{"id":582,"date":"2024-03-10T13:28:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T13:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-yoda.com\/en\/?p=582"},"modified":"2024-03-31T13:42:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T13:42:15","slug":"color-highlighting-of-the-wordpress-admin-panel-for-different-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-yoda.com\/en\/wordpress\/color-highlighting-of-the-wordpress-admin-panel-for-different-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Color highlighting of the WordPress admin panel for different environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In modern web development, the use of various environments such as local, development, testing (QA), staging, and production is standard practice. These environments allow teams to develop, test, and preview changes before their deployment to the live version of the site. However, despite their importance in the development process, developers often encounter confusion among these environments. Such confusion can lead to errors, for instance, making changes in the production environment instead of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How then can we minimize the risk of such errors and increase the team&#8217;s efficiency?<\/p>\n\n\n  \r\n    \r\n<div id=\"wpj-jtoc\" class=\"wpj-jtoc wpj-jtoc--main --jtoc-the-content --jtoc-theme-basic-light --jtoc-title-align-left --jtoc-toggle-icon --jtoc-toggle-position-right --jtoc-toggle-1 --jtoc-has-numeration --jtoc-numeration-legacy --jtoc-has-custom-styles --jtoc-is-unfolded --jtoc-align-left\" >\r\n  <!-- TOC -->\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toc wpj-jtoc--toc-inline \" >\r\n              <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header-main\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--title\">\r\n                        <span class=\"wpj-jtoc--title-label\">Table of contents<\/span>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toggle-wrap\">\r\n                                                          <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toggle-box\">\r\n                  <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toggle\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                          <\/div>\r\n                  <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--body\">\r\n            <nav class=\"wpj-jtoc--nav\">\r\n        <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#the-importance-of-differentiating-environments\"  title=\"The Importance of Differentiating Environments\" data-numeration=\"1\">The Importance of Differentiating Environments<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#an-effective-solution-to-the-problem-of-development-environment-confusion\"  title=\"An Effective Solution to the Problem of Development Environment Confusion\" data-numeration=\"2\">An Effective Solution to the Problem of Development Environment Confusion<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#implementation-of-color-highlighting-for-the-administrator-panel\"  title=\"Implementation of Color Highlighting for the Administrator Panel\" data-numeration=\"3\">Implementation of Color Highlighting for the Administrator Panel<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h3\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h3\" data-depth=\"3\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#specify-our-current-environment\"  title=\"Specify our current environment\" data-numeration=\"3.1\">Specify our current environment<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#the-source-code\"  title=\"The source code\" data-numeration=\"4\">The source code<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#conclusion\"  title=\"Conclusion\" data-numeration=\"5\">Conclusion<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><\/ol>      <\/nav>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Importance of Differentiating Environments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Confusing development environments is easy, especially when working under deadline pressure, on multiple projects simultaneously, or simply due to human error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, even the slightest mistake can have serious consequences, including data loss, website malfunction, or unwanted changes in content available to users. The company may incur losses, and you or your employees may be reprimanded. Visual differentiation between environments serves as a constant reminder of which environment the developer is currently working in, reducing the risk of accidental errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Effective Solution to the Problem of Development Environment Confusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One effective way to solve this problem is by visually distinguishing the WordPress admin panel with different colors depending on the development environment. This approach not only increases the developers&#8217; level of attentiveness but also facilitates faster and more intuitive differentiation between environments, reducing the likelihood of errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementation of Color Highlighting for the Administrator Panel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start, let&#8217;s define which colors will be associated with each environment. For example, we could use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<li>standard black color for the <strong>local development<\/strong> environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>blue for <strong>QA (testing)<\/strong> and for <strong>development<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>orange for <strong>staging<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>red for <strong>production<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-yoda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-1024x169.png\" alt=\"Color Highlighting of the WordPress Admin Panel for Different Environments - Local Environment\" class=\"wp-image-2995\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Local Development Environment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-yoda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-1-1024x180.png\" alt=\"Color Highlighting of the WordPress Admin Panel for Different Environments - Development\/QA Environment\" class=\"wp-image-2996\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Development or QA (Testing) Environment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-yoda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/screenshot-2024-03-10-at-01.11.48-1024x176.png\" alt=\"Color Highlighting of the WordPress Admin Panel for Different Environments - Staging Environment\" class=\"wp-image-2991\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Staging Environment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-yoda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/screenshot-2024-03-10-at-01.12.19-e1710022638787-1024x162.png\" alt=\"Color Highlighting of the WordPress Admin Panel for Different Environments - Production Environment\" class=\"wp-image-2993\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Production Environment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, I&#8217;ll demonstrate how to apply these colors to the WordPress admin panel using simple functions and CSS styles, making work in different environments not only safer but also more comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And let&#8217;s also add information to the admin bar indicating which environment we are currently