Niels Lange

<p><strong>SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins</strong> is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to prevent the accidental deletion or updating of symlinked plugins. It is an essential tool for developers who use symbolic links (symlinks) for plugin development or deployment.</p>
<p>When working with WordPress, it is quite common to symlink plugins for various reasons. For example, you might want to test changes without affecting the original plugin, or symlink plugins across multiple sites for easy updates. However, WordPress, by default, does not distinguish between regular and symlinked plugins on the admin plugins page. This can lead to unintended deletions or updates.</p>
<p><strong>SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins</strong> addresses this by adding visible indicators to symlinked plugins and adjusting their options.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<h3>Indicate Symlinked Plugins</h3>
<p>The plugin adds a ‘Symlinked’ text indicator in front of the action row of each symlinked plugin on the WordPress plugins page. This makes it visually clear which plugins are symlinked, helping you to avoid mistakes.</p>
<h3>Adjust Plugin Actions</h3>
<p>For symlinked plugins, the plugin removes the delete button when the plugin is inactive, ensuring that you cannot accidentally delete symlinked plugins. Furthermore, it removes the option to enable auto-updates for symlinked plugins to prevent unintentional updates.</p>
<h3>Custom Styling</h3>
<p>The plugin comes with an admin CSS file that you can customize to adjust how symlinked plugins are displayed.</p>
<h3>Contribute</h3>
<p>Contributions are more than welcome. Simply head over to <a href="https://github.com/nielslange/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a> and open an issue or a pull request.</p>


SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins


Very useful tool if you're a developer. It correctly highlights all plugins that are symlinked and prevents me from accidentally update/delete them. Good job!


Must have tool!

Prevent accidentally deleting or updating symlinked plugins.

