Slug Search and Admin Columns is a powerful WordPress plugin that supercharges your admin panel with advanced content management tools. Perfect for editorial teams, SEO professionals, developers, and site managers who need precise control over their content.
Key Features
- Slug Search - Search posts, pages, and custom post types by their slug (URL path)
- Sortable Columns - Add ID and Slug columns to admin post lists with sorting capability
- Integrated Search - Works directly with the default WordPress search box
- Smart Detection - Automatically detects slug searches without configuration
- Post Type Control - Enable features for specific post types only
- User Permissions - Control which user roles can see the columns and search
- Customizable Labels - Rename column headers to match your workflow
- Clean & Secure - Follows WordPress coding standards with proper sanitization and capability checks
- Privacy Focused - Optional anonymous telemetry with full user control
Why Use This Plugin?
For Content Managers:
- Quickly find posts by their URL slug for efficient content organization
- See post IDs at a glance for reference and linking
- Sort content by ID or slug for better overview
For SEO Professionals:
- Easily identify and manage URL structures
- Quick access to slug information for optimization
- Streamline content audits and URL management
For Developers:
- Clean, well-documented code following WordPress standards
- Lightweight and performance-optimized
- No conflicts with other plugins
- Developer-friendly with action hooks and filters
Perfect For
- Editorial teams managing large content libraries
- SEO experts optimizing URL structures
- Developers needing quick access to post IDs
- Portfolio managers organizing custom post types
- Agencies managing multiple client sites
- Anyone who wants better admin tools
Security & Privacy
- All user input is properly sanitized and validated
- Capability checks ensure only authorized users access features
- Optional telemetry with full transparency and user control
- Clean uninstall removes all plugin data
- Regular security updates and maintenance
Multilingual Ready
The plugin is fully translatable and ready for localization. Translation files can be added for any language.
Documentation & Support
- Comprehensive settings page with helpful tooltips
- Clean, intuitive interface
- Professional support from Code and Core team
Automatic Installation
- Log in to your WordPress admin panel
- Navigate to Plugins → Add New
- Search for "Slug Search and Admin Columns"
- Click Install Now and then Activate
- Go to Settings → Slug Search & Columns to configure
Manual Installation
- Download the plugin ZIP file
- Log in to your WordPress admin panel
- Navigate to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
- Choose the downloaded ZIP file and click Install Now
- Click Activate Plugin
- Go to Settings → Slug Search & Columns to configure
Configuration
After activation:
- Navigate to Settings → Slug Search & Columns
- Select which post types to enable (Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types)
- Enable ID and/or Slug columns as needed
- Set user capability level for column visibility
- Customize column labels if desired
- Click Save Changes
That's it! You can now search by slug directly in the main WordPress search bar, and columns will appear in your admin post lists.