We’ve been planning and building something special behind the scenes, and today, I’m excited to finally reveal our brand-new universal user interface that will be rolled out across all our Divi plugins. This update is not just a visual upgrade. Instead, it’s a big step forward in improving how you interact with our products.
- Easier to find the changelog and keep up to date with new features
- Works with Divi, Extra, or Divi Plugin on any theme
- Much better license management
- Understand what each setting does with helpful descriptions
- Find resources, docs, and support for each plugin easily
Let’s walk through what’s new and why we think you’re going to love it.
▶️ Please watch the video above to get all the exciting details! 👆
A Central Hub for Every Plugin
About half of our Divi plugins don’t have traditional “settings” in the WordPress backend. That’s because they’re built as Divi modules and meant to be used directly in the Divi Builder. But a few key things still happen outside the builder, and those areas have needed some love.
Whether you’re configuring settings, managing your license, looking for updates, requesting new features, or exploring our other tools, everything will now be in one beautifully designed, intuitive place, and will be the same for each of our plugins.
The New Overview Page
Our new UI introduces a dedicated settings page for each plugin, branded and styled to feel like an extension of the product and our brand. When you install any of our plugins, you’ll land on a clean, welcoming Overview tab. This main screen gives you a short plugin description and an easy-to-use grid of cards pointing to everything you need, such as documentation, license management, the changelog, support, feature requests, and more.
This overview page is the heart of the new UI. The Overview tab is the first thing you’ll see when you install any of our plugins, and it’s designed to give you exactly what you need without any clutter.
Here’s what you’ll find:
- A quick description of the plugin
- Important notices
- A grid of helpful resources, like:
- Getting Started guide
- Changelog
- Feature request form
- License key page
- Support page
- Join our community
- A feed of our latest news and blog posts
Everything is just one click away, and everything is styled consistently across all our products.
Managing Your License—Now Clear and Branded
Until now, license key activation has been buried inside the WordPress Settings menu under an unbranded page. It wasn’t styled, it was difficult to find, and if something went wrong, there wasn’t much to guide you. That now has all changed!
With our new system, each plugin has its own clearly labeled license icon right in the interface header. Click it, and you’re taken to a beautifully styled license management page with clear fields, helpful messages, and a link to our licensee key management guide if you encounter any issues. It’s simpler and easier, and finally feels like part of the plugin.
This goes along great with our improved account area on our website, which now includes a clear, easy-to-find “License Keys” page that lists all your license keys for each plugin. The blue button in the screenshot will even take you directly to the correct page! 🙂
A Built-In Changelog Viewer
If you’ve ever had to dig through our website to find out what changed in the latest plugin update, you’ll appreciate this one.
Now, each plugin includes a changelog icon in the header bar. Just click it and you’ll see a clean, scrollable list of all the new features, improvements, and bug fixes, organized by version and date. It’s all right there inside the plugin, so no need to go searching.
Request New Features, Anytime
We love hearing your ideas, as they genuinely shape the features we prioritize and work on next. Now, we’ve made it easier than ever to share them with us.
Every plugin now includes a dedicated feature request form for that specific plugin. You can access it by clicking the lightbulb icon in the header. Want a new feature? An enhancement to something that already exists? Or maybe you have an idea for an entirely new plugin? Let us know, and we’ll consider it for future updates. We read every suggestion!
Discover All Our Products in One Place
We’ve also added a new screen that acts as a hub for all Pee-Aye Creative products. It shows a list of all our plugins and SaaS tools, complete with descriptions and status indicators to show whether each plugin is installed, active, or not yet installed.
It’s a great way to explore what else we offer—and when you have multiple Pee-Aye Creative plugins installed, this interface is shared across them all for a unified experience.
Seamless Plugin Switching & Navigation
To make managing multiple Pee-Aye Creative plugins even easier, we’ve added a smart feature to the top bar of each plugin interface. You’ll see the plugin logo and name in the top left, but when more than one of our plugins is installed and active, the name becomes a dropdown menu. This lets you quickly switch between any of our plugin interfaces without going back to the dashboard. And to top it off, there’s also a button at the bottom of the left sidebar that takes you directly back to the main hub page.
