Title: BrandNestor Author: Mike Pap Published: October 20, 2021 Last modified: July 10, 2023 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/brandnestor/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=2617024) # BrandNestor By [Mike Pap](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webnestors/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/brandnestor.2.2.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brandnestor/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brandnestor/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brandnestor/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/) ## Description BrandNestor is aimed for companies and developers looking to give access to a simplified WordPress to their clients, tailored to their given workflow. #### Features * Add your own logo and remove WordPress mentions on the WordPress admin pages. * Control which menus appear for your clients and rename them. * Create custom Login and Register pages with the use of Elementor, Gutenberg blocks, or if you prefer a shortcode, using our custom BrandNestor Template pages. * Flexible Elementor Widgets and Gutenberg blocks that add login and register forms on your page. * Hide the default WordPress wp-login and wp-admin pages, to allow only sign-ons from your custom Login and Register pages. * Create a custom Dashboard Welcome Panel using BrandNestor Templates or plain HTML. * Dashboard customizability with custom CSS. * And more. #### Builders First-class Support BrandNestor has first-class support for the following page builders: * Elementor * Gutenberg or WordPress Block Editor #### Compatibility The following plugins have been tested and **are compatible** with BrandNestor: * WPS Hide Login (ver 1.9) * Two Factor (ver 0.7.1) * hCaptcha (ver 1.13.1) * Advanced noCaptcha & invisible Captcha (ver 6.1.7) **Important**: If you’re using a **page caching plugin** you should add the custom login and register URLs to the **Exclude** list. ## Screenshots * [[ * A custom login page * [[ * A custom registration page * [[ * The Settings Menu * [[ * A custom Administrator Dashboard * [[ * Dashboard Settings * [[ * Hide admin menus * [[ * Admin Bar settings * [[ * Login and Registration settings * [[ * New Elementor Widgets ## Blocks This plugin provides 2 blocks. * BrandNestor Login * BrandNestor Register ## FAQ ### Who is BrandNestor aimed for? BrandNestor is aimed for companies and developers looking to give access to a simplified WordPress to their clients, tailored to their given workflow. ### Will my options get deleted if I deactive and uninstall BrandNestor? Yes, deleting BrandNestor entirely from your site will delete all options. This will be useful in case your login page is lost or not working anymore. ### How do I gain access to my Admin Panel back? In case you forgot your login URL, or if your login page is not working, you can access your site’s files using FTP or a Control Panel File manager and then rename the “brandnestor” folder under `wp-content/plugins`, then login using the normal` wp-login.php` page and remove BrandNestor from “Plugins”. Finally, download BrandNestor again and fix the corrected options. ### Where can I find documentation? You can read the [Wiki](https://gitlab.com/webnestors/brandnestor/-/wikis/home) page for documentation. ### I have an issue, where can I report it? It is recommended to report issues and request features on our [GitLab Issues](https://gitlab.com/webnestors/brandnestor/-/issues) page. Otherwise, you can use the official WordPress plugin’s page [Support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/). ### Can I request a feature? If you’ve got a feature request, let us know at the project’s [issues page](https://gitlab.com/webnestors/brandnestor/-/issues). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/07fcf629b301236be6d00925b4dac8e583aab2d9dc4d9b3247cfa9ff58144349? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-9123/)󠁿 [evmallidis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/evmallidis/) February 18, 2022 Perfect plugin. Custom dashboard, user roles, you can throw many plugins to trash and only keep this one. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/827d7bc949dd27742cd14cba161be8483a3ac0658a1e43ca22b974bb83e9f153? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-11568/)󠁿 [Fotis Moutsakis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fotibout/) February 1, 2022 I used 2 plugins for whitre labeling wordpress. Now I use only brandnestors. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c1a52447154a7a41b815cffd8df889bf96e8337631fe1ecf8515361a1716cc73? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Best Dashboard Customiser I’ve Used](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-dashboard-customiser-ive-used/)󠁿 [gersonstudios](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gersonstudios/) November 22, 2021 1 reply I was looking everywhere for a plugin that I could use to customise my Dashboard and that had in-built support for Elementor Templates. I tried other well known plugins without any success, and if they worked – didn’t work well. This plugin just worked perfectly and was very easy to use. Thanks for publishing this! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6d3381bb6fd989b0ef54f2762fc37825e7a869800d2b38b35127f4eda601c5a5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin! A must have tool!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-a-must-have-tool/)󠁿 [Yiannis Iliopoulos](https://profiles.wordpress.org/savoures/) November 18, 2021 The plugin is really good. It does it’s job without any problem. The support team is excellent too. Ask for a feature and you will have it asap !!!! One of the big assets is that you can build a custom dashboard with ANY editor-builder. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/62bc31d6258f1ec5aefc9ecc0be3afab47f326ae0b3b3757a8bf17cc75d846bd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Απίστευτο](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%af%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b5%cf%85%cf%84%ce%bf/)󠁿 [Polidoros Stoltidis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/akhs187/) October 28, 2021 Είναι ένα εξαιρετικό plugin με ευχριστο Ui και πολύ εύκολη παραμετροποίηση. Βοηθάει και ο Elementor και σίγουρα θα το στηρίξουμε να αναπτυχθει σωστά ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b81a1f2f263506265b89124892c8bc55815b785c0484ad1ae603aff2ae31c97b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Amazing!