Settings

Settings Categories Overview

uiXpress provides 14 settings categories, each covering specific aspects of the plugin:

1. General - Core plugin settings and license management
2. Login - Login page appearance and security
3. Theme - Colors, styling, and visual customization
4. White Label - Rebrand and customize interface text and icons
5. Menu - Admin menu behavior and interaction settings
6. Posts - Post management and display preferences
7. Plugins - Plugin management interface options
8. Dashboard - Custom dashboard and admin interface settings
9. Analytics - Built-in analytics and tracking settings
10. Media - Media library and upload management settings
11. Users - User management and administration settings
12. Comments - Comment management and administration settings
13. Security - Security settings including role editor and activity logger
14. Database - Database explorer and management settings

General Settings

License Management

License Activation:

• License key input
• Activation button
• LemonSqueezy integration
• Polar.sh integration (UIXP- prefix)
• Instance ID tracking
• Development mode detection

License Status:

• Active status display
• License validation
• Remove key option
• Status indicators
• Error handling

Development Mode:

• Automatic detection
• No activation required
• Development server support
• Local development friendly

Branding

Logo Configuration:

• Logo URL input
• Image selector
• Optional logo
• Menu display
• Light mode logo

Dark Mode Logo:

• Dark logo URL input
• Alternative logo
• Fallback to standard logo
• Dark mode support
• Image selector

Access Control

Disable Theme:

• User selection
• Role selection
• Multiselect component
• Granular control
• Per-user/role basis

Use Cases:

• Disable for specific users
• Disable for specific roles
• Testing purposes
• Compatibility issues
• User preferences

Global Search Configuration

Search Post Types:

• Post type selection
• Custom post types
• Multiselect component
• REST API integration
• Flexible configuration

Disable Global Search:

• Global toggle
• Site-wide control
• Feature disable
• User preference
• Optional feature

Admin Layout

Layout Options:

• Default layout
• Rounded layout
• Bubble layout
• Visual previews
• Click to select

Layout Features:

• Visual previews
• Easy switching
• Immediate application
• Layout persistence
• User preference

Login Settings

Login Page Modernization

Modern Login Page:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Modern styling
• Split-panel layout
• Dark mode support
• Responsive design

Login Customization:

• Login background image
• Image selector
• Custom CSS support
• Color customization
• Branding options

Security Features

Custom Login Path:

• Custom URL slug
• Replace wp-login.php
• Security enhancement
• URL redirection
• Password reset integration

Cloudflare TurnStyle:

• Bot protection
• Site key input
• Secret key input
• Challenge display
• Enhanced security

Language Selector:

• Hide language selector
• Cleaner interface
• Optional feature
• User preference
• Multilingual support

Theme Settings

Dark Mode

Magic Dark Mode:

• Auto-apply dark styles
• Pages without dark mode
• Consistent experience
• Automatic detection
• Seamless integration

Force Global Theme:

• Light theme option
• Dark theme option
• Off option
• Remove user toggle
• Site-wide control

Color Customization

Base Theme Colors:

• Base color picker
• Automatic scale generation
• Custom color scales
• Step-based colors
• CSS custom properties

Accent Theme Colors:

• Accent color picker
• Automatic scale generation
• Custom color scales
• Step-based colors
• CSS custom properties

Color Scale:

• Automatic generation
• Manual customization
• Step editing
• Color picker per step
• Clear custom properties

UI Customization

Hide Screen Options:

• Toggle screen options
• Cleaner interface
• Reduced clutter
• Better focus
• User preference

Hide Help Toggle:

• Toggle help button
• Cleaner interface
• Reduced clutter
• Better focus
• User preference

Custom Styling

Custom CSS:

• Code editor
• Syntax highlighting
• Admin-only CSS
• Login page CSS
• Custom properties

External Stylesheets:

• Add external CSS URLs
• Multiple stylesheets
• URL input fields
• Add/remove functionality
• Admin area injection

White Label Settings

Admin Favicon

Favicon Configuration:

• Favicon URL input
• Image selector
• Replace WordPress favicon
• Admin area only
• Visual branding

Plugin Renaming

Rename uiXpress:

• Plugin name input
• Plugins list customization
• Settings menu renaming
• Complete rebranding
• White-label solution

Text Replacement

Text Pairs:

• Find text input
• Replace text input
• Multiple pairs
• Add/remove pairs
• Dynamic replacement

Replacement Features:

• Admin area text
• All admin pages
• Dynamic content
• Interface labels
• Complete customization

Menu Settings

Submenu Behavior

Submenu Style:

