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Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.<\/p>\n\n Dashboard Widgets Suite is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr<\/a>, 15-year WordPress developer<\/a> and book author<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Support development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation<\/a> or purchase one of my books:<\/p>\n\n And\/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:<\/p>\n\n Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! :)<\/p>\n\n\n Installing Dashboard Widgets Suite<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Tip: you can enable\/disable widgets via the plugin settings or via the Control Panel widget on the Dashboard.<\/p>\n\n More info on installing WP plugins<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n Like the plugin?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n If you like Dashboard Widgets Suite, please take a moment to give a 5-star rating<\/a>. It helps to keep development and support going strong. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n User Notes Widget<\/strong><\/p>\n\n As of DWS version 1.9, you can choose a format for each user note:<\/p>\n\n How to choose a note format:<\/p>\n\n To Edit<\/strong> or Delete<\/strong> any note, double-click on the note content (to display the \"Edit\" and \"Delete\" buttons).<\/p>\n\n Debug and Error Logs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Note that the Debug and Error Log widgets may require a bit of configuration, depending on your WP setup. Here is a quick guide:<\/p>\n\n Debug Log<\/strong><\/p>\n\n To enable the WP Debug Log for the Debug Log widget, make sure that debug mode is enabled in your site's Once added, this will tell WP to log all errors, warnings, and notices to a file named Error Log<\/strong><\/p>\n\n To enable the Error Log for the Error Log widget, follow the same steps as for \"Debug Log\", but use this code instead:<\/p>\n\n And also make sure to set the correct file path under the plugin's \"Error Log\" tab, in the setting \"Log Location\".<\/p>\n\n Debug Log and Error Log<\/strong><\/p>\n\n To enable both Debug Log and Error Log, follow the same steps as above, but use this code instead:<\/p>\n\n For more information, visit Debugging in WordPress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Uninstalling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n This plugin cleans up after itself. All plugin settings will be removed from the WordPress database when the plugin is deleted via the WP Plugins screen.<\/p>\n\n Note:<\/strong> Any notes added via the plugin's \"User Notes\" widget will NOT be removed from the database. To remove user notes, visit the plugin settings and click the link to \"Delete all User Notes\". Alternately you can delete any user notes directly via the User Notes widget on the WP Dashboard.<\/p>\n\n Restore Default Options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n To restore default plugin options, either uninstall\/reinstall the plugin or visit the General Settings > Restore default plugin options.<\/p>\n\n Shortcodes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n DWS provides several shortcodes for displaying widgets on the frontend of your site. Here is a summary:<\/p>\n\n You can add these to any WP Post or Page to display the widget on the frontend. The same widget settings apply to both frontend and backend display.<\/p>\n\n Customizing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Dashboard Widgets Suite provides plenty of settings to customize your widgets. For advanced customization, developers can tap into the power of WordPress Action and Filter Hooks. Here is a complete list of the hooks provided by Dashboard Widgets Suite:<\/p>\n\n DWS also provides hooks for customizing widget names on the Dashboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Suggest a hook!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n Yeah maybe, feel free to suggest a widget!<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\n It's not a current feature of the plugin, however it is possible using custom functions. Check out this tutorial<\/a> at Perishable Press.<\/p><\/dd>\n To display a Dashboard widget that displays links to all of your pages:<\/p>\n\n Done! You can now visit the Dashboard to view your new menu in the Widget Box.<\/p><\/dd>\n Double click on the note itself, and buttons will be displayed, enabling Edit, Delete, etc.<\/p><\/dd>\n For each note, you can specify a level\/role user that is allowed to view\/read. So any user who has the capabilities of the specified role can read the note. For example, if you set a note level to \"Author\", then users with role of Author, Editor, or Admin will be able to read.<\/p><\/dd>\n By default, the user may choose which format (text, html, code) they want for each note. To change that, so that only one format is used, add the following code to your theme (or child theme) functions.php, or add via simple custom plugin<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n Change To override the default note styles, add the following code to your theme (or child theme) functions.php, or add via simple custom plugin<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n The returned CSS code is just an example, showing use of DWS existing selectors. You can change the CSS to whatever is necessary.<\/p><\/dd>\n By default, the WordPress debug file is located at Change the path to whatever is necessary.<\/p><\/dd>\n Send any questions or feedback via my contact form<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n Thank you<\/strong> for using Dashboard Widgets Suite! If you like the plugin, please show support with a 5-star rating »<\/a><\/p>\n\n 3.5 (2026\/01\/28)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
