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Interesting. That wouldn’t be useful to me, so I hope that if it does get implemented, it’s an option in the settings or something…

Hey @ projectmunton,

this time it isn’t a feature inside PO, cause it is till this version designed to make important improvements just for the Frontend.

But Jeff plans to add some addition functions in a future release to optimize the backend, too.

The only thing you can do this time to improve the backend, is to create a filter for

https://your-domain.com/wp-admin/

After creating this filter you can deactivate plugins in your backend (after setup all settings) that not been used on the backend itself or post-types, cause every new post-type creates a new permalink and if you deactivate a plugin on /wp-admin/, the plugin will also deactivated on a new post-type cause it is a child of /wp-admin/. Exactly that’s the reason why it so hard to optimize backend, cause as you can see in your own backend: it’s not possible to use “pretty” permalinks, but PO works just with permalinks inside the backend this time.

Normally it is not a problem to deactivate a plugin inside backend after set it up, cause on frontend the plugin will get it’s settings from the database, but if you do it on this way, test it.

If you have some really hardweighted plugs for the backend you can proof to deactivate them on your filter /wp-admin/ too. Then you can create a new entry on a post-type where this plugin normally is used. After this done you can generate a new filter for the permalink of this new created post-type-entry, cause the link will stay permanently after creating a new entry and activate your plugin on this filter (you can deactivate a plugin on a parents filter and activate it on a child filter). But that needs some work and it is just worth if you’re plugin is really hardweight..

Hi @ BBIndikator,

Many thanks for the reply … It is not really about deactivating plugins as such … its about not displaying the on/off plugin / list item on the “selective plugin loading” within a post edit page.

For example I have about 40 plugins … a number of which are just admin plugins … e.g. “admin columns” plugin.

I want this active in the admin area but don’t really need it to display in the “selective plugin loading” within a post edit page.

At the moment I have a quick work around which I have done myself … I have added class name which includes the plugin name, to each plugin listed in the “selective plugin loading” within a post edit page … then I just use some CSS “display: none;” … so it does not show in the list any more.

So I have the plugins listed in the “selective plugin loading” within a post edit page …. from about 40 to about 10 …. they are not all admin plugins … (some are just plugins which I control globally …. so not necessary for “selective plugin loading”.

This makes the post edit page much shorter and more manageable.

The only issue with a work around is every update requires re-adjusting the plugin before I update ??

So thoughts on implementation, maybe in the “Post Type Plugins” section … there could be another toggle that says “selective plugin loading” … with another on/off switch

I was thinking it might be something others would find useful … so it is really a css display thing rather than a deactivate thing.

If Jeff wants any detailed info on what I have done and the rational / UI benefits … happy to do it ??

@ Julie @Niackery … for me it would just be a optional thing … to enable some users to tidy up “selective plugin loading” within a post edit page … if there are some plugins you don’t need to display.

@projectmunton — Thanks for the extra details ??

So thoughts on implementation, maybe in the “Post Type Plugins” section … there could be another toggle that says “selective plugin loading” … with another on/off switch

I could see that as being useful, and perhaps on a group level as well.

I agree could be good for groups also ??

Just reading that quote in isolation, I think the toggle might be better saying

“display in selective plugin loading” … as it is just the display … not the activation ??

Yes, agreed. It would need to be clear. Can’t wait to see what Jeff has to say about this. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea! What an about-face, eh? Lol.

For sure … I glad I was able to convince you ??