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Custom Branding: White Label WordPress Admin and Login

Added in Salient v17

Salient Custom Branding​

The Salient Custom Branding plugin is built for agencies and developers who want to rebrand Salient and the WordPress admin panel. Replace all Salient logos with your own, creating a custom experience for your clients.

Use it to white label the WordPress dashboard and to build a custom WordPress login page: your own logo, your own background and accent colors, and a login box styled to match the site you are handing over.

Accessing the Branding Options​

Install and activate the “Salient Custom Branding” plugin. You can then find a new tab titled “Custom Branding” among the “Salient” sidebar menu items in the WP admin.

The settings you configure while the plugin is active persist after it is disabled, so you can hide the configuration from your client once it’s set up.

You can always reinstall the plugin later to make further changes.

The Salient Custom Branding tab in the WordPress admin, showing the Branding, Theme Features and WordPress Login settings

Branding​

  • 1. Theme Name. The name of the theme (Salient)
  • 2. Theme Author. The references to “ThemeNectar”
  • 3. Theme Author URI. Defaults to “https://themenectar.com”
  • 4. Theme Description. The text that will show when inspecting the theme in Appearance > Themes. Defaults to “An Ultra Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme.”
  • 5. Theme Image. Must be a 4:3 aspect ratio. Recommended size: 1200×900px
  • 6. Theme Logo. Defaults to the Salient crown logo. Recommended size: 100x100px. Must be a .png with transparency, as filters will be applied to make it light/dark where needed.
A white labeled WordPress admin, with the theme name, author, description, screenshot and menu icon all replaced with agency branding
  1. Theme Image, the screenshot on Appearance > Themes
  2. Theme Name, shown as the theme title
  3. Theme Author, replacing "ThemeNectar"
  4. Theme Author URI, the address that author name links to
  5. Theme Description, shown when inspecting the theme
  6. Theme Logo, used for the admin menu icon and the options panel header

Theme Features​

  • Hide Salient Studio Template Library. Removes the Salient Studio Template Library from rendering.
  • Hide Salient Theme Version. Removes the theme version from displaying in the Options panel.
  • Hide Salient Options Footer Links. Removes the social links within the ThemeNectar footer of the Options panel.

Creating a custom WordPress login page​

  • Login Logo. The logo shown at the top of the login.
  • Rounded Edges Login Box. Adds rounded edges to the login box.
  • Remove Border on Login Box. Simplifies the box border.
  • Full Width Login Button. Stretches the “Login” button to the full width of the box.
  • Page Background Color. Replaces the default WordPress gray.
  • Accent Color. Replaces the default WordPress blue.
  • Secondary Color. Replaces the text color which sits directly against the background color, i.e. “Lost your password?”, “Go to Site” etc.

The default WordPress login page, with the WordPress logo on a gray background

Default WordPress The stock login screen: the WordPress logo, a gray page background, a square bordered box and the default blue button.

A custom WordPress login page created with Salient Custom Branding, with an agency logo, custom background and accent colors, and a full width login button

Custom branded The same screen with a Login Logo, Page Background Color and Accent Color set, rounded edges on the box, its border removed and the Login button set to full width.