Arindo Duque

<p>Are you already tired of the way WordPress 3.8 looks?</p>
<p>Did you wish to be able to change and personalize, and even whitelabel some of the WordPress signatures on the WP Dashboard?</p>
<p><em>Note: We are officially returning to support his plugin, so <a href="http://weare732.com/en/home/#av_section_4" rel="nofollow ugc">let us know</a> if you have any feature suggestion or bug you want to see solved. A major release with a bunch of new features should be arriving soon.</em></p>
<p><em>Well, you can do all of that with Ultimo WP!</em></p>
<p>With Utimo WP Dashboard Theme you can:</p>
<ol>
<li>Personalize the entire look and feel of the WordPress dashboard, based on <em>8 beautifully designed presets</em> (and counting).</li>
<li><em>Personalize the login screen</em> of the WordPress dashboard.</li>
<li>Whitelable some of the WordPress signatures, like the footer texts and adding your company logo to the dashboard and login page.</li>
</ol>
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Ultimo WP

Get a clean, beautiful and customizable new look on your WordPress Admin Dasboard.

bdthemes

Selim Rana

Abu Talib

Faridul Islam

Asikur Rahman

Shaikat Azim

Rakibul Islam

Saifullah Nakih

<p><strong>Smart Admin Assistant</strong> delivers powerful <strong>admin dashboard enhancements</strong> and site optimization tools in a single plugin.</p>
<p>Streamline your workflows with menu and dashboard customization, custom login URLs, post duplication, custom code management, SMTP utilities, login and CAPTCHA protection, role switching, database and image optimization, caching, compression, and more.</p>
<p><strong><em>Replace multiple single-purpose plugins with one centralized solution.</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://playground.wordpress.net/?plugin=smart-admin-assistant&blueprint-url=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fplugins%2Fwp-json%2Fplugins%2Fv1%2Fplugin%2Fsmart-admin-assistant%2Fblueprint.json%3Frev%3D3359158%26lang%3Den_US" rel="nofollow ugc">Try Live Demo</a></strong> | <strong><a href="https://bdthemes.com/plugin/smart-admin-assistant/?utm_source=WordPress_Repository&utm_medium=Plugin_Page&utm_campaign=WordPress_to_smart_admin_assistant" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Smart Admin Assistant Pro</a></strong> | <strong><a href="https://bdthemes.com/all-knowledge-base-of-smart-admin-assistant/?utm_source=WordPress_Repository&utm_medium=Plugin_Page&utm_campaign=WordPress_to_smart_admin_assistant" rel="nofollow ugc">Read Documentation</a></strong></p>
<h3>Why Choose Smart Admin Assistant</h3>
<ul>
<li>All-in-One Solution</li>
<li>Modular Architecture</li>
<li>Performance Optimized</li>
<li>Security First</li>
<li>Regular Updates and 24/7 Support</li>
<li>Multisite management from a central admin panel (Coming Soon)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Core Modules & Features</h3>
<h3>Admin Interface</h3>
<p>Creates a cleaner, more personalized dashboard experience that reduces cognitive load and improves workflow efficiency. Remove distractions, surface important controls, and improve visibility across daily admin tasks.</p>
<ul>
<li>Hiding admin bar (in Backend, on Frontend)</li>
<li>Hiding admin bar for user Roles (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Enabling admin bar cleanup (On/Off toggle)</li>
<li>Hiding all admin notices from plugins and WordPress</li>
<li>Enabling dashboard customization—columns layout customization (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Enabling menu customization—Hide, Rename, Reorder, Structure control (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>List table enhancements in the Column of Post, Page, Media Library, User list (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Infinite  scrolling in media library (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Displaying active plugins first  (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Preserving Taxonomy Hierarchy in Classic Editor</li>
<li>Adding User Role to Body Class (Frontend)</li>
<li>Adding User Info to Admin Body Class</li>
<li>Custom Footer Text(Shortcode & Basic HTML support)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Login & User Management</h3>
<p>Strengthens site security while giving administrators clear visibility into user access patterns. Reduce authentication risks and improve control over login and account behavior.</p>
<ul>
<li>Enhancing security  through URL obfuscation</li>
<li>Replacing default WordPress Login URL with custom slug</li>
<li>Restricting user login to username OR email address only</li>
<li>Login  method limitation for security</li>
<li>Login page layout templates with split-screen, modern center, and underline-split designs</li>
<li>Login page styling with logo, colors, typography, and custom branding (Pro)</li>
<li>User Tracking— Last Login, IP address, and user agent (Pro)</li>
<li>Enabling logout redirection (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Performance</h3>
<p>Improves page speed and reduces server load to support better user experience and search visibility. Optimization workflows are designed to be practical for site owners without deep technical overhead.</p>
<ul>
<li>Limit the number of revisions stored for posts and  pages</li>
<li>Reducing server load through API optimization</li>
<li>Database optimization through auto-clean expired Transients, auto-delete  spam comments, auto-empty trash (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Automatic Image Optimization (Coming Soon)</li>
<li>Caching & Loading—GZIP Compression, Browser Caching (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Cache headers to allow browsers to cache static resources</li>
<li>Removing unnecessary whitespace and comments from HTML output</li>
<li>Preloading critical resources—hints for critical CSS and JS files</li>
</ul>
<h3>Security</h3>
<p>Provides layered protection through security hardening and access controls to help safeguard your WordPress site from malicious activity and unauthorized access.</p>
<ul>
<li>CAPTCHA verification to Login & Comment form (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Site-wide Password protection (Coming Soon)</li>
<li>Email address protection from spam bots</li>
<li>Removing WordPress version from meta tags, RSS feeds, etc.</li>
<li>Disabling file (Theme & Plugin) editing</li>
<li>IP management—Current status, Blocked IPs, etc.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Component Disabling</h3>
<p>Allows selective deactivation of WordPress features and admin components you do not need, reducing overhead and creating a cleaner, more focused admin environment.</p>
<ul>
<li>Disabling Gutenberg globally</li>
<li>Disabling Gutenberg for specific post types</li>
<li>Disabling comments globally</li>
<li>Disabling comments for specific post types</li>
<li>Closing comments on old content</li>
<li>HTTP security headers</li>
</ul>
<h3>Custom Code</h3>
<p>Enables advanced customizations without editing theme files directly, helping preserve changes during updates. Centralized code management and backup support make site modifications safer and easier to maintain.</p>
<ul>
<li>Code snippets management—creating, importing & exporting</li>
<li>Custom code integration status</li>
<li>Automatic CSS and JavaScript code minification (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Utilities</h3>
<p>Simplifies maintenance with practical tools for email delivery, site availability, and URL management. Keep routine administrative tasks in one place without juggling separate plugins.</p>
<ul>
<li>Configuring custom SMTP settings for email delivery (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Maintenance mode / Coming Soon page for non-admin users</li>
<li>Smart Auto-Redirect for 404 pages — homepage or similar post (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>URL Redirect Manager for custom 301, 302, and 307 redirects (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Restoring all settings to default configuration</li>
<li>Plugin reset functionality</li>
</ul>
<h3>System Information</h3>
<p>Provides a read-only view of your hosting environment for troubleshooting and support requests.</p>
<ul>
<li>Server, PHP, and WordPress environment details in a dedicated tab</li>
<li>One-click copy system info for support tickets</li>
<li>Placed at the bottom of the modules list for quick access</li>
</ul>
<h3>Content Management</h3>
<p>Reduces repetitive editorial work while keeping content structured and manageable. Gain better control over publishing schedules, permissions, and external link behavior.</p>
<ul>
<li>One-click duplication of pages, posts, post meta, etc.</li>
<li>Allowed Roles – Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Edit Screen & List View  (redirect option)</li>
<li>User Permission Management (Administration, Editor, Author, etc.)</li>
<li>Auto-generates post excerpts and customization (On/Off toggle)</li>
<li>Enable custom Ordering of hierarchical content (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Content organization management</li>
<li>Media replacement (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>SVG file uploads, security sanitization, and file type support</li>
<li>SVG Uploads Roles—Administrator, Editor,  Author, Contributor,  Subscriber (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Automatic publishing trigger for posts with “missed schedule” status</li>
<li>Recovery mechanism for failed scheduled posts</li>
<li>Custom permalink functionality for external URLs</li>
<li>External URL configuration for pages, posts, and custom post types</li>
<li>Enabling External Permalinks (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>Automatic rel=”noopener noreferrer” attribute addition</li>
<li>Enhanced user experience for external navigation</li>
<li>New tab opening for menu links with rel=”noopener noreferrer”</li>
<li>Manual IP Blocking</li>
</ul>
<h3>Additional</h3>
<p>Extends core WordPress capabilities with specialized tools for advanced user management and future-ready enhancements, delivering flexibility that often requires multiple separate plugins.</p>
<ul>
<li>Custom avatars instead of using Gravatar</li>
<li>Switching roles between users (<strong>Pro</strong>)</li>
<li>UX testing and debugging capability</li>
<li>Image size management in WordPress (Coming Soon)</li>
<li>User profiles enhancement</li>
</ul>
<h3>Who Is Smart Admin Assistant For</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Site Owners/Administrators</strong> – Business owners, bloggers, and organizations who need specific functionality for their websites but may not have technical expertise to code solutions themselves.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Content Creators</strong> – Writers, marketers, and content managers who use plugins to enhance their publishing workflow, and content presentation.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Developers/Agencies</strong> – Web developers and agencies who use plugins as building blocks to create custom solutions for clients, extending WordPress functionality without reinventing the wheel.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>E-commerce Users</strong> – Online store owners who rely on plugins like WooCommerce for shopping cart functionality, payment processing, and inventory management.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Marketing Professionals</strong> – Those using plugins for email marketing, analytics, lead generation, A/B testing, and conversion optimization.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Small to Medium Businesses</strong> – Companies that need professional website features like appointment booking, membership systems, or customer relationship management without custom development costs.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Smart Admin Assistant Pro</h3>
<p><strong>Want a cleaner, more capable WordPress admin experience?</strong></p>
<p>Upgrade to unlock advanced modules, deeper customization controls, and premium productivity features at <strong><a href="https://store.bdthemes.com/smart-admin-assistant/?utm_source=WordPress_Repository&utm_medium=Plugin_Page&utm_campaign=WordPress_to_smart_admin_assistant" rel="nofollow ugc">store.bdthemes</a></strong>.</p>
<h3>Support & Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Plugin Support: Available through WordPress.org support forums</li>
<li>Documentation: Comprehensive guides available on our website</li>
<li>Feature Requests: We listen to our community for future enhancements</li>
</ul>


Smart Admin Assistant – Dashboard and Site Enhancements

All-in-one plugin for admin menu, dashboard customization, custom login URL, post duplication, custom code, SMTP, login protection and more.

Ultimo WP vs Smart Admin Assistant – Dashboard and Site Enhancements