doublee-base-plugin

Common customisations for client websites.

What's included

• ACF fields for logo, contact information, social media links etc
• Admin notices for required/recommended plugins
• Defaults for hiding and positioning of certain metaboxes in the admin edit screens (for simplicity)
• Defaults for hiding and positioning of certain columns in the admin list tables (for simplicity)
• Conditionally loading and saving certain ACF field groups within the plugin, rather than the active theme
• Customised admin menu ordering and sectioning
• An additional context for displaying metaboxes (after_title)
• Automatic basic <title> tags (for sites that don't need a full SEO plugin)
• "Editor Plus" custom role:
  • Permissions:
    • All the capabilities an Editor has
    • Capabiltiies to add, edit, promote, and delete non-admin users
    • All capabilities for Ninja Forms
    • Capabilities to manage SmashBalloon Instagram and Facebook feed settings
  • How it works:
    • Upon plugin activation, the Editor Plus role is created based on the built-in Editor role, and some capabilities I commonly assign to clients are added to it
    • Upon deactivation, users with the role are reverted to Editors
    • Upon reactivation (without uninstallation), users who had the Editor Plus role should get it back (note: this is because a capability by the same name is left there unless the plugin is uninstalled; if you intend to use current_user_can('editor_plus') then this may not suit your needs)
    • Upon uninstallation, the remnants of the role are totally wiped so if the plugin is reactivated again, custom roles must be manually reassigned.

Please see the changelog for more information and the latest updates.

General intentions and advice

I use this with my own theme starterkits, and client-specific custom plugins, and other plugins I have developed (such as my Breadcrumbs and Events plugins) to create custom sites with clear separation of concerns as much as is practical. As a guide:

• Code related to front-end design and content display belongs in the theme
• Custom functionality, custom post types, custom taxonomies, modifications to WordPress functionality (including the admin UI), site-specific data structures and management belong in plugins.