in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-yoda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/screenshot-2024-03-10-at-01.12.11-1024x255.png\" alt=\"Color Highlighting of the WordPress Admin Panel for Different Environments - Adding Environment Information to the Admin Bar\" class=\"wp-image-2992\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The environment is indicated on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This will help the team adapt more quickly to the new color scheme, and in the future, it will also assist newcomers to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specify our current environment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The color choice will be specified in the WordPress environment constant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On each environment (local, dev, qa, stage, prod), you will need to add the <code>WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE<\/code> constant with its value to <code>wp-config.php<\/code>. Choose the necessary one and add it to your config:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: php; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\ndefine( &#039;WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE&#039;, &#039;local&#039; );\ndefine( &#039;WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE&#039;, &#039;development&#039; );\ndefine( &#039;WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE&#039;, &#039;staging&#039; );\ndefine( &#039;WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE&#039;, &#039;production&#039; );\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The source code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-highlight-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<cite>You can install the script via Composer following this instruction <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/renakdup\/colorize-wp-adminpanel-for-environments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/github.com\/renakdup\/colorize-wp-adminpanel-for-environments<\/a><br>Or you can follow instuction of this article and download script into your site.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I would recommend to save it in a file <code>\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/<code>adminpanel-env-color.php<\/code><\/code> . If you don&#8217;t have <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-kama.ru\/id_3767\/must-use-plugins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">mu-plugins<\/a> directory, then you can create it. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: php; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\n&lt;?php\n\/**\n * Adminpanel environment color for WordPress.\n * It helps to highlight environments in color. Developers, Content Managers,\n * and others will never confuse the environment where they work.\n *\n * Author: Andrei Pisarevskii\n * Author Email: renakdup@gmail.com\n * Author Site: https:\/\/wp-yoda.com\/en\/\n *\n * Version: 0.3\n * Source Code: https:\/\/gist.github.com\/renakdup\/36f4a8474d0cb13ecadf0393811d5330\n *\n * Licence: MIT License\n *\/\n\nnamespace Renakdup\\AdminpanelEnvColor;\n\nAdminpanelEnvColor::init();\n\nfinal class AdminpanelEnvColor {\n\n\tpublic static function init() {\n\t\tadd_action( &#039;admin_head&#039;, &#x5B; __CLASS__, &#039;add_admin_bar_style&#039; ] );\n\t\tadd_action( &#039;wp_head&#039;, &#x5B; __CLASS__, &#039;add_admin_bar_style&#039; ] );\n\t\tadd_action( &#039;admin_bar_menu&#039;, &#x5B; __CLASS__, &#039;add_admin_bar_env_item&#039; ], 100 );\n\t}\n\n\tpublic static function add_admin_bar_style() {\n\t\t$adminpanel_colors = apply_filters(\n\t\t\t&#039;renakdup\/adminpanel_env_color\/colors&#039;,\n\t\t\t&#x5B;\n\t\t\t\t&#039;local&#039;       =&gt; null, \/\/ default wp color\n\t\t\t\t&#039;development&#039; =&gt; &#039;#2271b1&#039;, \/\/ blue\n\t\t\t\t&#039;staging&#039;     =&gt; &#039;#cc6f00&#039;, \/\/ orange\n\t\t\t\t&#039;production&#039;  =&gt; &#039;#6d0d0f&#039;, \/\/ red\n\t\t\t]\n\t\t);\n\n\t\t\/\/ phpcs:disable WordPress.CodeAnalysis.AssignmentInCondition.Found, Squiz.PHP.DisallowMultipleAssignments.FoundInControlStructure, WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped\n\t\tif ( $color = $adminpanel_colors&#x5B; wp_get_environment_type() ] ) {\n\t\t\techo &#039;&lt;style&gt;\n\t\t\t\t#wpadminbar { background-color: &#039; . $color . &#039;!important; }\n\t\t\t\t#adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu a.wp-has-current-submenu { background-color: &#039; . $color . &#039;!important; }\n\t\t\t&lt;\/style&gt;&#039;;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\/\/ phpcs:enable\n\n\t\techo &#039;&lt;style&gt;.rd_adminpanel_env_color a {\n\t\t\tbox-shadow: inset 0 32px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) !important;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 30px !important;\n\t\t\tpadding-right: 30px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t&lt;\/style&gt;&#039;;\n\t}\n\n\t\/**\n\t * @param $wp_admin_bar \\WP_Admin_Bar\n\t *\n\t * @return void\n\t *\/\n\tpublic static function add_admin_bar_env_item( $wp_admin_bar ) {\n\t\t$args = &#x5B;\n\t\t\t&#039;id&#039;     =&gt; &#039;rd_adminpanel_env_color&#039;,\n\t\t\t&#039;parent&#039; =&gt; &#039;top-secondary&#039;,\n\t\t\t&#039;title&#039;  =&gt; &#039;ENV: &#039; . ucfirst( wp_get_environment_type() ),\n\t\t\t&#039;href&#039;   =&gt; &#039;#&#039;,\n\t\t\t&#039;meta&#039;   =&gt; &#x5B;\n\t\t\t\t&#039;class&#039; =&gt; &#039;rd_adminpanel_env_color&#039;,\n\t\t\t\t&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Your environment&#039;,\n\t\t\t],\n\t\t];\n\t\t$wp_admin_bar-&gt;add_node( $args );\n\t}\n}\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The source code you can copy from my <a href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/renakdup\/36f4a8474d0cb13ecadf0393811d5330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GitHub Gist<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-highlight-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<cite>If you want to chagne colors or environements types, you can use filter <code>renakdup\/adminpanel_env_color\/colors<\/code> .<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-highlight-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<cite>If you need to disable the admin panel recoloring for specific roles, you can use <code>remove_filter()<\/code> or slightly modify the source code.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, color highlighting of the WordPress admin panel is not only an effective solution to the problem of confusion among development environments but also a key tool for enhancing productivity and security for developers. It allows teams to easily navigate between projects, minimizing the risk of accidental errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such minor changes to the interface can have a significant impact on the efficiency of work processes, making daily tasks more intuitive and less prone to errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WordPress developers and administrators looking to optimize their workflows should consider implementing color highlighting of the admin panel as a standard practice for all their projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In modern web development, the use of various environments such as local, development, testing (QA), staging, and production is standard practice. These environments allow teams to develop, test, and preview changes before their deployment to the live version of the site. However, despite their importance in the development process, developers often encounter confusion among these environments. 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