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WP CLI Admin Theme

Terminal Style CLI Theme for WordPress Admin Dashboard

by Mian Shahzad Raza · github.com/wpacademy/wp-cli-admin-theme · 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/wpacademy/wp-cli-admin-theme/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

Readme

WP CLI Admin Theme

Transform your WordPress admin dashboard into a terminal-style CLI interface with five hand-crafted color schemes and toggleable retro features.

WordPress terminal-style CLI interface

Features

Color Schemes

Scheme Description
Matrix Classic green-on-black phosphor terminal
Dracula Dark purple palette inspired by the popular Dracula theme
Nord Cool Arctic blues from the Nord color palette
Phosphor Warm amber vintage terminal
Solarized Dark Ethan Schoonover's acclaimed Solarized dark variant

Terminal Effects

  • CLI Font Override -- Forces a consistent monospace font throughout the entire admin
  • Terminal Prompt -- Prepends > before every admin menu item
  • Scanlines Effect -- Subtle CRT scanline overlay for that retro monitor look
  • Blinking Cursor -- Animated block cursor on focused input fields

Full Coverage

  • Complete admin dashboard restyling (menus, toolbar, content area, notices, tables, forms)
  • Gutenberg block editor support (toolbar, sidebar panels, editor canvas)
  • Media Library, Plugin Install, Comments, Settings, and all core admin screens
  • Custom scrollbar styling to match the active color scheme
  • Per-user color scheme selection via Users > Profile > Admin Color Scheme
  • Site-wide default scheme configurable by administrators

Requirements

  • WordPress 6.0 or higher
  • PHP 7.4 or higher

Installation

Manual Upload

  1. Download the latest release .zip from the Releases page.
  2. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
  3. Upload the .zip file and click Install Now.
  4. Click Activate.

FTP / File Manager

  1. Download and extract the release .zip.
  2. Upload the wp-cli-admin-theme folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  3. Go to Plugins in your WordPress admin and click Activate next to WP CLI Admin Theme.

From GitHub (for developers)

cd /path/to/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/
git clone https://github.com/wpacademy/wp-cli-admin-theme.git

Then activate the plugin from Plugins in the WordPress admin.

Configuration

After activation, go to Settings > CLI Admin Theme to configure:

Default Color Scheme

Select the site-wide default color scheme. This applies to all users who have not personally selected a color scheme (or are still on the WordPress default).

Terminal Features

Toggle individual features on or off:

Setting Default Description
CLI Font Override On Monospace font throughout the admin
Terminal Prompt On > prefix on menu items
Scanlines Effect Off CRT scanline overlay
Blinking Cursor Off Animated cursor on focused inputs

Per-User Override

Individual users can override the site-wide scheme by going to Users > Your Profile and selecting a different color scheme from the Admin Color Scheme picker. Users who select any non-default scheme keep their preference.

Uninstallation

Deactivating and deleting the plugin through the WordPress admin will automatically clean up all plugin options and data from the database.

License

GPLv2 or later. See LICENSE for details.

Author

Mian Shahzad Raza -- msrbuilds.com

Read the full README on GitHub →