WordPress NiceAdmin Plugin Version 1.0.0 Released

Apr

8th

WordPress NiceAdmin Plugin Version 1.0.0 Released

Posted in WordPress by Douglas Karr at 7:40 pm

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After a year of looking at the WordPress administrative user interface, I was really growing weary of it. Alpesh saw a comment of mine on another blog and graciously sent me a WordPress admin plugin that another developer had worked on. I modified the plugin utilizing graphics from the WordPress website and build a new admin stylesheet. Here’s a screenshot:

NiceAdmin Screen

It doesn’t change the usability or functionality of WordPress whatsoever, it just makes it a little easier to look at! Hope you like it!

Special thanks goes out to Sean over at Geek With Laptop. Sean’s got a keen eye for cross-browser CSS so I enlisted his help to fine-tune the styles before releasing it. Thanks, Sean!

Download the WordPress Plugin from the Project Page

For all you folks with WordPress blogs, I’d really appreciate you getting the word out on this and my other Projects. As always, if your trackback is listed, I have nofollow turned off so you’ll get credit for the link! Thanks!

Scott Whitlock

Doug,
Saw these comments from back in April, I guess I found the same "thumbnail" size issue with editing categories...
-scott

Douglas Karr

Added a minor fix for Wordpress 2.3.

Felix Ker

Will there be a fix for IE soon? The theme-editor box is so small.

Thor Schrock

It looks VERY similar to the old one. What did you change in the template to make it more useful? Was there any particular item that was a catalyst for change?

Douglas Karr

The changes are all aesthetic, Thor. The fonts and styles are just a little easier on the eyes. I'd love to take a stab at rewriting the enter thing but time is not on my side. :)