Additionally, each plugin will now be listed in your WordPress dashboard under the new Pee-Aye Creative menu. Here’s an example of two of our plugins installed on this site:
A Brand-New Settings Interface
About half of our plugins include backend settings, such as Divi Dynamic Helper, Divi Contact Form Helper, Divi Custom Fields Helper, Divi Taxonomy Helper, Divi Social Sharing Buttons, and Divi Responsive Helper.
Previously, we integrated these settings into the Divi Theme Options page, which felt intuitive for Divi users. But with recent changes in Divi 5, as well as factors like some users running the Divi Builder plugin on other themes or even the Extra theme, we realized we needed a more flexible solution that would work regardless of those factors.
We have created a layout to make the settings more intuitive and grouped by purpose, some with graphics. This includes space for much more helpful, detailed descriptions (no more relying on tiny help icons with popups in Theme Options).
This is a much better experience, and all of our plugins’ settings are being migrated to this new interface.
Need to White-Label It?
While being able to access any installed plugins from Pee-Aye Creative is essential, you might want to remove our name or the main screen. That’s okay, and if you’re comfortable adding a code snippet, you’re welcome to do so! Keep in mind, if you want to completely hide the Pee-Aye Creative menu, you’ll need to use a dedicated white-label or WordPress dashboard customizer solution. However, that requires knowing the URL to access the settings, which can be more trouble than it’s worth. But to rename the menu and change the icon, we’ve got you covered! The snippet below lets you edit the name and icon (using dashicons from WordPress). It also includes hiding the green Pee-Aye Creative card on the plugin settings Overview screen and removing the button to access all Pee-Aye Creative plugins from the bottom-left corner of the settings sidebar.
Where To Paste The PHP Code
1. Divi Assistant
If you are using our Divi Assistant plugin, simply paste the code in the PHP tab in the custom code window in the Divi Visual Builder.
2. Child Theme
If you are using a child theme, paste this code into the functions.php file. If you don't have a child theme, you can generate a child theme directly on your site or download our free child theme.
3. Code Snippet Plugins
Otherwise, install a dedicated code snippet plugin, create a new snippet, and paste this code into the PHP code editor.
If you need help understanding where to paste the code, please check out our complete guide about where to add custom PHP code snippets in Divi.
/**
* ALL-IN-ONE WHITE LABELING SOLUTION
* * Combines Menu Renaming (PHP) and Internal UI Hiding (CSS Injection)
*/
function my_company_white_label_solution() {
// =======================================================
// 1. PHP: RENAME MENU & CHANGE ICON
// =======================================================
global $menu;
// --- Configuration ---
$new_menu_name = 'Plugin Settings'; // <-- RENAME THE MENU HERE
$custom_menu_icon = 'dashicons-admin-generic'; // <-- CHOOSE A DASHICON HERE
$target_menu_slug = 'pee-aye-creative';
// ---------------------
// Find and modify the top-level menu item
foreach ($menu as $index => $item) {
if (isset($item[2]) && $item[2] === $target_menu_slug) {
$menu[$index][0] = $new_menu_name; // Rename
$menu[$index][6] = $custom_menu_icon; // Change Icon
break;
}
}
// =======================================================
// 2. CSS: HIDE INTERNAL UI ELEMENTS
// =======================================================
// This style block is injected into the admin header
echo '
<style>
/* Hide the "View all Pee-Aye Creative plugins" button
(Bottom of the left settings sidebar) */
.stack-module_stack__8N3qA .stack-module_horizontal__ZkZLt .allpluginbtn-module_allPlguinBtn__UQgEG {
display: none !important;
}
/* Hide the "Pee-Aye Creative" card on the Overview tab */
.pac-module_paccard__qSiVm {
display: none !important;
}
</style>';
}
// Hook the function to run at the right times
// The 'admin_menu' part of the function runs at priority 1000
add_action( 'admin_menu', 'my_company_white_label_solution', 1000 );
// The 'echo <style>' part of the function runs on 'admin_head'
add_action( 'admin_head', 'my_company_white_label_solution' );Wrapping Up
This new universal UI for our Divi plugins is a big step forward in our commitment to providing the best possible experience for our customers. It brings all the essential tools and info you need into one beautiful, branded, and user-friendly interface. We’re rolling it out across all our plugins one by as we announce Divi 5 compatibility, so keep an eye out for updates.
As always, thank you for being part of our community. We can’t wait for you to try this out and let us know what you think!
— Nelson & The Pee-Aye Creative Team
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