# cubicFUSION Admin Enhancer for WordPress

**cubicFUSION Admin Enhancer** is a free administration toolbox for WordPress. The plugin is still work in progress.
The integrated addons are used to centralise things I love & need when sending out a finished website or project. I am sure they can help others as well.

[cubicFUSION Admin Enhancer - Website][1]  
[cubicFUSION Admin Enhancer - WordPress Respository][2]  
[Alex @ portalZINE NMN - Development meets Creativity][3]

## General Features

- Centralize useful admin tweaks & enhancements.
- **SHORTCODES**: The first addition to the toolbox is Shortcodes. All dashboard widgets are converted to simple shortcodes. You can use those shortcodes within Elementor Pro or any other page builder that allows you to create custom admin dashboards. This makes it easy to build white-label dashboards, while still reusing all those nice dashboard widgets :) Works perfectly with [Dashboard Welcome for Elementor][4], [Dashboard Welcome for Beaver Builder][5] or my own Gutenberg Dashboard below.
- **DASHBOARD GUTENBERG / DASHBOARD TEMPLATES**: This Addon allows you to build a Dashboard with Gutenberg. You can create a new Dashboard under 'Dashboard Templates' and set a default template below. I will be extending this to allow different templates for different roles / groups. This release also includes a Gutenberg block for the shortcodes.
- **ADMIN TOOLBAR**: This Addon allows you to tweak the admin toolbar and footer.
- More to come ...

## Localization

- English
- German

## Feedback

- I am open for your suggestions and feedback - Thank you for using or trying out one of my plugins!
- Drop me a line [@pztv][6] on Twitter
- Follow me on [my Facebook page][7]
- Or send an Email to [ideas@cubicfusion.com][8] ;-)

## Installation

1. Upload the entire folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory -- or just upload the ZIP package via 'Plugins \> Add New \> Upload' in your WP Admin
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. You will see a new option within the admin menu 'CF Admin Enhancer' :)
4. Make sure to go to the dashboard once after activation. This will cache all the latest dashboard widgets. (Will be adding a background refresher in an upcoming release)
5. Now go, explore and enjoy :)

## Changelog
### 0.6.0.0 - 02.02.2026
**Major UI/UX Improvements & Mobile Optimization**
- **NEW: Horizontal Quick Navigation Bar** - Redesigned quick access menu from fixed vertical sidebar to horizontal sticky bar
  - Appears below plugin header section
  - Becomes sticky/floats at top only when scrolling
  - Smooth animations and active section highlighting
  - Mobile-responsive with icon-only mode on tablets
- **IMPROVED: Full Mobile Responsive Support** - Complete mobile optimization for all admin interfaces
  - CMB2 rows now properly stack on mobile devices (≤782px)
  - All input fields are full-width on mobile
  - Proper text alignment (left-aligned, not centered)
  - Optimized padding and spacing for small screens
  - Two breakpoints: 782px (tablet) and 600px (mobile)
- **IMPROVED: CMB2 Field Descriptions** - Field descriptions now always break to new line
  - Display as block elements with proper spacing
  - Clear visual separation from input fields
  - Consistent 8px margin above descriptions
- **IMPROVED: Code Textarea Mobile Support** - CodeMirror editor fully functional on mobile
  - Full-width code editors with horizontal scrolling
  - Adjusted font sizes for readability (12px → 11px on small screens)
  - Compact line number gutters
  - Minimum height ensures usability
- **IMPROVED: Widget Grid Responsive Layout** - Enhanced gui-widget-grid.css with mobile support
  - Widget cards stack properly on mobile
  - Full-width inputs and selects
  - Optimized padding for touch interfaces
- **IMPROVED: Consistent Label Width** - Standardized all CMB2 label columns to 250px min-width
  - Previously inconsistent (200px in some places, 250px in others)
  - Now uniform across all contexts (groups, postboxes, regular rows)
- **IMPROVED: Design System Enhancement** - Better use of CSS custom properties
  - Proper spacing scale implementation (--cf-space-*)
  - Consistent border radius (--cf-radius-*)
  - Improved transitions (--cf-transition-*)
- **FIXED: Dark Mode Support** - Enhanced dark mode compatibility
  - All new components inherit dark mode colors from gui.css
  - Proper contrast ratios maintained
  - Yellow accent color remains bright for visibility
- **FIXED: Padding Priority** - Added !important to critical padding rules for better override control
- **CLEANUP: Code References** - Removed external product references from codebase

