What’s New in WP Adminify V4.0: Enhancements and Updates

Welcome to our detailed overview of the upcoming WP Adminify V4.0 update, scheduled for release in the first week of August. This blog post aims to provide a comprehensive explanation of the new features and improvements included in this update.

Our goal with this post is to help WordPress users, regardless of their experience level with our plugin, understand how these new customization options can transform their WordPress environment.

In the following sections, we'll examine each update in detail. We'll explain what each new feature does, how it works, and how you can use it to tailor your WordPress interface to your preferences and workflow needs. This information should help you prepare for the update and make the most of the new customization tools once they're available.

We hope this breakdown will give you a clear picture of what to expect from the new WP Adminify V4.0 update and how it can help you create a more personalized and efficient WordPress experience.

Free and Pro Versions of WP Adminify are now separate

For a long time, both the free and pro versions of WP Adminify shared the same codebase. While this approach had its benefits initially, it ultimately created a bottleneck for both versions. Here's why separating them is a game-changer for you:

The issues with shared code:

Imagine building two houses (the free and pro versions) using the same set of blueprints.

While efficient at first, imagine if you wanted to renovate the free house (add a new feature). You'd have to modify the shared blueprint, which would also affect the pro house (potentially causing unintended changes).

This is what happened with the shared codebase. Updating one version often meant unintended consequences for the other, making development slow and cumbersome.

How separation has helped performance for both plugins:

By separating the free and pro versions into distinct plugins, we've essentially given them separate blueprints. Now, improvements to the free version can be made without affecting the pro version (and vice versa). This translates to several exciting benefits for you:

• Faster Updates & Bug Fixes: We can now focus our development efforts on each version independently. This means bug fixes and new features for the free version can be implemented much quicker, keeping your website experience smooth and optimized.
• Enhanced Performance: With the free version stripped of any unused code from the pro features, it becomes incredibly lightweight. This translates to a significant performance boost for your website, ensuring faster loading times and a more responsive user experience.
• Clearer Upgrade Path: If you decide to upgrade to the pro version later, you won't experience any performance hiccups because the free version is already streamlined. You'll simply unlock the additional features without sacrificing speed.

In essence, separating the free and pro versions is like giving each its own dedicated construction crew. This allows for faster development, improved performance, and a more tailored experience for both free and pro users.

Performance Improvements (Query Monitor Stats)

We've been laser-focused on optimizing WP Adminifies performance, and the results are nothing short of remarkable. This update represents a significant leap forward, transforming WP Adminify into a truly powerful and efficient plugin.

With the update you can expect lightning-fast page loads, a leaner and meaner backend, and a smoother user experience for both you and your website visitors.

But how did we achieve this impressive feat? Let's take a closer look at all the individual improvements.

Blazing Fast Page Generation (82% Reduction in Page Load Time)

Curently, page generation times hover around 0.67 seconds. This update will optimize rendering, bringing that time down to a mere 0.12 seconds – a remarkable 82% improvement. Users will see your content almost instantly, keeping them engaged and happy.

Reduced Memory Usage (33% Less Memory Consumption)

The WordPress dashboard alone consumes a significant amount of memory (up to 9.2MB). This strains resources and slows down overall performance. The update will tackle this by optimizing resource usage, reducing memory consumption to a lean 5.6MB – a significant 33% reduction. This will free up valuable resources for other essential tasks, ensuring a smoother website experience.

Streamlined Database Queries (50% Reduction in Database Calls)

Every time your website displays information, it sends queries to the database. The sheer number of queries impact performance. Currently, the dashboard alone fires off a whopping 99 queries! This update will optimize database interactions, reducing the number of queries to a manageable 46 – an impressive 50% reduction. This will translate to a lighter load on your database, resulting in faster loading times and a more efficient website.

Lighter Script Load (70% Reduction in Loaded Scripts)

Scripts are like tiny programs that make your website interactive. However, an excessive number of scripts can slow down page loading. In the current version of WP Adminify, around 10 scripts need to be reloaded every time you reload your backend which isn’t much but we could do better! After the update, the number of scripts will come down to 3. This represents a remarkable 70% reduction. The result is a leaner, faster website that loads in a blink.

