Title: Same Screen Options for all users Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Same Screen Options for all users * [schraegschrift](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schraegschrift/) * (@schraegschrift) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/) * I wanna have the same screen options checked or unchecked for all users with the role author. I did not find any option to do this. * Where are the screen options stored? In the database? Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Thread Starter [schraegschrift](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schraegschrift/) * (@schraegschrift) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934070) * closedpostboxes_post metaboxhidden_post wp_metaboxorder_post * and the same for dashboard * in wp_usermeta * [floodlightdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/floodlightdesign/) * (@floodlightdesign) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934177) * schraegschrift – I am trying to do the same thing… * Can you provide a little more information about how you accomplished this? * I am looking at the wp_usermeta table in PHPMyAdmin and I found this entry for the admin username: * ``` 16 2 metaboxhidden_dashboard a:4:{i:0;s:17:"dashboard_primary";i:1;s:19:"dashboard_secondary";i:2;s:24:"dashboard_incoming_links";i:3;s:17:"dashboard_plugins";} ``` * Problem is that the other usernames don’t have this parameter. Do I just add a database item with their userID as the index? I wasn’t clear on what the UmetaID index was for or how to generate that value. * Thanks for your help!! * Joe * [floodlightdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/floodlightdesign/) * (@floodlightdesign) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934180) * For the benefit of everyone… * You can add a new database row with the desired value. * The umeta_id value is just a unique key that you can set to whatever the next available number is. * The user_id is the number of the user you’d like to change the screen options for. * The meta_key name specifies which screen you’d like to change the options on. Looking through your database you should be able to figure out what meta_key controls which screen. * Good luck! * [knuckle34](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knuckle34/) * (@knuckle34) * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934219) * A plugin for user specific screen options – controlled by admin would be fabulous. * [c-bass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/c-bass/) * (@c-bass) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934223) * this would definately worth as a setting in wordpress working as a cms with multiple users. is there a easier workaround, plugin… available by now? * [tinwatchman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinwatchman/) * (@tinwatchman) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934225) * Excuse me – is there any chance anyone could explain how the coding for Screen Options in the wp_usermeta works? (For instance – a:4:{i:0;s:17:”dashboard_primary”; i:1;s:19:”dashboard_secondary”;i:2;s:24:”dashboard_incoming_links”;i:3;s:17:” dashboard_plugins”;} translates to what?) I can’t seem to dig up any documentation on this. Thanks! * [Not Actually Spam but a test message](https://wordpress.org/support/users/texastaxpayer/) * (@texastaxpayer) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934239) * I have foolishly removed “Admin” from the site admin administration settings. I can no longer get into the site admin panel. does anyone have a way to work around this? * thanks * [holmes221](https://wordpress.org/support/users/holmes221/) * (@holmes221) * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934245) * There is a hard but effective way to set Screen Options for all users. Found it here. * [http://www.sudarpo.net/2009/screen-options-in-wordpress-admin](http://www.sudarpo.net/2009/screen-options-in-wordpress-admin) * [bryan868](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bryan868/) * (@bryan868) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934263) * All you need to do is sign-in as the user and then change their screen options. The options are stored in the database, so it will work when they sign in themselves. * This obviously becomes a problem when you have many users. I’m surprised this isn’t a plugin yet. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘Same Screen Options for all users’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [save](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/save/) * [screen options](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/screen-options/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 9 replies * 8 participants * Last reply from: [bryan868](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bryan868/) * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-screen-options-for-all-users/#post-934263) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics