David Beja

<p>Quick Admin Launcher is a plugin for WordPress that allows you to quickly launch any admin tool that is part of WP Admin menu and search any post/page/custom post type with a shortcut key. It saves time and effort by providing a simple and effective way to navigate your WordPress dashboard.</p>
<p>The plugin is lightweight and easy to use, with a sleek interface that makes it simple to find what you\’re looking for. Whether you\’re a beginner or an experienced WordPress user, Quick Admin Launcher is the perfect tool to help you work more efficiently.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Quickly launches any admin tool that is present on the Admin menu</li>
<li>Quickly searches any post/page/custom post type to edit it</li>
<li>Customizable shortcut key</li>
<li>Customizable post types</li>
<li>Search for users</li>
<li>Filter hooks to customize what\’s searchable</li>
<li>Easy to use and lightweight.</li>
<li>Sleek interface that is simple to navigate.</li>
<li>Helps you work more efficiently in WordPress.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Development & Testing</h3>
<p>Requirements:<br />
– PHP 8.0 or higher (required for PHPUnit 9)<br />
– Composer<br />
– Node.js & npm (for building assets)<br />
– WordPress (for integration testing)</p>
<p>Setup:<br />
1. Install PHP dependencies:<br />
   composer install<br />
2. Install Node dependencies and build assets:<br />
   npm install<br />
   npm run build<br />
3. Set up the WordPress test environment:<br />
   bash bin/install-wp-tests.sh wordpress_test root ” 127.0.0.1 latest<br />
   (Adjust DB credentials as needed)</p>
<p>Running Tests:<br />
– Run all tests:<br />
  composer test<br />
  or<br />
  vendor/bin/phpunit<br />
– Run tests with coverage:<br />
  composer test-coverage</p>
<p>Notes:<br />
– Tests are located in the tests/ directory.<br />
– The plugin uses the wp-phpunit framework for WordPress integration.<br />
– Make sure your database is running and accessible for the test suite.</p>


Quick Admin Launcher

Quickly launch any admin tool & search posts/pages with a shortcut key for enhanced productivity.

Kirtikumar Solanki

<p>AdminForge – Admin Management Toolkit (Free) helps site owners clean up the WordPress admin area without editing theme files or writing custom code.</p>
<p>This version focuses on practical day-to-day admin improvements:</p>
<ul>
<li>Hide admin menu items per role.</li>
<li>Hide core dashboard widgets per role.</li>
<li>Customize the admin footer text.</li>
<li>Hide the front-end admin bar for selected roles.</li>
</ul>
<p>All settings are available from a single screen under <strong>Settings -> Admin Toolkit</strong>.</p>
<h4>Main Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Admin menu control</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Detects currently registered admin menu slugs.</li>
<li>Lets you hide selected menu items for each role.</li>
<li>Helpful for reducing clutter for editors, authors, and shop managers.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Dashboard widget manager</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Toggle common core dashboard widgets per role.</li>
<li>Keeps the Dashboard focused on only what each role needs.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Admin UI customization</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Replace the default admin footer text.</li>
<li>Hide the front-end admin bar for specific roles.</li>
<li>Uses safe sanitization for saved values.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Included in this free version</h4>
<ul>
<li>Admin menu control</li>
<li>Dashboard widget control</li>
<li>Admin footer customization</li>
<li>Front-end admin bar visibility by role</li>
</ul>
<h4>Not included in this free version</h4>
<ul>
<li>Role-based wp-admin access restriction</li>
<li>Performance tuning options</li>
<li>Login branding and role-based login redirects</li>
<li>XML-RPC and hardening toggles</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Open <strong>Settings -> Admin Toolkit</strong>.</li>
<li>Choose a tab:
<ul>
<li><strong>Admin menu control</strong> – hide selected menu slugs per role.</li>
<li><strong>Dashboard widgets</strong> – hide selected core dashboard widgets per role.</li>
<li><strong>Admin UI customization</strong> – set custom footer text and admin bar visibility.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Save changes.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Tips</h4>
<ul>
<li>Menu slug list is generated from current admin menus.<br />
If a plugin menu is missing, open any admin page once, then reload the tab.</li>
<li>Role-based settings apply to users who have that role.</li>
<li>Front-end admin bar visibility only affects the site front end, not wp-admin screens.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Uninstall</h3>
<p>When deleted from the Plugins screen, the plugin removes its saved option (<code>afamt_options</code>).</p>


AdminForge – Admin Management Toolkit

Streamline wp-admin with role-based menu visibility, dashboard widget cleanup, and lightweight admin UI customization.

Quick Admin Launcher vs AdminForge – Admin Management Toolkit