Optimized Stylesheet Loading (60% Reduction in Loaded Styles)

Stylesheets define the visual appearance of your website. While important, too many stylesheets can slow things down. Currently, your website might be loading a hefty 13 stylesheets because of WP Adminify! This update will ensure only 5 stylesheets are loaded, resulting in an outstanding 61% reduction. This translates to a faster initial page load and a smoother browsing experience.

The New and Improved Smart Dark Mode

One of our most liked features: The Dark mode has gotten an overhaul as well in this update! We've completely revamped the dark mode experience with a powerful new feature: Smart Dark Mode.

Simplifying Dark Mode: No More Code or Conflicts

Currently, achieving a consistent dark mode across your plugins often involves manual CSS code adjustments or checking compatibility for various plugins. This update eliminates those complexities entirely.

• Lighter, Faster Plugin: We’ve removed CSS code for over 80 plugins, making the plugin itself leaner and faster.
• Automatic Plugin Detection: Smart Dark Mode will intelligently detect the themes and styles used by your other plugins, regardless of how many you have installed.

Effortless Dark Mode Experience

With Smart Dark Mode, you can finally enjoy a truly seamless dark mode environment:

• Automatic Adjustments: When you will activate dark mode, Smart Dark Mode will automatically adjust icon styles and button styles across all your plugins. This will ensure a consistent look and feel, eliminating visual inconsistencies or jarring elements.
• Beautiful Cohesive Experience: The result will be a beautiful, unified dark mode experience that extends seamlessly across your entire WordPress dashboard.

How this helps you?

The new and improved Smart Dark Mode will empower you to:

• Save Time: Eliminate the need for manual CSS coding or compatibility checks for dark mode functionality.
• Enjoy Consistency: Experience a consistent and visually pleasing dark mode across all your plugins.
• Focus on Your Work: Spend less time troubleshooting dark mode issues and more time creating amazing content for your website.

Default UI and Adminify UI Conflict Fix

We're pleased to announce that we've finally resolved a longstanding issue with Adminify. For some time, our plugin's styles and scripts were inadvertently affecting the default WordPress UI, even when the Adminify UI was disabled. This caused residual effects and potential conflicts with popular plugins like ACF, WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, Elementor, WordFence, and Rankmath.

We want to sincerely apologize for the duration of this problem. We understand it has been a source of frustration for many of our users, and we appreciate your patience as we worked to find a solution.

With this update, when you disable Adminify's UI, your WordPress dashboard will now return to its original state without any lingering effects from our plugin. This fix will ensure better compatibility with other plugins and restore full control over your admin experience.

As an additional improvement, we've introduced custom minimal icons for all default WordPress admin menu items.

We're grateful for your ongoing support and feedback throughout this process. Your input has been crucial in helping us address this issue and improve Adminify. We remain committed to enhancing our plugin and providing you with the best possible WordPress customization experience.

Introducing Dedicated WP Adminify Addons

We're constantly striving to improve your experience with WP Adminify, and a key part of that is listening to your feedback. Based on user surveys and requests, we're excited to announce a significant update: the separation of several WP Adminify modules into dedicated plugins!

Why the Change? Putting Users First

Many of WP Adminify's modules offer powerful functionalities that stand on their own. Take the Login Customizer (now Loginfy) or Admin Columns (now Admin Column Editor) for example. Our research revealed that a significant portion of users expressed a desire to utilize these features independently, without requiring the full WP Adminify suite.

By separating these modules, we're empowering you to choose the functionalities that best suit your needs. This means you can enjoy the benefits of specific features like Loginfy's login page customization or Admin Column Editor's improved admin view, all without installing the entire WP Adminify plugin.

Here's a breakdown of the modules that will be transformed into dedicated plugins:

• Login Customizer ===> Loginfy
• Activity Logs
• Google Pagespeed insights ===> Google Pagespeed
• Admin columns ===> Admin Column Editor
• Header & Footer scripts
• Dashboard & Welcome Widget
• Sidebar generator
• Admin Bar Editor ===> Admin Bar Editor

Let's get to know some of these new plugins(addons)!

