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Marc's Custom WP Functions Plugin

A simple plugin to handle custom WordPress functions without a child theme.

by Marc Chiroiu · github.com/schischa/marcs-custom-wp-functions · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/schischa/marcs-custom-wp-functions/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/schischa/marcs-custom-wp-functions ↗

Description

Marc's Custom WP Functions Plugin helps you centralize common WordPress customizations and provides a settings page for configuration. Your modifications persist through theme updates, allowing for easy, code-free adjustments.

Key Features

  • Comment Settings: Remove only the comment URL field or disable comments entirely (code sourced from WPBeginner).
  • Disable Emojis: For GDPR compliance and improved performance.
  • Remove WordPress Logo in Admin Bar: Create a cleaner, more professional admin interface.
  • Change "Howdy" to "Hello": More user-friendly greeting in the admin bar.
  • Theme-Color Meta Tag: Easily set a custom theme color for modern browsers.
  • White-Label the Login Page: Use your site's custom logo on the login screen.
  • Disable XML-RPC: Improve security by disabling XML-RPC if not needed.
  • Disable Update Notification Emails: Selectively disable emails for core updates, plugin updates, and theme updates.
  • Dedicated Settings Page: Manage all these settings under Settings > Marc's Custom WP Functions.
  • Site Health Controls (new in v1.7.0): Disable individual Site Health tests directly from the plugin settings page.

Installation

  1. Download or clone the repository.
  2. Upload marcs-custom-wp-functions to /wp-content/plugins/.
  3. Activate Marc's Custom WP Functions Plugin in Plugins > Installed Plugins.

Usage

  • After activation, visit Settings > Marc's Custom WP Functions:
    • Adjust comment behavior.
    • Set the theme-color.
    • Disable XML-RPC if desired.
    • Control which update notification emails to disable.

Customization

  • Use the settings page to configure various options.
  • Extend functionality by adding new files in the inc directory.

Changelog

1.7.0

  • Added new Site Health control options to disable specific tests (like PHP version and theme version).
  • Improved admin bar “Howdy” replacement — now runs only for English locales and avoids PHP warnings.
  • Minor code cleanup and consistency updates.

1.6.1:

  • Improvement: "Howdy" is now only replaced with "Hello" for English admin locales (e.g., en_US), allowing localized greetings in other languages (e.g., WPML)

Version 1.6:

  • Added the option to selectively disable update notification emails for core, plugin, and theme updates.

Version 1.5:

  • Added an option to disable XML-RPC for improved security.

Version 1.4.1:

  • Enhanced the "disable comments" option to fully remove the comment icon/count from the admin bar.

Version 1.4:

  • Added a setting to choose between removing the comment URL field only or disabling comments entirely (code from WPBeginner).

Version 1.3:

  • Refactored code into separate files for better maintainability.

Version 1.2:

  • Introduced a settings page to configure the theme-color meta tag.

Version 1.1:

  • White-labelling the login page with a custom logo.

Version 1.0:

  • Initial release.

License

This plugin is licensed under GPL2.

Author

Marc Chiroiu
Website
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