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  Posted in: Dante
• January 27, 2014 at 5:26 am #44871
  stainsbyte

  Member

  Post count: 10

  Hi SwiftIdeas people,

  I would like to remove or hide some of the Elements and Pre-Built Pages for a user in the Swift Page Builder in the Dante theme.

  This user will be adding Posts, Pages, Media and Portfolio items, but the Swift Page Builder options are currently much too complex for his needs and his current computer skills. I would like to reduce it to Blank Spacer, Images and Text Block for his use.

  I have managed to hide Galleries, Teams, Clients, etc in Admin using the Adminimizer and Members plugins, but I would like to further simplify his whole user experience (and my training plans). Can you help me, please?

  many thanks
  Thea (stainsbyte)

  January 29, 2014 at 8:00 am #45472
  Tahir – SUPPORT

  Member

  Post count: 1212

  Hi,
  It is theoretically possible to write some custom css that is enqueued in the backend which simply removes the items from the builder. But since it is a complex task, support does not cover it.

  So best would be to hire a freelancer of your choice and should not take more then a few hours.

  I can also do it for you on a freelance basis, Email is [email protected] .

  Thanks
  Tahir

  January 29, 2014 at 10:29 pm #45658
  stainsbyte

  Member

  Post count: 10

  Thanks Tahir for your reply. When you say “custom CSS enqueued in the backend”, can that be done from the Theme Options > Custom CSS or from a Child Theme? If not, how do I ensure future theme updates don’t overwrite any changes?

  many thanks,
  Thea

  January 30, 2014 at 9:35 am #45737
  Tahir – SUPPORT

  Member

  Post count: 1212

  Hi,

  No like i mentioned earlier it is a complex task. You have to write custom css, create a php function that puts the css on that specific admin page for it to work. Also additional code that detects who is viewing the page ie the admin or editor .

  Hope this helps.

  Best,
  Tahir

  March 10, 2014 at 7:01 am #55826
  stainsbyte

  Member

  Post count: 10

  FYI I successfully hid the Elements in the Swift Page Builder by using a plugin “Admin JavaScript” with the following code:

  var slideout = jQuery(“#spb-option-slideout”);
  var hide_items = [“name1”, “name2”, …];
  for (var j = 0; j < hide_items.length; j++) {
  slideout.find(“#”+hide_items[j]).parent(“li”).hide();
  }

  The name of each element I wanted to hide was found through Mozilla Firebug as the “id=” of the item. The elements are hidden for each user, and can very easily be reinstated if required.

  Thanks to Hayden Stainsby for his assistance.

  March 10, 2014 at 10:18 am #55924
  Kyle – SUPPORT

  Moderator

  Post count: 35880

  Hi

  Thanks for sharing your solution!

  – Kyle

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