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Hidden Features of WordPress Revealed

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Hidden Features: They’re Not Really Hiding

Lesser-Known Features• Screen Options• Help• Post Options• Page Options• Post/Page Editor• Quick Edit• Plugin Favorites• Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Screen Options•Screen Options appear on many of the admin pages, specifically: dashboard, pages, posts, comments, widgets, menu, plugins, & users

•Screen Options will include standard options, but also may include additional options depending on installed plugins (i.e., Yoast SEO, woocommerce, etc.)

Screen Options

Screen options will appear in a pull-down in the upper right-hand corner (under “howdy”) on applicable screens.

Screen Options: Dashboard

Checking the boxes will toggle those dashboard areas on/off.

Screen Options: Posts List

Checking the boxes will toggle those features on/off. Setting the number of items per page will change the number in the list per page of posts, so that you will not have to click “next page” as often.

Setting the number of items per page will change the number in the list per page of posts, so that you will not have to click “next page” as often.

Screen Options: Posts

Layout (1 or 2 columns) will move the settings below the text editor (1 column) or beside it (2 columns – which is the default)

Screen Options: Pages ListChecking the boxes will change the columns on the pages list. Here is where some of the plugins options can really come in handy.

Screen Options: Pages

Screen Options: Comments

Screen Options: Widgets Enabling accessibility mode

changes the “add” from drop down menus to simple “add” buttons.

Screen Options: Menus

Toggling “link target” will allow you to enable links to open in a new tab.

Screen Options: Plugins

Screen Options: Users

Post Options

• Stick post to front page (overrides chronological blog/posts and keeps this post on the blog home page)

• Password Protect – only those with the password will gain access to the post

• Private posts will be accessible only to those whose user settings meet the criteria

• Publication date – can be set in the future to post at a later date, or can be edited to change the order of posts in your blog.

Page Options

• Status Update (published, pending review, draft)

• Password Protect – only those with the password will gain access to the page

• Private pages will be accessible only to those whose user settings meet the criteria

• Publication date – can be set in the future to post at a later date, or can be edited to change the order of posts in your blog.

• Revisions – scroll through previous revisions to restore to an earlier point

Editor Options

Paste as Text

Clear Formatting

Special Character

Toolbar ToggleHorizontal Line Read More

Keyboard Shortcuts

Proofread Writing

More Editor Options

Distraction-free Writing

Text Editing

Visual Editing

Quick Edit Features

“Hidden” Secret Options Panel

http://yoursite.com/wp-admin/options.php

Misc. Shortcuts

Misc. Shortcuts

Favoriting Plugins

Favoriting Plugins

Help

Located next to the Screen Options (or in its place) on most screens, Help offers insights and explanations for each screen.

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