Loginfy: Design Your Ideal Login Experience

Loginfy is a powerful login page customizer that helps you to personalize your WordPress login page. Here are some of it’s key features:

• Comprehensive Customization: From logos and backgrounds to form fields and buttons, you have complete control over every aspect of the login page's appearance.
• Effortless Live Preview: See your changes instantly as you make them, ensuring the final design aligns perfectly with your vision.
• Responsive Design: Your custom login page will look great on any device, desktops, tablets, or mobiles, providing a consistent user experience for everyone.
• Multilingual Support: Reach a global audience with WPML compatibility and built-in translation readiness.

Admin Column Editor: Manage Your Admin View with Ease

The Admin Column Editor grants you granular control over the admin columns displayed in your WordPress dashboard.

• Effortless Management: Effortlessly add, remove, or reorder columns for any post type, including custom ones.
• Seamless Integration: Works seamlessly with popular plugins like Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Pods Framework, and Metabox, allowing you to display custom fields as admin columns.
• Intuitive Interface: The drag-and-drop interface makes it simple to customize your admin view for maximum efficiency.
• Improved User Experience: Tailor the admin area to display the information most relevant to your workflow, saving you time and effort.

Admin Bar Editor: Refine Your Admin Bar

The Admin Bar Editor empowers you to personalize and streamline the WordPress Admin Bar, also known as the Toolbar.

• Frontend Admin Bar Control: Disable the frontend Admin Bar with a single click for a cleaner user experience for your website visitors.
• User-Specific Visibility: Customize the frontend Admin Bar's visibility for individual users or user roles, ensuring a tailored experience.
• Selective Option Management: Hide specific Admin Bar options to declutter the interface and focus on the tools you use most.
• Role-Based Customization: Hide irrelevant options for different user roles, optimizing the Admin Bar for each user's needs.
• Comprehensive Customization: Change icons, rename menus, and even upload your own logo to personalize the Admin Bar further.
• Drag-and-Drop Reordering: Prioritize the Admin Bar options according to your workflow with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface.

Dashboard & Welcome Widget: Personalize Your Dashboard

Dashboard & Welcome Widget plugin allows you to add and customize various widgets to your WordPress dashboard, enhancing its functionality and information flow:

• Content Variety: Choose from different widget types like content, icon, video, shortcode, RSS feed, and JavaScript code.
• Informative Welcome Message: Personalize the default Welcome Widget or replace it entirely with a custom message or Elementor section.
• Engaging Video Tutorials: Embed explainer videos directly into your dashboard for easy access by different users.
• Shortcode Integration: Insert any shortcode into a widget, such as a contact form, for added functionality.
• User Role Targeting: Display specific widgets only to designated user roles, ensuring role-relevant information is readily available.
• Flexible Positioning: Choose between side or normal widget positions based on your preference.

New and Enhanced Options Panel

WP Adminify's options panel has undergone a significant makeover, prioritizing user-friendliness and intuitive navigation. This revamped interface empowers you to personalize your WordPress admin experience with ease. Let's delve deeper into the dedicated sections that make up the new options panel:

Customize

This section encompasses a range of settings that allow you to tailor the visual appearance and functionality of your WordPress admin area to match your preferences. You will find options to:

• Smart Dark Mode or Light Mode: Choose the theme that best suits your eyes.
• Custom Admnify UI Template: Apply your brand colors or explore pre-sets for a unique look.
• Font Selection: Pick from Google Fonts for a consistent visual style.

Admin Menu

The Admin Menu section empowers you to organize and manage the navigation elements within your WordPress admin area. This could involve functionalities such as:

• Admin Menu Editor: Rearrange menu items or add extra items if needed.
• Vertical & Horizontal Menu: Choose a layout that works for you (vertical or horizontal).
• Style your Menu: Customize the appearance of your admin menu.

Productivity

This section focuses on features designed to improve your efficiency and streamline your workflow within the WordPress admin area. You might encounter options such as:

• Admin Notices Control: Silence distracting notifications.
• Remove unwanted widgets: Declutter your dashboard for focus.
• Access necessary modules: Activate features for tasks like Media Folders, Admin Page, Post Type Order, Quick Menu, Post Duplicator, Menu duplicator, and Some custom Admin columns.