### 0.5.0.0 - 28.01.2026
- Added dark mode to the admin.

### 0.4.0.0 - 12.01.2026
- Complete rewrite of the admin.
- Complete rewrite for the core Gutenberg Dashboard functionality.
- PHP 8.4 compliance (Updated core libs)
- Block Editor updates and fixes.
- Proper content escaping.
- Dashboard widgets are getting snapshots now and only the snapshots are shown in the editor. Widgets that are loaded via Javascript, will just show a simple Preview Message.
- Updated the base CSS for the dashboard. Apply your own CSS as required.

### 0.3.0.0 - 06.01.2026
All included libs updated or checked.
General security checks & updates.

### 0.2.6.1.3 - 23.04.2024

Check for WordPress 6.5.2
Changes coming ...

### 0.2.6.1.2 - 13.08.2023

Check for WordPress 6.3
Nothing new yet!

### 0.2.6.1.1 - 03.01.2023

Check for WordPress 6.1
Nothing new, but working on it again ;)

### 0.2.6.1 - 25.01.2022

Check for WordPress 5.9
CMB2 update

### 0.2.6 - 30.07.2021

Dashboard Gutenberg Fix for WP 5.8
Admin Toolbar cleanup

### 0.2.5.2 - 13.11.2020

Small tweaks to all modules. Uninstaller and reset options added.

### 0.2.5 - 09.11.2020

Allow dashboard widgets with a Closure. Added Opis Closure which allows to serialize closures.
This makes sure that dashboard widgets, like those from Rank Math work.

### 0.2.3 - 07.11.2020

Cleanup and reorganizing of the codebase

### 0.2 - 23.05.2020

1. **Updated: Shortcodes** (0.2) - Cleanup & Copy to Clipboard added.
2. **New: Dashboard Gutenberg / Dashboard Templates** (0.1) - This Addon allows you to build a Dashboard with Gutenberg. You can create a new Dashboard under 'Dashboard Templates' and set a default template below. I will be extending this to allow different templates for different roles / groups. This release also includes a Gutenberg block for the shortcodes.
3. **New: Admin Toolbar** (0.1) - This Addon allows you to tweak the admin toolbar and footer.

### 0.1 - 08.05.2020

1. **Initial Release** - Admin Enhancer is a work in progress.I am using this WordPress plugin to centralise things I love & need, when sending out a finished website or project. These tools are completely free and will always stay free.
2. **Shortcode Addon (0.1)** - All dashboard widgets are converted to simple shortcodes. You can use those shortcodes within Elementor Pro or any other page builder that allows you to create custom admin dashboards. Makes it easy to build white-label dashboards, while still reusing all those nice dashboard widgets.

## Upgrade Notice

## Additional Info

**Idea Behind / Philosophy:**

**cubicFUSION** is my personal playground. I planned to make many of my projects public, but time is limited and running customer projects always a priority.

I am still doing a big cleanup of my toolset and will see what I can actually share or reuse. Some of these might be useful, inspiration or just an archive of broken ideas ;)

**ENJOY!**

[1]: https://cubicfusion.com/wordpress/plugins/admin-enhancer/
[2]: https://wordpress.org/plugins/cubicfusion-admin-enhancer/
[3]: https://portalzine.de/
[4]: https://wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-welcome-for-elementor/
[5]: https://wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-welcome-for-beaver-builder/
[6]: http://twitter.com/pztv
[7]: http://www.facebook.com/portalzine
[8]: mailto:ideas@cubicfusion.com