’s +5 years of experience developing fully custom WordPress sites, for all sorts of customers and industries. We made this plugin to be more efficient and productive in our own work, and we hope it helps you too!</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Clean up unnecessary WordPress’ defaults:
<ul>
<li>Remove comments widget styles</li>
<li>Remove WP version from RSS feed</li>
<li>Remove Gutenberg block library CSS (only if Classic Editor plugin is active)</li>
<li>Remove RSD link</li>
<li>Remove post, category and comment feed links</li>
<li>Remove Windows Live Writer link</li>
<li>Remove canonical link</li>
<li>Remove shortlink</li>
<li>Remove relational adjacent links</li>
<li>Remove emoji detection script and styles</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Disable Theme & Plugin Editors, Widgets Admin Page, Default Post Type and Comments</li>
<li>Set up some default redirections (archives, attachment pages…)</li>
<li>Set up a visual grid on different breakpoints for debugging layout styles</li>
<li>Enable layout spacing utility for debugging distances between elements (using <a href="https://github.com/stevenlei/spacingjs" rel="nofollow ugc">spacingjs</a>)</li>
<li>Add custom format options to TinyMCE <em>(only if Classic Editor is active)</em></li>
<li>Allow removing unnecessary buttons from TinyMCE <em>(only if Classic Editor is active)</em></li>
<li>Enable Theme Options <em>(only if ACF is active)</em></li>
<li>Add label next to Flexible Content Layout name <em>(only if ACF is active)</em></li>
<li>Allow shortcodes in excerpts, textareas and text fields <em>(only if ACF is active)</em></li>
<li>Enable pretty Search URL</li>
<li>Enable <code>[email]</code> shortcode for antispam</li>
<li>Change WordPress’ upload size limit</li>
</ul>
<p>Some of these features are contextual, which means that they won’t show or work unless some condition is met (usually, if a given plugin is active or not).</p>
<h3>Community Feedback</h3>
<p>Although already providing many features, this plugin is still in its early stages of development. Please reach out to us for any constructive feedback you might have!</p>
<h3>Contribute</h3>
<p>If you want to read contributing guidelines, you can find them at the <a href="https://github.com/Wowholic/CORE" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a></p>


Wowholic CORE

CORE makes you faster and more efficient when developing custom WordPress sites.

Handy Archive Link vs Wowholic CORE