Security

The Security section provides you with advanced options to strengthen the security posture of your WordPress website. Some potential features include:

• Change login page URL: Add an extra layer of security by hiding the default login location.
• Login/Logout Redirection: Control where users go after logging in or out.
• Security Tweaks: Enhance website security with options like ddisable comments, Rest API, Header Security and more.

Performance

This section equips you with tools to optimize your website's performance for faster loading times. Here, you might find options to:

• Control Heartbeat API: Fine-tune background communication for optimal performance.
• Control Revisions: Manage post history efficiently to save space.
• Enhance Performance: Utilize tools to optimize website speed for faster loading.

Code Snippets

The Code Snippets section provides a dedicated space for you to manage and implement custom code snippets within your WordPress site. This allows you to:

• Admin Scripts: Manage code snippets that run specifically in the WordPress admin area.
• Frontend Scripts: Manage code snippets that execute on the public-facing side of your website.

White Label

This section caters to agencies or developers who want to white label the WP Adminify plugin, removing any branding elements that reference WP Adminify. Here, you might be able to:

• Customize Admin footer text: Replace the default WordPress footer copyright text with your copyright message.
• Change Plugin Name: Modify the name displayed for the WP Adminify plugin within the admin area.
• Remove Branding: Eliminate any remaining references to WP Adminify within the admin panel, creating a seamless experience under your own

Advanced Features for WP Adminify Pro

The free version of WP Adminify is packed with valuable functionalities.

However, for users seeking an even greater level of control and customization, WP Adminify Pro unlocks a treasure trove of advanced features.

Designed to give you more functionality and customization freedom for your WordPress dashboard, the Pro version can substantially impact the kind of WordPress experience you want.

Let's check out some of the key highlights of WP Adminify Pro:

Admin Pages: Craft Custom Admin Functionality

Go beyond the traditional WordPress admin interface. With Admin Pages, you can create custom pages within your admin area using popular page builders like Elementor. This empowers you to:

• Develop bespoke admin tools and functionalities.
• Design internal dashboards tailored to specific user roles.
• Deliver a more intuitive and user-friendly experience for your team or clients.

Media Folder: Organize Your Media Library with Ease

Managing a large media library can be a daunting task. Media Folder in WP Adminify Pro helps you create unlimited nested folders within your media library. This allows you to:

• Organize your media files in a clear and hierarchical structure.
• Improve media library navigation and accessibility.
• Save time spent searching for specific images or files.

Custom Admin Menu Items: Smoother Navigation

The default WordPress admin menu might not always align with your workflow. WP Adminify Pro empowers you to create custom admin menu items. This allows you to:

• Add links to external resources or internal tools used frequently.
• Reorganize the admin menu for a more efficient workflow.
• Enhance the overall user experience within the admin area.

Hide Admin Notices: Declutter Your Interface

Informative admin notices can be helpful, but an excessive number can clog up your admin interface. WP Adminify Pro allows you to hide specific admin notices selectively, providing a cleaner and more focused workspace.

URL Redirection: Control User Flow

Manage how users navigate your website with URL Redirection. This powerful feature allows you to:

• Redirect specific URLs to different pages or sections of your website.
• Create custom redirects for a more streamlined user experience.
• Enhance SEO by setting up proper 301 redirects for deleted or moved content.

Custom Background: Personalize Your Admin Interface

Take complete control over the visual appearance of your WordPress admin area. WP Adminify Pro allows you to set custom backgrounds. You can choose from gradient colors or upload your own images, creating a personalized and visually appealing workspace.

By unlocking these advanced features with WP Adminify Pro, you gain a powerful toolkit to customize your WordPress administration experience, streamline your workflow, and vastly improve your website management capabilities.

Final Thoughts

The upcoming WP Adminify V4.0 update represents a significant leap forward in WordPress admin customization and performance for us and you, our beloved users.

These updates are substantial but we’re far from done. We have many more exciting things to unveil. V4.0 is just the start.

Expect regular biweekly updates, new feature releases, and more in the coming months after the update.

As WP Adminify continues to evolve, we remain committed to making these changes as smooth as possible for all our users.