Mike Walsh

<p>The 2.5 release dramatically changed the layout of the WordPress Dashboard.<br />
This plugin implements an admin theme which results in the Dashboard looking<br />
similar (but not exactly) to how it looked prior to the 2.5 release.  This is<br />
implemented using CSS declarations which take precedence over those shipped<br />
with WordPress.</p>
<p>This plugin also supports Andy Staines’ <a href="http://www.stuff.yellowswordfish.com/admin-drop-down-menus/" title="Advanced Admin Menus" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Admin Menus</a> and similarly<br />
employs CSS declarations which take precendence over those shipped with the<br />
plugin.  The result is Advanced Admin Menus which look closer to those shipped<br />
in Andy’s pre-2.5 plugin.  The required “click” to activate a menu remains.</p>
<p>This plugin has been tested (but not exhaustively) with IE7, Firefox 2.x,<br />
Apple’s Safari all running on the Windows platform.  No other testing has<br />
been performed.  I personally use IE most of the time but that is largely<br />
due to some thing I use at work which require IE.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>I got the idea to do this after looking at the<br />
<a href="http://deanjrobinson.com/projects/fluency-admin/" title="Fluency Admin There" rel="nofollow ugc">Fluency Admin Theme</a>,<br />
which doesn’t support IE or I probably would have used it, and the<br />
<a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/baltic-amber-admin-themes-and-schemes/" title="Baltic Amber">Baltic Amber</a> theme.<br />
Fluency redesigns the Dashboard and Baltic Amber offers multiple color choices<br />
for the Dashboard.  After seeing how Baltic Amber loaded, I realized I<br />
could do something similar for the CSS declarations I wanted to change.<br />
It was surprisingly easy.</p>


Retro-Dashboard Admin Theme

This plugin implements an admin theme which results in the Dashboard looking similar (but not…

Themeum

Ari Stathopoulos

David Vongries

DannyCooper

Ignacio Cruz Moreno

wplemon

<p><a href="https://github.com/themeum/kirki" rel="nofollow ugc">Kirki</a> is a Customizer toolkit for WordPress. An open-source initiative by <a href="https://github.com/themeum" rel="nofollow ugc">Themeum</a> for WordPress theme developers.</p>
<p>Kirki allows you to build themes faster and more easily. With over 30 custom controls—ranging from simple sliders to advanced typography controls with Google Fonts integration—and features like automatic CSS generation and <code>postMessage</code> support, Kirki makes theme development a breeze.</p>
<h3>Features ✅</h3>
<ul>
<li>Increased Performance</li>
<li>Simplified API</li>
<li>Automatic CSS Generation</li>
<li>Automatic postMessage Generation</li>
<li>Partial Refresh</li>
<li>Conditional Logic</li>
<li>GDPR Compliance</li>
<li>Improved Page Speed</li>
<li>And more!</li>
</ul>
<h3>Controls 🎛️</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/background/" rel="nofollow ugc">Background Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/code/" rel="nofollow ugc">Code Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/checkbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Checkbox Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/color/" rel="nofollow ugc">Color Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/color-palette/" rel="nofollow ugc">Color Palette Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/dashicons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dashicons Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/date/" rel="nofollow ugc">Date Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/dimension/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dimension Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/dimensions/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dimensions Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/dropdown-pages/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dropdown Pages Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/editor/" rel="nofollow ugc">Editor Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/generic/" rel="nofollow ugc">Generic Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/image/" rel="nofollow ugc">Image Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/url/" rel="nofollow ugc">Link Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/multicheck/" rel="nofollow ugc">Multiple Checkbox Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/multicolor/" rel="nofollow ugc">Multicolor Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/number/" rel="nofollow ugc">Number Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/radio/" rel="nofollow ugc">Radio Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/radio-buttonset/" rel="nofollow ugc">Radio Buttonset Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/radio-image/" rel="nofollow ugc">Radio Image Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/repeater/" rel="nofollow ugc">Repeater Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/select/" rel="nofollow ugc">Select Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/slider/" rel="nofollow ugc">Slider Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/sortable/" rel="nofollow ugc">Sortable Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/switch/" rel="nofollow ugc">Switch Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/text/" rel="nofollow ugc">Text Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/textarea/" rel="nofollow ugc">Textarea Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/toggle/" rel="nofollow ugc">Toggle Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/typography/" rel="nofollow ugc">Typography Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/controls/upload/" rel="nofollow ugc">Upload Customizer Control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/extensions/margin-padding/" rel="nofollow ugc">Margin & Padding Controls</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/extensions/headlines-dividers/" rel="nofollow ugc">Headlines & Dividers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/extensions/responsive-controls/" rel="nofollow ugc">Responsive Controls</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/extensions/input-slider/" rel="nofollow ugc">Input Slider</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.themeum.com/kirki/extensions/tabs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Tabs</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Documentation 📖</h3>
<p>You can find detailed documentation on how to use Kirki on https://www.themeum.com/kirki/</p>


Kirki Customizer Framework

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