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wp-config.php<\/code> file. Here is one possible way to enable, by adding the following code to your wp-config file, just before the line that says, \"That's all, stop editing!\":<\/p>\n\ndefine('WP_DEBUG', true);\ndefine('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);\ndefine('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\ndebug.log<\/code>, which is located in the \/wp-content\/<\/code> directory. Note that if the file does not exist, you can create it manually and give it suitable permissions. Ask your web host if unsure.<\/p>\n\ndefine('WP_DEBUG', true); \nini_set('display_errors', 'Off');\nini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\ndefine('WP_DEBUG', true);\ndefine('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);\ndefine('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);\nini_set('display_errors', 'Off');\nini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n[dws_feed_box] => Feed Box\n[dws_social_box] => Social Box\n[dws_user_notes] => User Notes\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nAction Hooks\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite\ndashboard_widgets_suite_control_panel\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_feed_box\ndashboard_widgets_suite_feed_box_frontend\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_list_box\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_debug\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_error\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_submit\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_frontend\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_social_box\ndashboard_widgets_suite_social_box_frontend\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_system_info\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_widget_box\n\n\nFilter Hooks\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_options_general\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_options_general\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_options_feed_box\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_options_feed_box\ndashboard_widgets_suite_feed_box_data\ndashboard_widgets_suite_feed_box_output\ndashboard_widgets_suite_feed_box_suffix\ndashboard_widgets_suite_feed_box_frontend_data\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_options_list_box\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_options_list_box\ndashboard_widgets_suite_list_box_menu_name\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_options_log_debug\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_options_log_debug\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_debug_clear\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_debug_errors\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_debug_level\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_debug_path\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_options_log_error\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_options_log_error\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_error_clear\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_error_errors\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_error_level\ndashboard_widgets_suite_log_error_path\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_options_notes_user\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_options_notes_user\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_data_add\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_data_delete\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_data_edit\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_data_form\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_data_get\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_example\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_message\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_style\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_frontend_data\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_user_frontend_view\ndashboard_widgets_suite_notes_format\ndashboard_widgets_suite_note_styles\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_options_social_box\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_options_social_box\ndashboard_widgets_suite_social_box_output\ndashboard_widgets_suite_social_box_frontend_data\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_options_system_info\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_options_system_info\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_options_widget_box\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_options_widget_box\n\ndashboard_widgets_suite_allowed_tags\ndashboard_widgets_suite_editable_roles\ndashboard_widgets_suite_get_date\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n
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How to customize the names of dashboard widgets?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How to add a widget that displays all pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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Who can view the notes?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How to set a required note format?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
function dashboard_widgets_suite_notes_format_custom($field_default) {\n\n return 'text'; \/\/ accepts: text, html, code\n\n}\nadd_filter('dashboard_widgets_suite_notes_format', 'dashboard_widgets_suite_notes_format_custom');\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\ntext<\/code> to any accepted format: text, html, or code.<\/p><\/dd>\nHow to add my own note styles?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
function dashboard_widgets_suite_note_styles_custom($css) {\n\n return '#dws-notes-user .dws-notes-user textarea, #dws-notes-user .dws-notes-user-note { font-size: 18px; }';\n\n}\nadd_filter('dashboard_widgets_suite_note_styles', 'dashboard_widgets_suite_note_styles_custom');\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nHow to change path\/location of the debug log?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
\/wp-content\/debug.log<\/code>. To change that, add the following code to your theme (or child theme) functions.php, or add via simple custom plugin<\/a>:<\/p>\n\nfunction dashboard_widgets_suite_log_debug_path($log) {\n\n return '\/whatever\/path\/debug.log'; \n\n}\nadd_filter('dashboard_widgets_suite_log_debug_path', 'dashboard_widgets_suite_log_debug_path');\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nGot a question?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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