Launchpad

A must-use plugin that makes WordPress better. Tightens up WordPress settings and UI and modifies data output. Does not provide support to themes.

Changes

• Add setting in Settings/Media to prevent Authors and below from seeing others' media
• Don't let user see other's media if they can't edit other's posts (according to above setting)
• Add editable image sizes: Small, XLarge, Open Graph*
• Remove extra image sizes added by CoAuthors plugin*
• Move media below post types in menu*?
• Remove theme and plugin edit menu items*
• Add excerpt to pages*?
• Allow Editor role to edit theme options*?
• Contact settings screen for company name, email, address, social networks, and more. Up to theme to implement.
• Add theme support for post thumbnails, post formats, menus, HTML5*?
• Add user fields for Instagram username, Facebook URL, Twitter username, Linkedin URL*?
• Remove user fields for AIM, YIM, and Jabber*?
• Change excerpt length to 25 words
• Allow shortcodes in excerpts

* Will be removed in favor of soberwp/intervention

Helper Functions

admin_fields( array $args )

Details coming..

minutes_to_read( string $string, int $wpm = false )

Returns integer. Can override site-wide with 'words_per_minute_to_read' filter.

get_jetpack_related_posts( int $numberposts = 3, int $postID = null )

Returns array of post objects. $postID defaults to current if in loop.

wp_parse_args_deep( array $args, array $defaults )

Like wp_parse_args() but recursive. Pretty sure this only works with arrays.

Hooks

apply_filters( 'words_per_minute_to_read', int $wpm = 200 )

Globally change the words per minute for the minutes_to_read() function.

apply_filters( 'ls_new_image_sizes', array $sizes )

Modify the image sizes added by Launchpad, which are small, xlarge, and open_graph.

Other recommended resources

• SoberWP Models for registering post types and taxonomies

Questions and Answers

Why didn't you use ACF to create the settings page?

I didn't want to make this plugin dependent upon another plugin, even if that plugin is one of the most popular plugins in the WordPress community.