WordPress Tweaks Plugin

WordPress Tweaks is a powerful yet simple plugin to help you push the boundaries of WordPress by fine-tuning its many aspects. This multi-purpose plugin specializes in simple toggle-on/off changes. It adds many useful settings pertaining to comments, posts, SEO, security, the administration back-end, and much more. Some tweaks can even replace plugins that you may already have installed.

The WordPress Tweaks plugin works by adding a “Tweaks” page to your WordPress options. Each individual tweak can be enabled/disabled at will using a checkbox.

The tweaks are as follows:

  • Admin
    • Automatically scroll to the post editor
    • Disable tag autocomplete
    • Disable the Dashboard
    • Disable the Flash uploader
    • Remove the width restraint on administration pages
  • Comments and Pings
    • Disable self-pinging
    • Open external comment links in new windows
    • Show comments in reverse order
  • Posts
    • Open external post links in new windows
    • When displaying post excerpts on archive and search pages, display a “Read more ยป” link instead of “[...]“
  • Nofollow
    • Add to post comment links
    • Add to “Read more” links
    • Add to tag cloud links
    • Add to the “Register” and “Login” links
    • Remove from comment author links
    • Remove from comment body links
  • SEO
    • Only show the tag cloud widget on the homepage
    • Show post excerpts (instead of full content) on archive pages
  • Security
    • Disable directory listing for my plugins folder
    • Hide WordPress’s version number from my theme and feeds
  • Theme and Appearance
    • Add code references to favicon.ico
    • Remove white space from pages list
  • WordPress 2.3 Legacy Fixes
    • Rename “Blogroll” admin menu item to “Links”
    • Fix: current_page_item on page_for_posts

Compatibility

The current version has been tested on WordPress 2.5.1. Previous versions have been tested on the WordPress 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, and MU 1.3 branches. Some tweaks only work on certain versions.

Download

Installation

  1. Download and unzip the plugin.
  2. Upload tweaks.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  4. Go to Settings > Tweaks to start using.

Donate

If you find this plugin useful, please support its continued development by donating (any amount is appreciated). Thank you!

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Frequently Asked Questions

I have a tweak idea. Can you add it to the plugin?

I’m open to ideas. Feel free to contact me.

Some of the tweaks aren’t working. Any advice?

Check to make sure your theme is plugin-friendly. If the problem still isn’t resolved, please let me know.

Release History

Version 1.8 (June 30, 2008)

  • Added the “Automatically scroll to the post editor” tweak
  • Removed unnecessary JavaScript HTTP calls
  • Removed unused code
  • Added a POT file to the plugin distribution
  • Fixed a WordPress 2.6 compatibility bug
  • Other minor enhancements

Version 1.7 (June 17, 2008)

  • Added internationalization support to all strings
  • Added nonce support to the administration interface to guard against unauthorized changes
  • Other minor enhancements and fixes

Version 1.6 (June 10, 2008)

  • Added the “Disable the Dashboard” tweak
  • Added the “Disable directory listing for my plugins folder” tweak
  • Added information on version requirements for some tweaks

Version 1.5 (June 6, 2008)

  • Added 9 new tweaks!
  • Overhauled the administration interface
  • Added helpful descriptions to many tweaks
  • The footer counter is now controlled by a checkbox instead of a constant
  • Other minor enhancements

Version 1.0 (April 28, 2008)

  • Now compatible with WordPress 2.5 plugin auto-update.

Version 0.1.2 (March 14, 2008)

  • Resolved a minor, aesthetic IE CSS rendering issue.
  • Other minor changes.

Version 0.1.1 (February 28, 2008)

  • Added the “Remove ‘nofollow’ from comment author links” tweak.
  • Added a donation link in the administration panel.
  • Made an admin change for WordPress 2.5 conformity.
  • Fixed bugs that prevented the “Open external comment links in new windows” tweak from working.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the tag cloud to be removed from the Widgets administration when the “Only show the tag cloud widget on the homepage” tweak was enabled.
  • Fixed a duplicate JavaScript function problem.

Version 0.1.0 (February 27, 2008)

  • Initial release

Comments

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