I need to create a custom WordPress admin interface for a client. I want to completely disable the sticky post feature from admin area.
I found some posts on the internet that suggest to hide the checkbox using css, but I would really like to disable that feature both from edit and from quick edit screen.
Any ideas?
In addition to CSS you could try to unstick each post as soon as it has been made sticky (untested):
add_action( 'post_stuck', function( $post_id )
{
unstick_post( $post_id );
} );
If you’re looking for another approach, than hiding it from the UI with CSS, then consider using custom post types instead of the post post type.
As far as I remember the sticky UI feature is only supported by the post post type. At least a quick look at the posts list table class, shows a check like this one:
if ( 'post' === $post_type && $sticky_posts = get_option( 'sticky_posts' ) ) {
But not using the post post type, might not be suitable in many cases, and it might need further adjustments for your site.