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WordPress just got a new upgrade and 3.8 comes with a bunch of new thing to be excited about. One that you will notice immediately, is that the WP-Admin UI<\/abbr> now has a new look<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This new design, which actually has long been developed under a plugin called MP6<\/a>, is responsive and it clearly embraces the current design trend, Flat Design.<\/p>\n

It also introduces 8 new colors: Fresh (set as the default), Light, Blue, Midnight, Coffee, Ectoplasm, Ocean, and Sunrise to spice-up the UI. Let\u2019s get down to exploring and personalizing our now, much more colorful WP-Admin.<\/p>\n

Recommended Reading: <\/strong>A Look Into WordPress UI Evolution For The Past 10 Years<\/a><\/p>\n

Add New Color Schemes<\/h2>\n

Apart from the 8 color options mentioned earlier, you can add more new color schemes with the Admin Color Schemes<\/a> plugin. So in total, there are 16 color options to pick from.<\/p>\n

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If somehow you do not want to rely on a plugin, you can add this code in the functions.php<\/strong> file of your theme to register a new color scheme. Make sure that you have already put the stylesheet of the admin color scheme in the right folder.<\/p>\n

\r\nfunction additional_admin_color_schemes() {\r\n\t\/\/Get the theme directory\r\n\t$theme_dir = get_template_directory_uri();\r\n\r\n\t\/\/Ocean\r\n\twp_admin_css_color( 'ocean', __( 'Ocean' ),\r\n\t\t$theme_dir . '\/admin-colors\/ocean\/colors.min.css',\r\n\t\tarray( '#aa9d88', '#9ebaa0', '#738e96', '#f2fcff' )\r\n\t);\r\n}\r\nadd_action('admin_init', 'additional_admin_color_schemes');\r\n<\/pre>\n
Set New Default Color<\/h2>\n
WordPress set Fresh<\/strong> as the default admin color but as we have added new colors, let\u2019s try to make Flat <\/strong>the default instead.<\/p>\n
The bad news is, there isn\u2019t a straightforward or a standard function to overwrite the default WP-Admin<\/em> color-scheme. But, we have a trick to achieve this idea.<\/p>\n
We will use user_register<\/code> Action Hook<\/a> along with wp_update_user<\/code> to change\/update the admin color of newly registered users, like so.<\/p>\n
\r\nfunction set_default_admin_color($user_id) {\r\n\t$args = array(\r\n\t\t'ID' => $user_id,\r\n\t\t'admin_color' => 'flat'\r\n\t);\r\n\twp_update_user( $args );\r\n}\r\nadd_action('user_register', 'set_default_admin_color');\r\n<\/pre>\n
As stated in this documentation<\/a>, the user_register<\/code> allows developer to access data for a new user immediately<\/strong> after they are added to the database.<\/q>.<\/p>\n
Rename The \"Default\" Label<\/h2>\n
However, our problem now is that Fresh is still labeled as \u201cDefault\u201d. So let\u2019s change the label to Fresh with this code below.<\/p>\n
\r\nfunction rename_fresh_color_scheme() {\r\n\tglobal $_wp_admin_css_colors;\r\n\t$color_name = $_wp_admin_css_colors['fresh']->name;\r\n\r\n\tif( $color_name == 'Default' ) {\r\n\t\t$_wp_admin_css_colors['fresh']->name = 'Fresh';\r\n\t}\r\n\treturn $_wp_admin_css_colors;\r\n}\r\nadd_filter('admin_init', 'rename_fresh_color_scheme');\r\n<\/pre>\n
That\u2019s all the codes we need. Now, you can try these tips by creating a new user. If you have got some troubles, feel free to ask about it in the comment box below.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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