Jesper van Engelen

David Mosterd

Codepress

Tobias Schutter

Stefan van den Dungen Gronovius

<p>Admin Columns lets you customize and organize the columns displayed in the WordPress admin list tables for posts, pages, users, comments and media.</p>
<p>Instead of the limited default list table, you get to display the information you actually need – like custom fields, featured images, taxonomies, file data and more.</p>
<p>Trusted by 100,000+ WordPress sites worldwide.</p>
<p>With a simple drag-and-drop interface you can:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Add any column</strong> to posts, pages, users, media and comments</li>
<li><strong>Reorder and resize</strong> columns to match your workflow</li>
<li><strong>Choose from 200+ column types</strong> including custom fields, taxonomies and file data</li>
<li><strong>Display rich metadata</strong> such as images, dates, colors and relational fields</li>
<li><strong>Create clean overviews</strong> for even the most complex websites</li>
</ul>
<p>It works for any site from simple blogs to large WooCommerce stores.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Admin Columns for WordPress" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/96885841?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="750" height="475" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe></p>
<h4>Why Admin Columns?</h4>
<p>Default WordPress list tables are limited. They often show only the title, author and date.</p>
<p>Admin Columns turns them into useful management screens that show you what matters.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<ul>
<li>See <strong>featured images, custom fields and taxonomies</strong> directly in the post list table</li>
<li>Display <strong>media file size, dimensions or EXIF data</strong></li>
<li>View <strong>user metadata and roles</strong> in the users screen</li>
<li>Keep track of <strong>large content libraries</strong></li>
</ul>
<h4>Popular use cases</h4>
<p>Admin Columns is used by developers, agencies and site owners to manage content more efficiently.</p>
<p>Common setups:</p>
<ul>
<li>Managing <strong>WooCommerce products</strong> with price, SKU or stock columns</li>
<li>Displaying <strong>ACF custom fields</strong> in post list tables</li>
<li>Organizing <strong>large media libraries</strong></li>
<li>Reviewing <strong>SEO metadata from Yoast</strong></li>
<li>Organizing <strong>custom post types</strong> with the right columns</li>
</ul>
<h4>Built for developers</h4>
<p>Admin Columns is open source and built to be extended. Use actions and filters to register custom column types, modify output or integrate with your own plugins.</p>
<ul>
<li>Full <a href="https://docs.admincolumns.com/article/15-hooks-and-filters/" rel="nofollow ugc">hooks and filters reference</a> for custom integrations</li>
<li>Register column configurations in PHP for version-controlled setups</li>
<li>Designed to work alongside page builders, custom post type plugins and third-party extensions</li>
</ul>
<p>Explore the <a href="https://docs.admincolumns.com/category/75-developer/" rel="nofollow ugc">developer documentation</a>.</p>
<h4>Admin Columns Pro</h4>
<p>Upgrade to <strong>Admin Columns Pro</strong> for sorting, filtering, inline editing and more. With Pro you can:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Sort</strong> any column</li>
<li><strong>Filter content</strong> with stackable smart filters</li>
<li><strong>Inline editing</strong> – edit titles, custom fields, taxonomies and more directly from the list table</li>
<li><strong>Bulk editing</strong> – update multiple items at once</li>
<li><strong>Conditional formatting</strong> – color-code rows and cells based on rules</li>
<li><strong>Export to CSV</strong></li>
<li><strong>Import/export column sets</strong> between sites or team members</li>
<li><strong>Save to PHP</strong> for version-controlled column configurations</li>
</ul>
<p>Admin Columns Pro also provides deep integrations with popular plugins:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Advanced Custom Fields</strong> – display and edit all field types</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce</strong> – product and order columns</li>
<li><strong>Yoast SEO</strong> – SEO score and metadata columns</li>
<li><strong>Toolset Types</strong> – custom fields and relationships</li>
<li><strong>Pods</strong> – Pods fields and content types</li>
</ul>
<p>Learn more about the additional features of Admin Columns Pro on our website:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.admincolumns.com/admin-columns-pro/?utm_source=wordpressorg&utm_medium=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro</a></p>
<h4>Supported content types</h4>
<p>Admin Columns works with the following WordPress admin screens:</p>
<ul>
<li>Posts, Pages and Custom Post Types</li>
<li>Users</li>
<li>Media Library</li>
<li>Comments</li>
<li>Taxonomies (Pro)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Custom field column</h4>
<p>Admin Columns allows you to display custom fields (post meta and user meta) directly in the admin list table.</p>
<p>Supported field formats include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Color</li>
<li>Date</li>
<li>Images</li>
<li>Number</li>
<li>Text</li>
<li>URL</li>
<li>True/False</li>
<li>Relational: Posts, Users and Media</li>
</ul>
<h4>Docs & Support</h4>
<p>Is this your first time using Admin Columns? Check out our documentation and guides:</p>
<p><a href="https://docs.admincolumns.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.admincolumns.com/category/16-getting-started/" rel="nofollow ugc">Getting Started</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.admincolumns.com/category/75-developer/" rel="nofollow ugc">Developer documentation</a></p>
<p>Need help? Please visit the Admin Columns <a href="https://admincolumns.com/support/?utm_source=wordpressorg&utm_medium=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">support forums</a>.</p>
<h4>Contribute</h4>
<p>Admin Columns is open source and community-driven. There are several ways to contribute:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Translate</strong>: Help translate Admin Columns on <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/codepress-admin-columns" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress.org</a> or Pro translations on <a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/admin-columns/" rel="nofollow ugc">Transifex</a></li>
<li><strong>Report issues</strong>: Found a bug? Report it on <a href="https://github.com/codepress/admin-columns" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a></li>
<li><strong>Suggest features</strong>: Submit ideas to our <a href="https://www.admincolumns.com/public-roadmap/" rel="nofollow ugc">public roadmap</a></li>
</ul>


Admin Columns


I depend on this plugin in development a lot. For big sites with multiple custom post types & page templates. Very useful indeed. Thank you developers.


Essential Dev Plugin


Great plugin! Does just what I needed. Still playing around with all the functionality.


Great!

Take control of your WordPress admin list tables. Add, remove, and reorder columns for posts, users, media, and more - no coding needed.

SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins vs Admin Columns