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-3278/)󠁿 [ipassas design](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danis1986/) October 23, 2021 Amazing!!! [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “BrandNestor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Mike Pap ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webnestors/) * [ rwxnikos ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rwxnikos/) “BrandNestor” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/brandnestor/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “BrandNestor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/brandnestor) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/brandnestor/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/brandnestor/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/brandnestor/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/brandnestor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.2.0 * Feature – Add admin bar menu hide rules * Fix – Translation fixes #### 2.1.10 * Improve – Improve query performance in admin menus #### 2.1.9 * Fix – Fix compatibility with WordPress 6.1 #### 2.1.8 * Fix – Fixed HTML entities shown on edited admin menus names * Fix – Fixed some menu items being hidden when they are not supposed to be * Tweak – Improve on Select Fields #### 2.1.7 * **Important** – If you have updated to version 2.1.6 please update immediately to version 2.1.7 * Fix – Fixed broken admin menus not showing when updating from 2.1.5 to 2.1.6 #### 2.1.6 * Feature – Multi Select Fields for all BrandNestor rules. You can now add a single rule for multiple roles/users * Feature – Preview image for image fields * Feature – Add a confirmation modal to the “Disable Default WordPress Login Page” field * Tweak – Do not delete options on plugin uninstall * Tweak(Settings) – Tweaked descriptions * Tweak(Settings) – Better input sanitization for settings * Tweak(Settings) – Hint that the save button will need a page refresh to see changes * Tweak(Settings) – Add email to list of users * Fix – Improve notifications * Fix – Improve loading indicator * Fix – Fix errors getting thrown for some themes that use Gutenberg blocks * Fix – admin_bar option “Guest” not working * Refactor – More extendable BrandNestor internals * Other minor improvements #### 2.1.5 * Fix – Fixed missing First & Last name inputs for the Register Widget #### 2.1.4 * Improve – Improved 404 template loading for a disabled /wp-admin/ or wp-login. php page * Tweak – Add external link indicators and improve text explanations * Tweak – Disallow common WordPress slugs to be used in BrandNestor URLs #### 2.1.3 * Feature – Add an image preview next to image input fields * Tweak – Improve Gutenberg Dashboard style loading for blocks * Tweak – Also show private templates for use with the custom Dashboard * Tweak – Improve Greek language translation strings * Fix – Do not break the site when option data from database is incompatible * Mark as tested up to WordPress 5.9 #### 2.1.2 * Fix – Fixed issue that allowed users to see the wp-login.php page * Fix – Thrown error on login form submit fail * Tweak – change label for dashboard_hide_help * Internal tweaks and fixes #### 2.1.1 * Fix – Fixed not renaming of submenu item that is the same as the parent * Fix – Fixed Export Settings menu item being hidden always when a hide menu rule is added * Fix – Load BrandNestor Blocks styles in the editor * Other fixes #### 2.1.0 * Feature – Add advanced options section * Feature – Add new option to disable the REST API * Feature – Add new option for Custom CSS on all administrator pages * Enhancment – Performance improvement by caching the admin menus * Tweak – Settings styling changes * Minor changes #### 2.0.0 * Major Feature – Added BrandNestor Templates that will now work with Login, Register pages and the Dashboard - Now instead of selecting a Page, the user will select a custom Template post type that is going to to be used instead - The user will now create a custom Template and then select it from the Settings page to use it - The user can now set a custom URL slug for the login and register forms * Feature – Added ability to rename Admin Menus for users and roles * Feature – Added a repeat password field for the reset password form * Feature – Added a weak password hint for the reset password form * Tweak – Higher priority footer text * Tweak – Stop loading block assets when not needed * Tweak – Admin Bar Logo alignment on frontend * Tweak – Improved UX for the login and register forms * Tweak – Moved Settings to top level, tweaked the page layout * Tweak – Remove dashboard title if a custom dashboard is enabled * Other fixes * Performance improvements #### 1.1.0 * Feature – Added new Gutenberg Login and Register widgets * Feature – Added redirect options on user login and registration * Feature – Added WordPress login page logo and text replace options * Feature – Added the Brand Name to the WordPress login page title * Enhancement – Added Two Factor plugin compatibility * Enhancement – Added action hooks for the login and registration forms * Fix – Show/hide password icon hidden from the frontend * Fix – Cleaned up the admin menus’ texts on the settings page * Fix – Login and Register form Elementor styling fixes * Fix – WPS Hide Login plugin compatibility #### 1.0.2 * Fix: Fixed login form styling errors #### 1.0.1 Fix: Fixed supported PHP version to 7.1 #### 1.0.0 Released ## Meta * Version **2.2.0** * Last updated **3 years ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.2.9** * PHP version ** 7.2 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brandnestor/) and [Greek](https://el.wordpress.org/plugins/brandnestor/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/brandnestor) * Tags * [branding](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/branding/)[custom login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-login/) [dashboard](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)[White Label](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/white-label/) [whitelabel](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/whitelabel/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brandnestor/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 7 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brandnestor/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Mike Pap ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webnestors/) * [ rwxnikos ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rwxnikos/) ## Support Got something to say? 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