Standalone mode hides Dashboard > Updates

  • Resolved airflo

    (@airflo)


    1 month, 1 week ago

    I like the standalone mode for its simplicity, but I miss the Dashboard menu item to reach the Updates page. Sure, when there is a WordPress Core update available, we still get the notification box at the top of the page. But translations and themes?

    Could you enable this menu item again? Or are there good reasons to hide it?

    If you want to hide the Dashboard, could you add a custom link to the menu pointing to the Updates page at “/wp-admin/update-core.php”?

    Kind regards,

    Florian

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  • Plugin Author Helmut Wandl

    (@ehtmlu)

    1 month, 1 week ago

    Hi Florian,

    Thanks for your feedback! My idea was that a linked icon is already displayed in the top left of the toolbar whenever any kind of update is available:

    Because of this, I didn’t see any reason why the dashboard would be needed. Do you think the icon is sufficient?

    I’ve also given it some thought and have a few ideas, and I’d be very interested in your opinion on them.

    Idea 1:
    I could add a linked checkmark icon that appears when everything is up to date. This would clearly indicate that everything is up to date, and the update page would remain accessible. One (minor) drawback of this solution is that WordPress users aren’t familiar with such a checkmark icon and might wonder why it’s there.

    Idea 2:
    Another solution would be to provide multiple settings for standalone mode, allowing users to re-enable things separately.

    Idea 3:
    Another idea would be to simply reactivate the menu item and position it below Peak Publisher. By default, users would be taken directly to the Peak Publisher page, but the dashboard would still be accessible by clicking.

    I hope I’m not asking you too much. I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts.

    Thank you and best regards,
    Helmut

    • This reply was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by Helmut Wandl. Reason: fixed images
    • This reply was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by Helmut Wandl. Reason: fixed images
    Thread Starter airflo

    (@airflo)

    1 month, 1 week ago

    Hi Helmut,

    thank you very much for your elaborate answer! The toolbar icon is a perfect solution and absolutely sufficient.

    I am simply not used to paying attention to it 😉 I usually look for the tiny red circled number at the “Updates” menu item while I am on the dashboard. So please leave everything as is, you made a good decision and I simply have to adapt a little.

    At this point I am wondering why Automattic did not highlight the toolbar icon (with a color) when there are updates available. But that’s a different topic.

    If you really wanted to add this highlighting to your plugin (or someone wants to add it to their site), this CSS works well for me:

    #wpadminbar li#wp-admin-bar-updates {
    	background-color: #A67F2A;
    }

    This is what it looks like:

    Kind regards,

    Florian

    Plugin Author Helmut Wandl

    (@ehtmlu)

    1 month, 1 week ago

    Hi Florian,

    Thanks for the kind feedback — I’m glad to hear that the toolbar icon works well for you.

    You’re absolutely right that the dashboard trains users to look for the red badge on the “Updates” menu item, so it’s understandable that the toolbar icon isn’t something everyone naturally watches at first. Highlighting the icon is a great idea though, so I’ll implement that. Thanks for the CSS snippet — I’ll build on it, as I’d like to take the different admin color schemes into account. I’ll let you know here once I’ve added it.

    Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! 🙏😊

    Best regards,
    Helmut

    Plugin Author Helmut Wandl

    (@ehtmlu)

    4 weeks, 1 day ago

    Hi Florian,

    highlighting has now been implemented in the latest version (1.3.0). Thanks again for your feedback and ideas.

    Kind regards,
    Helmut

    Thread Starter airflo

    (@airflo)

    4 weeks, 1 day ago

    Works like a charm 🙂 I like the idea of styling the number with a red circle. Thank you!

    Kind regards,

    Florian

    Plugin Author Helmut Wandl

    (@ehtmlu)

    4 weeks, 1 day ago

    Thank you! I’m glad you like it 🙏😊

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