Description
Admin Shortcuts adds a set of powerful dashboard widgets that put the most common admin tasks within reach. Stop digging through menus — manage your site faster from the WordPress dashboard.
Features:
- Quick Links — One-click buttons for New Post, New Page, and Upload Media, plus up to five custom links you configure yourself.
- View All Users — Shortcut to the users list with a live badge showing total registered users.
- Pending Comments — Review pending comments with inline Accept and Reject buttons (no page reload, powered by the REST API).
- Site Health Status — Green, yellow, or red indicator pulled from WordPress Site Health data.
- Core Update Notice — Warning badge and quick link when a WordPress core update is available.
- Plugin Update Counter — Shows how many plugins need updates with a shortcut to the updates screen.
- Drag-to-Reorder — Rearrange quick-link buttons via drag and drop; order is saved per user.
- Dark / Light Mode — Toggle dashboard widget appearance; preference saved to user meta.
- Recent Posts — Last five published posts with title and edit link.
- Custom Quick Links — Configure five quick link slots (label, URL, enabled) from Settings > Admin Shortcuts.
- Clean Dashboard — Hides core WordPress dashboard widgets when Admin Shortcuts is enabled; third-party widgets remain visible.
Installation
- Upload the
anilsuwal-admin-shortcutsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install through the WordPress Plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Visit the Dashboard to see Admin Shortcuts widgets.
- Configure quick links and plugin options under Settings > Admin Shortcuts.
FAQ
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Does Admin Shortcuts work with multisite?
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Yes. Dashboard widgets respect WordPress capabilities on each site.
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Can I hide individual widgets?
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Yes. Use Screen Options at the top of the Dashboard to show or hide any Admin Shortcuts widget.
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How are comment actions secured?
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Comment moderation uses the WordPress REST API with nonce verification and requires the
moderate_commentscapability.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release with quick links, users shortcut, comment moderation, site health, update notices, theme toggle, recent posts, and custom link settings.