Title: System Admin
Author: mcgwier
Published: <strong>13 November 2019</strong>
Last modified: 25 September 2026

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# System Admin

 By [mcgwier](https://profiles.wordpress.org/papermud/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/system-admin.1.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/system-admin/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/system-admin/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/system-admin/#installation)
 * [Development](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/system-admin/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/system-admin/)

## Description

Extends the admin role with a new, awesomer role called ‘Sysadmin’. This new role
gives you a menu of options to hide menu and/or sub-menu items in the admin from
all other users (e.g. Themes, Theme Editor, Plugin Editor, etc.) Very useful when
restricting major changes or updates from clients or administrators.

### Uninstall

Just deactivate and delete plugin. This will re-assign Sysadmin role as Administrator
and remove all options (unhiding hidden menu items, etc.)

## Installation

Activate, promote yourself, set your options, high five.

 1. Upload `system-admin` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Promote yourself to Sysadmin and visit System Admin on the menu, select your desired
    options, save changes.

## FAQ

### Is there a premium version?

No. All that this plugin does is included in this version. Nothing hidden to be 
gained.

### Does this plugin add redirects?

No. Simply hides the menu items. You can still access the direct URI (intentional
fallback).

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors and Developers

“System Admin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ mcgwier ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/papermud/)

[Translate “System Admin” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/system-admin)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-admin/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/system-admin/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/system-admin/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/system-admin/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Change Log

#### 1.1

 * Security: “Promote to Sysadmin” now requires a confirmed form submission and 
   is only available while no sysadmin exists
 * Security: System Admin settings, Plugins and Admin Menu pages are now restricted
   to sysadmins
 * Security: Added nonce verification to all System Admin forms
 * Security: “Actively prevent system admin editing” now also blocks role changes
   and removals, and applies to REST API requests
 * Security: Fixed a bug where the edit protection could grant user-editing rights
   to users who did not have them
 * Security: Escaped plugin names and menu titles on the settings pages
 * Native WordPress success notices after saving settings, plugin visibility and
   menu visibility
 * Saving no longer resubmits the form when the page is refreshed
 * Fixed PHP 8.2+ deprecation notices

#### 0.1

 * Added readme
 * Added gitignore

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1**
 *  Last updated **2 days ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/system-admin/)
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[hide menu](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hide-menu/)
   [menu](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menu/)[sysadmin](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sysadmin/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/system-admin/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ mcgwier ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/papermud/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/system-admin/)

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