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The screenshot will be saved in your Media Library, and you will get a direct link to it to share. This will let you show how certain settings are, without giving them access to your backend.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you're on the other end (like a support agent) and you need to know how someone's site settings without having to log in, tell your customer to install the plugin, take a screenshot of the page that you want to see, and send you the link.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saves screenshots in Media Library<\/strong>: every image is saved in the \/admin-screenshots\/ subdirectory under \/uploads.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gives you direct link to images<\/strong>: immediately after taking the screenshot, you get the link to it, easy to copy to your clipboard and share with others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the \"admin-screenshot\" directory to your \"wp-content\/plugins\" directory.<\/li>\n<li>In your WordPress admin, go to PLUGINS and activate \"Admin Screenshot\".<\/li>\n<li>Go to any page in your admin Dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Select the \"TAKE SCREENSHOT\" button.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the link to the screenshot and share it with anyone.<\/li>\n<li>Party!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='some%20images%20are%20not%20showing%2C%20and%20some%20of%20the%20styles%20seem%20to%20be%20a%20bit%20off%20in%20the%20screenshots%2C%20esp.%20form%20elements%20%28input%20fields%2C%20dropdowns%2C%20etc.%29'><h3>Some images are not showing, and some of the styles seem to be a bit off in the screenshots, esp. form elements (input fields, dropdowns, etc.)<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>This is a known issue and is likely a bug in the original HTML2Canvas library that this plugin is built on. You can read a bit more about this library here: https:\/\/github.com\/niklasvh\/html2canvas<\/p>\n\n<p>Relevant examples: https:\/\/github.com\/niklasvh\/html2canvas\/issues\/2958 \/ https:\/\/github.com\/niklasvh\/html2canvas\/issues\/2937<\/p>\n\n<p>While the screenshots aren't perfect, they should be sufficient for most cases where you're just trying to share the settings on a page.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='is%20it%20possible%20to%20make%20a%20screenshot%20of%20the%20entire%20page%2C%20and%20not%20just%20the%20visible%20part%3F'><h3>Is it possible to make a screenshot of the entire page, and not just the visible part?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Working on it. Next version.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='is%20it%20possible%20to%20delete%20all%20the%20screenshots%20that%20were%20created%20with%20this%20plugin%20all%20at%20once%3F'><h3>Is it possible to delete all the screenshots that were created with this plugin all at once?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Hopefully in a future version.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='the%20screenshot%20is%20not%20saving.%20is%20there%20a%20debugging%20feature%20to%20see%20what%20might%20be%20wrong%20here%3F'><h3>The screenshot is not saving. Is there a debugging feature to see what might be wrong here?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Not yet, but hopefully in a future version.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='i%27ll%20need%20more%20help%20please%21'><h3>I'll need more help please!<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Please go to the plugin's <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/admin-screenshots\">WordPress.org support forum<\/a> and let me know.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='i%27ve%20noticed%20that%20something%20doesn%27t%20work%20right%2C%20or%20i%20have%20an%20idea%20for%20improvement.%20how%20can%20i%20report%20this%3F'><h3>I've noticed that something doesn't work right, or I have an idea for improvement. How can I report this?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>It's very possible, or even likely, that something's not right; I can only do so much testing and it's impossible to test the plugin with every single setup out there, so there's a good chance that it will have some issues. Please report any bugs on the plugin's <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/admin-screenshots\">WordPress.org support forum<\/a>.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.0.5<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Adjusted some code to better adhere to plugin standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.4<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix for a bug in HTML2CANVAS library that rendered text with wrong spacing: https:\/\/github.com\/niklasvh\/html2canvas\/issues\/3037<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Small bugfixes, typos, cleanup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>First public release<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Want to take a screenshot of any page in your admin Dashboard and share it with someone else? 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