• Click to open
• Hover to open
• Toggle selection
• User preference
• Smooth transitions

Menu Features:

• Menu Builder integration
• Custom menu creation
• Role-based menus
• User-specific menus
• Icon support

Posts Settings

Post List View

Classic Post Tables:

• Toggle classic view
• Modern posts tables (default)
• Traditional WordPress layout
• Feature toggle
• User preference

Modern Features:

• Inline editing
• Bulk operations
• Hierarchical display
• Enhanced filtering
• Better organization

Plugins Settings

Plugin Manager

Modern Plugin Manager:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Replace classic plugins page
• Plugin profiling
• Enhanced features
• Repository integration

Modern Features:

• Plugin details view
• Performance metrics
• Auto-update toggle
• Plugin search
• Repository browsing

Dashboard Settings

Custom Dashboard

Dashboard Toggle:

• Enable/disable custom dashboard
• Modern dashboard interface
• Dashboard cards system
• Analytics integration
• Extensible architecture

Dashboard Features:

• Customizable cards
• Date range picker
• Category organization
• Analytics cards
• Overview cards

Analytics Settings

Built-in Analytics

uiXpress Analytics:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Page views tracking
• User analytics
• Media analytics
• Custom analytics

Analytics Features:

• Built-in tracking
• Analytics dashboard
• Data visualization
• Reporting
• Insights

Media Settings

Media Library

Modern Media Library:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Replace classic media library
• Grid/List views
• Enhanced upload features
• Media organization

Modern Features:

• Grid view
• List view
• Media details
• Bulk operations
• Tag management

SVG Upload Support

Enable SVG Uploads:

• Toggle to enable SVG file uploads
• Automatic sanitization of SVG files
• Security-first approach
• Removes potentially malicious code
• Safe handling of SVG files

SVG Features:

• Upload SVG files to media library
• Automatic code sanitization
• Security validation
• Safe rendering
• File type support

Users Settings

User Management

Modern Users Page:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Replace classic users page
• Enhanced user management
• Better organization
• Improved features

Modern Features:

• User list view
• User details view
• Bulk operations
• CSV import/export
• Role management

Comments Settings

Comment Management

Modern Comments Page:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Replace classic WordPress comments page
• Modern, responsive interface
• Improved features
• Better organization

Modern Features:

• Comment list view
• Comment moderation
• Bulk operations
• Enhanced filtering
• Better organization

Security Settings

Role Editor

Enable Role Editor:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Modern role editor interface
• Manage WordPress user roles
• Capability management
• Role customization

Role Editor Features:

• Visual role management
• Capability assignment
• Role creation
• Role editing
• Permission management

Activity Logger

Enable Activity Logger:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Track admin actions
• Comprehensive logging
• Security monitoring
• Audit trail

Activity Logger Features:

• Post changes tracking
• User updates logging
• Plugin activation tracking
• System changes monitoring
• Complete audit trail

Retention Period:

• Configurable retention days
• Default: 90 days
• Range: 1-365 days
• Automatic cleanup option
• Data management

Log Level:

• All Actions: Log everything
• Important Only: Critical actions only
• Deletions tracking
• Role changes tracking
• Security-focused logging

Auto Cleanup:

• Automatic log deletion
• Based on retention period
• Configurable toggle
• Data management
• Storage optimization

Database Settings

Database Explorer

Enable Database Explorer:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Modern database interface
• Browse database tables
• View table data
• Execute SQL queries safely

Database Explorer Features:

• Table browsing
• Data viewing
• Safe SQL execution
• Query interface
• Database management

Settings Export/Import

Export Settings

Export Process:

1. Click export button
2. Settings exported to JSON
3. License key excluded
4. Instance ID excluded
5. File downloads
6. Success notification

Export Format:

• JSON format
• Pretty printed
• All settings included
• Excludes sensitive data
• Date-stamped filename

Import Settings

Import Process:

1. Click import button
2. Select JSON file
3. File parsed
4. Settings validated
5. Settings merged
6. Success notification

Import Features:

• JSON file upload
• Validation
• Error handling
• Merge with existing
• Success notification

Settings Persistence

Storage

WordPress Options:

• uixpress_settings option
• REST API accessible
• Persistent storage
• Site-wide settings
• User preferences

Settings Structure:

• Nested object
• Category-based
• Type-safe
• Validated
• Sanitized

Updates

Update Process:

1. User makes changes
2. Click Save button
3. Settings validated
4. REST API call
5. Settings saved
6. Success notification
7. State updated

Update Features:

• Real-time updates
• Validation
• Error handling
• Success feedback
• State synchronization