adding admin features

dashboard widget example
new custom login styles
customize admin footer

library/admin.php

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ via the functions file.
 
 Developed by: Eddie Machado
 URL: http://themble.com/bones/
+
+Special Thanks for code & inspiration to:
+@jackmcconnell - http://www.voltronik.co.uk/
+Digging into WP - http://digwp.com/2010/10/customize-wordpress-dashboard/
+
 */
 
 /************* DASHBOARD WIDGETS *****************/
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ function disable_default_dashboard_widgets() {
 	remove_meta_box('dashboard_primary', 'dashboard', 'core');         // 
 	remove_meta_box('dashboard_secondary', 'dashboard', 'core');       //
 	
-	/* plugin dashboard boxes */
+	// removing plugin dashboard boxes 
 	remove_meta_box('yoast_db_widget', 'dashboard', 'normal');         // Yoast's SEO Plugin Widget
 	
 	/* 
@@ -35,5 +40,89 @@ function disable_default_dashboard_widgets() {
 	*/
 }
 
+/*
+Now let's talk about adding your own custom Dashboard widget.
+Sometimes you want to show clients feeds relative to their 
+site's content. For example, the NBA.com feed for a sports
+site. Here is an example Dashboard Widget that displays recent
+entries from an RSS Feed.
+
+For more information on creating Dashboard Widgets, view:
+http://digwp.com/2010/10/customize-wordpress-dashboard/
+*/
+
+// RSS Dashboard Widget 
+function bones_rss_dashboard_widget() {
+	if(function_exists('fetch_feed')) {
+		include_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/feed.php');               // include the required file
+		$feed = fetch_feed('http://themble.com/feed/rss/');        // specify the source feed
+		$limit = $feed->get_item_quantity(7);                      // specify number of items
+		$items = $feed->get_items(0, $limit);                      // create an array of items
+	}
+	if ($limit == 0) echo '<div>The RSS Feed is either empty or unavailable.</div>';   // fallback message 
+	else foreach ($items as $item) : ?>
+
+	<h4 style="margin-bottom: 0;">
+		<a href="<?php echo $item->get_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php echo $item->get_date('j F Y @ g:i a'); ?>" target="_blank">
+			<?php echo $item->get_title(); ?>
+		</a>
+	</h4>
+	<p style="margin-top: 0.5em;">
+		<?php echo substr($item->get_description(), 0, 200); ?> 
+	</p>
+	<?php endforeach; 
+}
+
+// calling all custom dashboard widgets
+function bones_custom_dashboard_widgets() {
+	wp_add_dashboard_widget('bones_rss_dashboard_widget', 'Recently on Themble (Customize on admin.php)', 'bones_rss_dashboard_widget');
+	/*
+	Be sure to drop any other created Dashboard Widgets 
+	in this function and they will all load.
+	*/
+}
+
+
 // removing the dashboard widgets
 add_action('admin_menu', 'disable_default_dashboard_widgets');
+// adding any custom widgets
+add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'bones_custom_dashboard_widgets');
+
+
+/************* CUSTOM LOGIN PAGE *****************/
+
+// calling your own login css so you can style it 
+function bones_login_css() {
+	/* i couldn't get wp_enqueue_style to work :( */
+	echo '<link rel="stylesheet" href="' . get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/library/css/login.css">';
+}
+
+// changing the logo link from wordpress.org to your site 
+function bones_login_url() { echo bloginfo('url'); }
+
+// changing the alt text on the logo to show your site name 
+function bones_login_title() { echo get_option('blogname'); }
+
+// calling it only on the login page
+add_action('login_head', 'bones_login_css');
+add_filter('login_headerurl', 'bones_login_url');
+add_filter('login_headertitle', 'bones_login_title');
+
+
+/************* CUSTOMIZE ADMIN *******************/
+
+/*
+I don't really reccomend editing the admin too much
+as things may get funky if Wordpress updates. Here
+are a few funtions which you can choose to use if 
+you like.
+*/
+
+// Custom Backend Footer
+function bones_custom_admin_footer() {
+	echo '<span id="footer-thankyou">Developed by <a href="http://yoursite.com" target="_blank">Your Site Name</a></span>. Built using <a href="http://themble.com/bones" target="_blank">Bones</a>.';
+}
+
+// adding it to the admin area
+add_filter('admin_footer_text', 'bones_custom_admin_footer');
+