Slug Search and Admin Columns

Slug Search and Admin Columns is a powerful WordPress plugin that supercharges your admin panel with advanced content management tools. Perfect for editorial teams, SEO professionals, developers, and site managers who need precise control over their content.

Key Features

• Slug Search – Search posts, pages, and custom post types by their slug (URL path)
• Sortable Columns – Add ID and Slug columns to admin post lists with sorting capability
• Flexible Search Modes – Choose between exact match or partial match search
• Post Type Control – Enable features for specific post types only
• User Permissions – Control which user roles can see the columns and search
• Customizable Labels – Rename column headers to match your workflow
• Clean & Secure – Follows WordPress coding standards with proper sanitization and capability checks
• Privacy Focused – Optional anonymous telemetry with full user control

Why Use This Plugin?

For Content Managers:

• Quickly find posts by their URL slug for efficient content organization
• See post IDs at a glance for reference and linking
• Sort content by ID or slug for better overview

For SEO Professionals:

• Easily identify and manage URL structures
• Quick access to slug information for optimization
• Streamline content audits and URL management

For Developers:

• Clean, well-documented code following WordPress standards
• Lightweight and performance-optimized
• No conflicts with other plugins
• Developer-friendly with action hooks and filters

Perfect For

• Editorial teams managing large content libraries
• SEO experts optimizing URL structures
• Developers needing quick access to post IDs
• Portfolio managers organizing custom post types
• Agencies managing multiple client sites
• Anyone who wants better admin tools

Security & Privacy

• All user input is properly sanitized and validated
• Capability checks ensure only authorized users access features
• Optional telemetry with full transparency and user control
• Clean uninstall removes all plugin data
• Regular security updates and maintenance

Multilingual Ready

The plugin is fully translatable and ready for localization. Translation files can be added for any language.

Documentation & Support

• Comprehensive settings page with helpful tooltips
• Clean, intuitive interface
• Professional support from Code and Core team

External Services

This plugin connects to an external service to send anonymous usage telemetry data. This helps us understand how the plugin is being used and improve compatibility and features.

Service Provider: Code and Core

What Data Is Sent:

The plugin sends the following anonymous data:

• WordPress version
• PHP version
• Plugin name and version
• Theme name and version
• Site URL (home URL)
• Site language
• Multisite status
• Event type (plugin activation, deactivation, uninstall, or settings changes)
• Timestamp of the event

When Data Is Sent:

Data is only sent when you explicitly opt-in to telemetry from the plugin settings page. Events are transmitted when:

• You opt-in to telemetry
• The plugin is activated
• The plugin is deactivated
• The plugin is uninstalled

Data Protection:

• All data is encrypted using AES-256-CBC encryption before transmission
• The request is authenticated with an HMAC-SHA256 signature
• No personal information, user data, or site content is ever collected
• Data is transmitted over HTTPS

User Control: You can opt-in or opt-out of telemetry at any time from the plugin settings page. By default, no data is collected until you explicitly opt-in.

Privacy Policy

This plugin optionally collects anonymous usage data to help improve compatibility and features. The data collected includes:

• WordPress version
• PHP version
• Plugin version
• Theme name and version
• Site language
• Multisite status
• Hashed site identifier (no personal data)

No personal information, content, or user data is ever collected.

You can opt-in or opt-out at any time from the plugin settings page. By default, no data is collected until you explicitly opt-in.

Developer Notes

Code Quality

• Follows WordPress PHP Coding Standards
• Comprehensive PHPDoc documentation
• Clean, maintainable code structure
• Security-first approach with proper escaping and sanitization
• Performance optimized

Hooks & Filters

The plugin provides several hooks for developers:

Actions:

• ssac_before_settings_save – Fires before settings are saved
• ssac_after_settings_save – Fires after settings are saved

Filters:

• ssac_default_settings – Modify default settings
• ssac_column_labels – Customize column labels programmatically

Credits

Developed with ❤️ by Code and Core

• Plugin Development: Code and Core Team
• Testing & QA: Code and Core Team

Support

Need help? Have a question?

• Visit our website: codeandcore.com
• Email support: hello@codeandcore.com

We’re committed to providing excellent support and regular updates to keep this plugin compatible with the latest WordPress versions.