Vincent S Hasselgard

<p>If you find it cumbersome to manually check if installed plugins have received updated from the developers this is the plugin for you. Install and activate and you’ll get a simple notification warning you about an old plugin in your installed plugins list.</p>


Plugin Last Updated Warning

This plugin will display a warning for plugins that haven't received updates on the WP.org plugin repo the past year.

hwinote

<p>Hwinote Dashboard Control helps you organize and manage WordPress plugins from a dedicated admin screen and a dashboard widget.</p>
<p>You can group plugins into custom tabs, display selected tabs on the WordPress dashboard, quickly activate or deactivate plugins, run stable bulk operations, and keep personal notes for each plugin.</p>
<p>It is designed for site owners and administrators who manage many plugins and want a cleaner way to check plugin status, updates, categories, and operational notes.</p>
<h4>Recommended for</h4>
<ul>
<li>Sites with many installed plugins</li>
<li>Administrators who frequently activate or deactivate plugins</li>
<li>Users who want to organize plugins by purpose, such as SEO, security, forms, display, or disabled candidates</li>
<li>Users who want quick dashboard access to selected plugin groups</li>
<li>Users who want personal notes for plugin management</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<h4>Plugin Group Management</h4>
<ul>
<li>Create custom tabs for organizing plugins</li>
<li>Assign each plugin to a tab</li>
<li>Add personal notes to each plugin</li>
<li>Search and filter plugins by name, tab, status, note, or dashboard visibility</li>
<li>Save changed rows in bulk</li>
</ul>
<h4>Dashboard Widget</h4>
<ul>
<li>Display selected tabs directly on the WordPress dashboard</li>
<li>Quickly check active or inactive status</li>
<li>Activate or deactivate plugins with switch controls</li>
<li>Select multiple plugins and run bulk activation or deactivation</li>
<li>Display detected admin menu names when available</li>
<li>Limit the initial number of plugins shown in each dashboard tab</li>
<li>Expand long lists with a “Show all (remaining N)” button</li>
<li>Collapse expanded lists again</li>
<li>Show a target-version update notice for this plugin only when an update is available</li>
</ul>
<h4>Dashboard Display Count</h4>
<ul>
<li>Default initial display count is 5 plugins per dashboard tab</li>
<li>The display count can be set from 1 to 10</li>
<li>Tabs with fewer plugins than the configured count are shown fully</li>
<li>Tabs with more plugins display an expand button</li>
<li>Hidden plugins are not included in dashboard bulk selection until expanded</li>
</ul>
<h4>Admin Menu Name Display</h4>
<ul>
<li>Detect and show related admin menu names when possible</li>
<li>Supports plugin-created submenus such as Tools / Content Search</li>
<li>Hides WordPress core screens such as Appearance / Widgets when they are not plugin-specific</li>
<li>Works as reference information only and does not modify notes automatically</li>
<li>Previously detected menu names can be shown when a plugin is inactive</li>
<li>Deleted plugins are hidden from the management list and dashboard when their main plugin file no longer exists</li>
<li>Drag and drop dashboard plugins to save a custom display order for each tab</li>
</ul>
<h4>Bulk Operations</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bulk activate selected plugins</li>
<li>Bulk deactivate selected plugins</li>
<li>Sequential processing for improved stability</li>
<li>Clear success and failure feedback</li>
</ul>
<h4>Plugin Update Management</h4>
<ul>
<li>Show update labels for plugins with available updates</li>
<li>Update plugins directly from the management screen</li>
<li>AJAX-based updates without page reloads</li>
<li>Refresh version information after updates</li>
<li>Show native WordPress update errors when available</li>
</ul>
<h4>Data Cleanup Option</h4>
<ul>
<li>Choose whether plugin settings should be removed during uninstall</li>
<li>Preserve tab and assignment settings when the option is off</li>
<li>Remove tab settings, assignments, and related data when the option is on</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Create and manage tabs</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open Plugin Control+ from the WordPress admin menu.</li>
<li>Add a new tab, such as SEO, Security, Forms, Display, or Disabled candidates.</li>
<li>Choose whether the tab should be shown on the dashboard.</li>
<li>Assign plugins to the tab from the plugin list.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Manage plugins from the dashboard</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open the WordPress dashboard.</li>
<li>Select a tab in the Plugin Control+ widget.</li>
<li>Use the toggle switch to activate or deactivate a plugin.</li>
<li>Use the bulk controls to activate or deactivate selected visible plugins.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Change the dashboard display count</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open Plugin Control+.</li>
<li>Find the Dashboard initial display count setting.</li>
<li>Enter a number from 1 to 10.</li>
<li>Save the setting.</li>
</ol>
<p>When a dashboard tab contains more plugins than the configured count, a “Show all (remaining N)” button appears below the list.</p>
<h4>Add personal notes</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open the plugin list in Plugin Control+.</li>
<li>Enter notes in the Personal note field.</li>
<li>Save the row or use Save changed rows.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Update plugins</h4>
<ol>
<li>Click the Update available label for a plugin.</li>
<li>Confirm the update dialog.</li>
<li>The update runs without leaving the management screen.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Update Hwinote Dashboard Control</h4>
<p>When an update for this plugin is available, a notice such as [Update to v1.6.5] appears beside the Plugin Control+ dashboard widget title.</p>
<p>Clicking the notice opens the standard WordPress Updates screen.</p>
<h3>Data Removal</h3>
<p>You can choose whether plugin data should be removed when the plugin is uninstalled.</p>
<ul>
<li>OFF: Settings are preserved after uninstall.</li>
<li>ON: Tab settings, plugin assignments, notes, and related data are permanently deleted.</li>
</ul>
<p>Warning: This action cannot be undone after uninstall.</p>
<h3>Related Links</h3>
<ul>
<li>Plugin Overview:<br />
https://hwinotes.com/plugin-group-manager/</li>
</ul>
<h3>Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Bulk operations prioritize stability over speed.</li>
<li>Processing time may vary depending on the server environment.</li>
<li>Plugin updates require proper file permissions.</li>
<li>This plugin only affects the WordPress admin area.</li>
<li>Menu name detection is best-effort and may not detect every plugin menu.</li>
<li>The self-update notice uses the standard WordPress Updates screen.</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.</p>


Hwinote Dashboard Control

Efficiently manage WordPress plugins from a centralized dashboard with bulk activation, deactivation, update tools, custom groups, and personal notes.

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