This plugin can be used by developers and system administrators to add a notification banner to their clients' WordPress Dashboard. It's useful for broadcasting important messages as well as suggesting plugins that clients' might find useful, and is handled through an API.
To add a new banner, predefine a PHP constant called
DASH_NOTIFIER_MSG
before the
setup_theme
hook, like so:
define( 'DASH_NOTIFIER_MSG', json_encode( array( 'msg' => 'Your message to display in banner', 'plugin' => 'your_plugin_slug', 'plugin_name' => 'Your Plugin Name' ) ) ) ;
You can define 'DASH_NOTIFIER_MSG' in your own plugin or in
functions.php
, as long as it is before
setup_theme
.
The
plugin
parameter is optional. If set, an install button will be included with the message, allowing the client to install the plugin in one click.
The
plugin_name
parameter is also optional. If
plugin
is provided but
plugin_name
is not, the name will default to the official name found in the WordPress Plugin Directory.
Example: If the plugin you'd like to recommend is
https://wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/
, replace
your_plugin_slug
with
hello-dolly
and
Your Plugin Name
with
Hello Dolly
.
NOTE: Your clients must have this plugin installed in order for the notification banner to be displayed.