Chout - All in One

A single control panel for enabling small website features.

Description

Chout - All in One brings several small website enhancements into one plugin. Each feature can be turned on or off from a dedicated settings screen, so you can keep your site focused on only the features you want to use.

Included Features

• Add Featured Image Column: Display the featured image thumbnail in the post list.
• Add Media File Size Column: Display file size column in the Media Library list view.
• Add Signature to RSS: Adds source attribution to posts shared through RSS.
• Admin Style: Makes the editing and administration experience cleaner and easier to read.
• Allow SVG Files Upload: Allow administrator users to upload SVG files safely.
• Block IPs: Block specific IP addresses from accessing the website, with support for AIO community blocklist.
• Block WP-Admin Area from Non-Administrators: Keeps the administration area limited to users who manage the website.
• Disable Comments: Completely disable comments and remove the Comments menu from the dashboard.
• Disable Emojis: Remove WordPress core emoji scripts and styles to improve page loading speed.
• Disable jQuery Migrate: Deregister the jquery-migrate script from the frontend to save bandwidth.
• Disable Search & Redirect to Home: Turns off site search and sends search attempts back to the homepage.
• Disable XML-RPC: Completely disable XML-RPC to improve website security and prevent brute force attacks.
• Display Dashicons: Makes familiar WordPress icons available on the public-facing site.
• Keywords Everywhere: Adds relevant keyword signals to help content be better understood.
• Redirect to Homepage Upon Logout: Sends users back to the homepage after they log out.
• Remove WP Logo From Admin Bar: Remove the WordPress logo menu from the top admin bar.
• Scroll Add action: Adds a visible state change when visitors scroll to selected content.
• Scroll Progress Bar: Display a reading progress bar at the top or bottom of the screen as users scroll.
• Slick Custom: Adds support for carousel-style content displays.
• Smooth Scrolling for Anchor Links: Enable smooth animated scrolling when users click on anchor links. Prevent #id from being added to the URL address bar.
• Smooth Scroll by Lenis: Add buttery-smooth inertia scrolling to the entire page using the Lenis library.
• Snow Effect: Adds a light falling snow effect for seasonal decoration.

Installation

1. Upload the chout-all-in-one folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate Chout - All in One from the Plugins screen.
3. Open Chout AIO > Settings and enable the features you want to use.
4. If an enabled feature has its own settings, use the Customize button next to it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are features enabled automatically?

No. All features are turned off by default so you can choose only what you need.

Where can I configure a feature?

Open the Chout AIO settings screen. When an enabled feature has its own settings, a Customize button appears next to it.

Changelog

1.1.9

• Tested up to: 7.1.

1.1.8

• Feature: Added 'Smooth Scrolling for Anchor Links'.
• Feature: Added 'Smooth Scroll by Lenis'.

1.1.7

• Feature: Added real-time 'Block History' table tracking blocked IPs, timestamps, URLs and User Agents.

1.1.6

• Tweak: Reduced the AIO Block IPs auto-update interval from 24 hours to every 6 hours for more up-to-date protection.

1.1.5

• Change the SVG file upload mechanism.
• Fix: Resolved a fatal error when adding IP addresses manually or toggling the AIO list.
• Fix: Corrected the partial matching logic for IPv6 addresses to ensure accurate blocking.
• Fix: Addressed a WordPress core hook priority issue that caused the block function to be completely skipped on page load.

1.1.2

• Tweak: Refactored Block IPs feature to use a highly optimized PHP Hash array instead of .htaccess, improving performance for massive IP lists and preventing server slowdowns.

1.1.1

• UI: Redesigned the main settings page with a modern Card Grid layout and Toggle Switches.
• UI: Replaced standard save notices with a smooth bottom-up Toast Notification across all settings pages.
• Tweak: Enabled instant background saving via AJAX on the main settings page.
• Feature: Added 'Add Featured Image Column'.
• Feature: Added 'Add Media File Size Column'.
• Feature: Added 'Allow SVG Files Upload'.
• Feature: Added 'Disable Comments'.
• Feature: Added 'Disable Emojis'.
• Feature: Added 'Disable jQuery Migrate'.
• Feature: Added 'Disable XML-RPC'.
• Feature: Added 'Remove WP Logo From Admin Bar'.
• Feature: Added 'Scroll Add action' (with Custom CSS support).
• Feature: Added 'Scroll Progress Bar'.

1.1.0

• Feature: Added Block IPs with manual entry, CSV bulk upload, and AIO community blocklist synchronization.

1.0.1

Add display styles for the admin interface.

1.0.0

• Initial release.