subtitle:'Automatically generate WebP/AVIF versions of uploaded images',
icon:'dashicons-format-image',
fields:[
{
key:'image_formats_enabled',
type:'toggle',
label:'Enable modern image formats',
description:
'Automatically generate a WebP or AVIF copy of every size of a newly uploaded JPEG or PNG image, and serve it to browsers that support it. Only affects new uploads — existing library images are unaffected until re-uploaded or regenerated with a tool like Regenerate Thumbnails.',
default:true,
},
{
key:'image_formats_format',
type:'select',
label:'Output format',
description:
'Automatic prefers AVIF (smaller files, wider quality range) when the server supports it, falling back to WebP. If your server supports neither, generation is silently skipped — ask your host about enabling GD or Imagick WebP/AVIF support.',
dependsOn:'image_formats_enabled',
default:'auto',
options:[
{value:'auto',label:'Automatic (AVIF, falling back to WebP)'},
{value:'webp',label:'WebP only'},
{value:'avif',label:'AVIF only'},
],
},
{
key:'image_formats_picture_element',
type:'toggle',
label:'Serve via <picture> element',
description:
'Rewrite <img> tags (post content and post thumbnails) into a <picture> element offering the modern format with the original JPEG/PNG as a fallback. Turn this off if it conflicts with your theme’s image styling, while still generating the files for other tools to use.',
dependsOn:'image_formats_enabled',
default:true,
},
],
},
{
id:'add-ons',
title:'Add-ons',
subtitle:'Standalone companion plugins',
icon:'dashicons-admin-plugins',
fields:[
{
key:'file_manager_addon',
type:'companion-plugin',
label:'Aurora File Manager',
description:
'Browse, edit, and manage your site’s files (themes, plugins, uploads, and more) directly from wp-admin. Distributed as a separate plugin rather than bundled here, since WordPress.org’s Plugin Directory policy doesn’t allow this category of functionality in a directory-listed plugin — restrictions or not.',
'A Supabase-style database browser inside wp-admin — see every table with row counts and sizes, browse paginated data, and run your own read-only SELECT/SHOW/DESCRIBE/EXPLAIN queries. Distributed as a separate plugin rather than bundled here, since WordPress.org’s Plugin Directory review treats direct database-query tooling the same way it treats file-management functionality.',
'Full site backup (database + files) and restore-in-place, on demand or on a recurring schedule, stored locally or on your own S3-compatible or Google Drive remote storage. Distributed as a separate plugin rather than bundled here, to keep Aurora Admin’s own footprint away from arbitrary file-write functionality.',
subtitle:'Replace the remaining native WordPress admin screens with Aurora',
icon:'dashicons-shield',
fields:[
{
key:'full_admin_takeover',
type:'toggle',
label:'Full admin takeover',
description:
'Replace Media Upload, Add User, Profile, Appearance, Tools, and native Settings screens with Aurora equivalents. Off by default — these cover more ground than Posts/Pages/Media/Users/Comments, so it’s opt-in rather than on by default.',