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Easy!<\/p>\n\n<p>Currently Smart Admin Search can find:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>admin menu items<\/li>\n<li>posts<\/li>\n<li>pages<\/li>\n<li>users<\/li>\n<li>media<\/li>\n<li>custom post types contents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Settings for the plugin are available on the <em>Settings<\/em> -&gt; <em>Smart Admin Search<\/em> page.<\/p>\n\n<p>Some things you can do in the settings page:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>configure the keyboard shortcut to open the search box.<\/li>\n<li>disable search functions you don't need.<\/li>\n<li>change layout of the search link on the admin bar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Permissions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The search box can be used by users of any role. Each user will get results available for the assigned role.<\/p>\n\n<p>For pages and posts results, these actions will be triggered on result selection, according to the user permissions:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>edit item<\/li>\n<li>view item<\/li>\n<li>show a message if no access to the item is allowed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>If you find any errors or compatibility issues with other plugins, please create a new topic in the support forum. Thanks!<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Privacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>This plugin does not collect any user data.\nIt does not set any cookies and it does not connect to any third-party services.\nAll the plugin data is stored only on the WordPress database.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<p><strong>Installing (from the dashboard)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the <em>Plugins<\/em> -&gt; <em>Add New<\/em> page.<\/li>\n<li>Type the plugin name in the <em>Search plugins<\/em> field.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <em>Install now<\/em> button on the correct search result.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <em>Activate<\/em> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p><strong>Installing (manually)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Download the plugin zip file.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <em>Plugins<\/em> -&gt; <em>Add New<\/em> in the WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <em>Upload Plugin<\/em> button.<\/li>\n<li>Browse for the plugin zip file and click on <em>Install Now<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p><strong>Uninstalling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the <em>Plugins<\/em> page in the WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Look for the plugin in the list.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <em>Deactivate<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <em>Delete<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>Please note: by default the plugin data is kept after uninstall. 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