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supportHi, thank you for your assistance earlier. It was indeed a cache issue my end. During the above issue I obviously looked through the code to see what may have been the cause. During this I decided to make a minor alteration to the “Maintenance” message shown to the admin as a reminder that the plugin was active. I changed the following section of code: /** * Alert message when active */ function slim_maintenance_mode_admin_notices() { echo '<div id="message" class="error fade"><p>' . __( '<strong>Maintenance mode</strong> is <strong>active</strong>!', 'slim-maintenance-mode' ) . ' <a href="plugins.php?s=Slim Maintenance Mode&plugin_status=all">' . __( 'Deactivate it, when work is done.', 'slim-maintenance-mode' ) . '</a></p></div>'; } if ( is_multisite() && is_plugin_active_for_network( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ) ) add_action( 'network_admin_notices', 'slim_maintenance_mode_admin_notices' ); add_action( 'admin_notices', 'slim_maintenance_mode_admin_notices' ); add_filter( 'login_message', function() { return '<div id="login_error">' . __( '<strong>Maintenance mode</strong> is <strong>active</strong>!', 'slim-maintenance-mode' ) . '</div>'; } ); And replaced it with this: /** * Display maintenance mode enabled message in the admin bar when active */ function slim_maintenance_mode_display_admin_bar() { global $wp_admin_bar; // Get the URL to toggle plugins $toggle_url = admin_url( 'plugins.php?s=Slim+Maintenance+Mode&plugin_status=all' ); // Add the message and link to the admin bar $wp_admin_bar->add_menu( array( 'id' => 'slim-maintenance-mode-enabled', 'title' => '<a href="' . esc_url( $toggle_url ) . '"><span style="background-color: red; color: white; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer;">Maintenance Mode: Enabled</span></a>', 'meta' => array( 'class' => 'slim-maintenance-mode-enabled' ), )); } add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'slim_maintenance_mode_display_admin_bar', 999 ); The functionality is exactly the same, you click on the above and it opens the Installed Plugins list showing only your plugin so that the user can then deactivate it. I originally used ajax to toggle the status with a click turning it green and stating “Maintenance Mode: Disabled”. However, as I started adding more functionality I realised that it detracted from the original intention of the plugin to be light weight and simple so I reverted back to the above change only. Hope you like it? Think of it as a thank you for your help earlier. Thank you again for a quick, to the point plugin that is not swamped with features and upsells as seems to be the case these days.
Thank you for the suggestion. I will have a look at it when I get the chance. The plugin is a spare time project. Showing just the one plugin in the plugin overview seems like a good idea. The button in the admin bar certainly has the advantage that it can also be seen when the frontend is viewed. On the other hand, I would not like to include a hardcoded button. There may be a suitable WordPress function for this. As I said, I’ll see if I can find the time.
No worries. It’s up to you if you use it or not. To clarify, it’s not a hard coded button but text with a bit of CSS and is only there while the plugin is active. Works in exactly the same way as it did before but just shows in a different (more prominent) location. Also, because it’s no longer using the notification method, I could also use it as a link too, meaning we could do away with the extra link you had to take you to the plugins list. As I said, include it or not. Have a good day.
Thank you for the suggestion. I will have a look at it when I get the chance. The plugin is a spare time project. Showing just the one plugin in the plugin overview seems like a good idea. The button in the admin bar certainly has the advantage that it can also be seen when the frontend is viewed. On the other hand, I would not like to include a hardcoded button. There may be a suitable WordPress function for this. As I said, I’ll see if I can find the time.
No worries. It’s up to you if you use it or not. To clarify, it’s not a hard coded button but text with a bit of CSS and is only there while the plugin is active. Works in exactly the same way as it did before but just shows in a different (more prominent) location. Also, because it’s no longer using the notification method, I could also use it as a link too, meaning we could do away with the extra link you had to take you to the plugins list. As I said, include it or not. Have a good day.