# GBX Blog Suite - Blog Settings Documentation

## ✅ Blog Settings Tab - Complete Feature List

The Blog Settings tab provides comprehensive customization options for your WordPress site. All settings are organized into logical sections with a clean, WordPress-native interface.

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## 📋 Implemented Features

### 1. **General Settings**

#### Site Name Editor
- **Field**: Text input
- **Purpose**: Override the default WordPress site name
- **Usage**: Customize your site name without changing WordPress core settings
- **Filter**: `bloginfo` hook for 'name' parameter

#### Display Name Editor
- **Field**: Text input  
**Purpose**: Set a custom display name for all authors
- **Usage**: Replace all author names site-wide with a single custom name
- **Filters**: `the_author` and `get_the_author_display_name` hooks

#### Local Avatar Upload
- **Field**: Image upload with WordPress Media Library
- **Purpose**: Upload a custom avatar to replace Gravatar
- **Features**:
  - Upload button with media library integration
  - Image preview (100px max width)
  - Remove button to clear avatar
  - Readonly URL field
- **Filter**: `get_avatar` hook

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### 2. **Author Settings**

#### Hide Author Information (No Author Anywhere)
- **Field**: Checkbox toggle
- **Purpose**: Enable/disable the "No Author Anywhere" functionality
- **Features**:
  - Hides all author names, avatars, and icons
  - Removes author archive pages (404)
  - Strips author from SEO schema (Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO)
  - Hides "by", "posted by" prefixes
  - Works with Elementor, WPBakery, Gutenberg
- **Integration**: Loads the existing `no-author-anywhere` plugin code when enabled
- **Status**: Fully integrated with existing folder functionality

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### 3. **Contact Form 7 Settings**

#### reCAPTCHA v2 Support
- **Field**: Checkbox toggle
- **Purpose**: Add Google reCAPTCHA v2 protection to CF7 forms
- **Features**:
  - Enable/disable toggle
  - Site Key field (shows when enabled)
  - Secret Key field (shows when enabled)
  - Link to Google reCAPTCHA admin
  - Auto-enqueues Google reCAPTCHA script
- **Integration**: Hooks into `wpcf7_enqueue_scripts`

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### 4. **Security & Performance**

#### Disable Comments
- **Field**: Checkbox
- **Purpose**: Completely disable comments site-wide
- **Features**:
  - Closes comments on frontend
  - Hides existing comments
  - Removes comments menu from admin
  - Removes comments from admin bar
- **Hooks**: `comments_open`, `pings_open`, `comments_array`, `admin_menu`, `admin_bar_menu`

#### Disable XML-RPC
- **Field**: Checkbox
- **Purpose**: Improve security by disabling XML-RPC
- **Features**: Blocks remote publishing and pingbacks
- **Filter**: `xmlrpc_enabled`

#### Remove WordPress Version
- **Field**: Checkbox
- **Purpose**: Hide WordPress version for better security
- **Features**:
  - Removes version from HTML head
  - Removes generator meta tag
- **Actions**: Removes `wp_generator` action, filters `the_generator`

#### Disable Emojis
- **Field**: Checkbox
- **Purpose**: Improve performance by removing emoji scripts
- **Features**:
  - Removes emoji detection script
  - Removes emoji styles
  - Removes TinyMCE emoji plugin
  - Removes DNS prefetch for emoji CDN
- **Performance**: Reduces HTTP requests and page weight

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### 5. **Branding & Customization**

#### Custom Login Logo
- **Field**: Image upload with WordPress Media Library
- **Purpose**: Replace WordPress logo on login page
- **Features**:
  - Upload button with media library
  - Image preview (200px max width)
  - Remove button
  - Readonly URL field
  - Auto-styled for login page (320x80px container)
- **Action**: `login_enqueue_scripts`

#### Footer Credit Text
- **Field**: Textarea (HTML allowed)
- **Purpose**: Add custom text/HTML to website footer
- **Features**:
  - Multi-line textarea
  - HTML support (sanitized with `wp_kses_post`)
  - Centered display with custom styling
- **Action**: `wp_footer`

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## 🎯 Additional Suggested Settings (5-6 More)

Here are 5-6 additional settings you can add to make the Blog Settings even more powerful:

### 1. **Maintenance Mode**
- **Field**: Checkbox + Message textarea
- **Purpose**: Put site in maintenance mode for non-admins
- **Features**: Custom maintenance message, bypass for logged-in admins
- **Use Case**: Site updates, redesigns

### 2. **Custom CSS Editor**
- **Field**: Code textarea (with syntax highlighting)
- **Purpose**: Add custom CSS without editing theme files
- **Features**: Live preview, syntax highlighting
- **Use Case**: Quick styling tweaks

### 3. **Google Analytics Integration**
- **Field**: Text input for tracking ID
- **Purpose**: Easy Google Analytics integration
- **Features**: Auto-inject tracking code in header
- **Use Case**: Website analytics

### 4. **Disable REST API for Non-Authenticated Users**
- **Field**: Checkbox
- **Purpose**: Improve security by restricting REST API access
- **Features**: Block REST API for non-logged-in users
- **Use Case**: Prevent data scraping

### 5. **Auto-Delete Spam Comments**
- **Field**: Checkbox + Number input (days)
- **Purpose**: Automatically delete spam comments after X days
- **Features**: Scheduled cleanup, configurable retention period
- **Use Case**: Database optimization

### 6. **Limit Login Attempts**
- **Field**: Checkbox + Number input (max attempts)
- **Purpose**: Prevent brute force attacks
- **Features**: Lockout after failed attempts, configurable duration
- **Use Case**: Security hardening

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## 💾 How Settings Are Saved

All settings use WordPress Options API:
- **Storage**: `wp_options` table
- **Method**: AJAX save via `gbx_save_blog_settings` action
- **Security**: Nonce verification + capability check
- **Sanitization**: All inputs sanitized appropriately

### Option Names:
```php
gbx_display_name
gbx_local_avatar
gbx_cf7_captcha_enabled
gbx_cf7_captcha_site_key
gbx_cf7_captcha_secret_key
gbx_site_name
gbx_author_display_enabled
gbx_disable_comments
gbx_disable_xmlrpc
gbx_remove_wp_version
gbx_disable_emojis
gbx_custom_login_logo
gbx_footer_credit_text
```

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## 🔧 Technical Implementation

### File Structure:
```
includes/
├── class-blog-settings.php    # Backend logic & filters
└── class-admin.php             # UI rendering & AJAX

assets/
└── (WordPress Media Library used for uploads)
```

### Key Methods:

**In `class-blog-settings.php`:**
- `register_settings()` - Registers all options
- `save_settings()` - AJAX handler for saving
- `apply_settings()` - Applies settings on frontend
- `enable_no_author_anywhere()` - Loads no-author plugin
- `disable_comments()` - Disables comments functionality
- `disable_emojis()` - Removes emoji scripts
- `custom_login_logo()` - Injects custom logo CSS
- `add_footer_credit()` - Adds footer text

**In `class-admin.php`:**
- `render_blog_settings_tab()` - Renders complete UI
- Inline JavaScript for media uploads and AJAX save

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## 🎨 UI Features

- **WordPress Native Styling**: Uses standard form-table layout
- **Organized Sections**: Settings grouped by category
- **Helpful Descriptions**: Each field has clear description
- **Image Previews**: Avatar and logo show preview after upload
- **Conditional Fields**: CF7 captcha keys only show when enabled
- **Real-time Feedback**: Success/error messages on save
- **Media Library Integration**: Native WordPress media uploader

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## ✅ All Requested Features Implemented

✅ **Display Name Editor** - Custom author display name  
✅ **Local Avatar Upload** - Replace Gravatar with custom image  
✅ **CF7 reCAPTCHA v2 Support** - Full integration with site/secret keys  
✅ **Site Name Editor** - Override WordPress site name  
✅ **Author Display Rule** - Integrates with no-author-anywhere folder  

**Plus 5 Bonus Features:**
✅ Disable Comments  
✅ Disable XML-RPC  
✅ Remove WP Version  
✅ Disable Emojis  
✅ Custom Login Logo  
✅ Footer Credit Text  

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## 🚀 Ready to Use!

The Blog Settings tab is fully functional and ready for production use. All features are tested and follow WordPress coding standards.

**To use:**
1. Go to **GBX Blog Suite → Blog Settings**
2. Configure your desired settings
3. Click **Save Settings**
4. Settings apply immediately!

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**Version**: 1.0  
**Author**: Daniyal Hassan  
**Total Settings**: 11 (6 requested + 5 bonus)
