Advanced Settings 3 vs WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards

Advanced Settings is a powerful WordPress plugin that provides settings you would expect to find in the WordPress core. It is lightweight, performant and offers a modern, fast and user-friendly interface. 🚀 PERFORMANCE Advanced Settings 3 is optimized for extreme performance. It even loads only necessary PHP. → details in FAQ 🪶 LIGHTWEIGHT Advanced Settings 3 is lightweight (only about 0.5 MB) and discreet (no dashboard hijacking). → details in FAQ 🔒 SECURITY Advanced Settings 3 has been independently reviewed for security vulnerabilities via Patchstack. → details in FAQ ✳️ INFO ABOUT THE 2 BAD RATINGS Bad ratings occurred in 2017 because users used outdated PHP versions, but can’t happen again. → details in FAQ — FEATURES 🩷 FEATURE REQUESTS ARE WELCOME Advanced Settings 3 was developed to help as many users as possible. If you’d like to see a feature added to this plugin, please let us know. Don’t worry, we’ll keep the plugin fast and lean; this is a high priority for us. We’ll only implement features that don’t conflict with this. Admin Area Hide the top admin bar for all users in the frontend Hide WordPress update message in dashboard Hide the welcome panel in the dashboard Hide the default widgets in the dashboard 💥 new Customize the admin area branding 💥 new Frontend Remove PHP version from HTTP headers 💥 new Add security HTTP headers 💥 new Automatically add FavIcon (when favicon.ico, favicon.png or favicon.svg exists in template folder) Add Facebook Open Graph meta tags Remove shortlink meta tag Remove RSD (Weblog Client Link) meta tag Remove WordPress generator meta tag Automatically add description meta tag using blog description and post excerpt (SEO) Disable author pages Remove wptexturize filter Disable auto embed of external content 💥 new Limit excerpt length Add “Read more” link after excerpt Remove trackbacks and pingbacks from comment count Protect email addresses from spam bots Compress HTML code Remove HTML comments (except conditional IE comments) Disable emoji image replacement Editing Disable posts auto saving Limit post revisions 💥 new Allow SVG uploads for admins 💥 new Downsize images on upload to max size Set JPEG quality Add thumbnail support Automatically generate post thumbnail (from first image in post) System Hide default WordPress favicon Disable comment system Disable XML-RPC 💥 new Disable public REST API 💥 new Prevent installation of new default WordPress themes during core updates Disable email notifications for core updates Disable email notifications for plugin updates Disable email notifications for theme updates Create custom post types 💥 renewed Developer Display SQL queries and page load time Configuration Show/hide deprecated features Show/hide experimental features Configure tracking consent for feature usage statistics Configure visibility of user guide Contribute on github: github.com/eHtmlu/advanced-settings

WP Data Access transforms your WordPress site into a platform for building data-driven applications — without writing a single line of code. With the intuitive App Builder, you can create: Interactive Data Tables – manage and display data with ease Custom Data Forms – collect and process input seamlessly Charts, Maps & Dashboards – visualize data beautifully Role-Based Access – control who can view or manage your data Multilingual Support – 35+ languages ready to use WP Data Access is designed as a true no-code builder: everything works out of the box, intuitive and effortless. For those who want more, a full set of developer hooks makes it possible to fine-tune behavior, extend functionality, or integrate with custom workflows. Hooks are completely optional and invisible to no-code users, but a powerful bonus for developers. App Builder ❤️ The ultimate data-driven Rapid Application Development tool. Build dynamic, interactive apps in minutes with Builders, Managers, and Wizards — all fully customizable with Hooks. * Build dynamic, data-driven apps for both front-end and back-end 📱 * Connect to local and remote databases ⚡ * Real-time build and run capabilities 💻 * Run apps in 35+ languages to reach a global audience 🌍 Table Builder – Create powerful, interactive data tables effortlessly Add static and dynamic data table filtering options 🔍 Real-time computed fields and aggregations for instant insights 📈 A Lookup Wizard to add lookups to your data table 🧙 Inline editing for instant updates 📝 Integrates with the WordPress media library for rich content 📷🎞 Export data tables to PDF, CSV, JSON, XML, SQL, and Excel 📄 Add charts and maps to your data table header and footer 📊 JavaScript hooks to customize data table layout and behavior 🔧 Form Builder – Design forms that adapt to your workflow Grid-based layouts for precise control ➕➖ Master-detail relationships for multi-level data structures 🔄 Lookup and Computed Field Wizards to add functionality instantly 🧙 Interactive client-side validations tied to your database constraints ✅ Full access to the WordPress media library 📷🎞 JavaScript hooks to customize business rules, validations and layout 🔧 Chart Builder – Transform your data into visual insights Google Charts integration 📊 Create charts from SQL queries 📑 Interactively adjustable chart configurations ✔ Print/export charts 🖨📄 Map Builder – Visualize your data geographically Google Maps integration for location-based apps 🌎 Query-driven location visualizations 📍 Interactively adjustable search radius 🔍 Customizable marker content and layout 📌 Dashboard Builder – Centralize insights with customizable widgets Combine all app types into cohesive dashboards ✅ Customize dashboard layouts with flexible positioning and sizing ➕➖ Customizable widgets presenting dynamic and static data Mix real-time data with fixed information for comprehensive overviews 📊 Theme Builder – Make your app truly yours Personalize your app’s appearance with ease 🎨 App Manager – Control your apps with confidence Authorization management based on WordPress user and role principles 🔒 Add apps to back-end menus or front-end pages via shortcodes 🔽🌐 Safe mode to temporarily disable hooks without breaking functionality 🔧 SQL Query Builder Run and schedule SQL queries effortlessly from your WordPress dashboard. Schedule queries to run automatically at defined intervals 🕝 Run batch jobs for automated data exchange across multiple databases 🤝 AI Assistant to generate queries and fix common errors 🤖 Tabbed interface for running multiple queries in parallel ▶ Save and reuse queries – privately or globally 🔄 Built-in safeguards to protect core WordPress tables and ensure data integrity 🔒 Visual Query Builder to create complex queries without writing SQL 🎨 Data Explorer Take full control of your data with a GUI-driven interface. Manage local and remote data 🗺 Perform global search and replace across multiple databases and tables 🔍 Import SQL and CSV files, with ZIP support for handling large datasets 📄 Export data in various formats, including SQL, CSV, JSON, and XML 📄 Rename, copy, truncate, drop, optimize, or alter tables 👤 Advanced table and column options, such as geolocation, and enhanced search ✔ Premium Data Services Connect, sync, and manage remote databases and data files. Compatible with all plugin features ✅ Premium Remote Connection Wizard 🧙 Remote Databases: Connect to SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, and MS Access (file-based) 💻 Remote Data Files: Sync with CSV, JSON, and XML files for dynamic updates (e.g., Google Sheets sync) 📄 Legacy Tools Will be replaced by the App Builder. Featuring Data Tables 🔍 – Replace with Data Table app. Data Forms ✅ – Replace with Data Management app or Registration Form. Maps 🌎 – Replace with Map app. Charts 📊 – Replace with Chart app. Dashboards 🎛️ – Replace with Dashboard app. Use to maintain old solutions 🙏 Use App Builder for new projects 🚀 You can continue to use the legacy tools by staying on the latest Version 5.x (Read more →) Useful Links Plugin Website Demos Tutorials App Builder Documentation Video Tutorials SQL Query Builder Documentation Plugin Settings Documentation Tool Guide Documentation Legacy Documentation