Searchable Admin Settings by Volade
Find every setting — with Ctrl+K.
Searchable Admin Settings by Volade indexes core fields, admin menu pages and options — command palette, jump highlight, history and JSON export.
3-step workflow
- 1Ctrl+K anywhere in wp-admin
- 2Type permalink, timezone or WooCommerce
- 3Jump with highlight — export JSON index
wp-admin reality 2026
Hundreds of settings, zero native palette
Teams pay for admin suites or lose minutes on every permalink change.
~$49+/yr
Premium admin plugins
Command palette, core fields index, admin menus, history and JSON export — no mandatory SaaS.
Ctrl+K
Global palette
4
Presets
Index
Fields + menus
JSON
Free export
At a glance
Finding a WordPress setting still means clicking Settings › submenus or paying for Admin Menu Editor Pro. Searchable Admin Settings by Volade v1.0.0 brings Ctrl+K, fields + menus index, jump highlight, four presets and JSON export without mandatory SaaS.
Screenshots
Admin-Oberfläche in voller Seitenansicht — Voreinstellungen, Diagnose und detaillierte Einstellungen.
2026 pricing comparison
Pay to navigate, or Ctrl+K at $0
Admin Menu Editor Pro and SEO plugins offer partial search — not a global wp-admin palette.
Core free · Ctrl+K · JSON export
~$49+
Admin suite / yr
$0
Searchable Admin Settings Volade
Why finding a WordPress setting still takes too long
Admin Menu Editor, Yoast search and manual navigation — no native Cmd+K in wp-admin.
The admin navigation problem
You know the setting exists — not where it hides in submenus.
WordPress stacks Settings, plugins and WooCommerce. Without global search, every client asks "where is…".
- Admin Menu Editor: reorganizes — doesn't search fields
- Yoast / SEO plugins: search limited to their options
- Better Search Replace: database, not UI navigation
- No native Cmd+K in wp-admin
- Agency handoff: outdated Settings screen docs
The Volade answer
Search, jump, document — without leaving wp-admin.
SAS indexes core WordPress fields and menu pages, opens a Ctrl+K palette, scrolls to the field and keeps history.
- Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on Mac) palette everywhere in wp-admin
- Field index: General, Reading, Permalinks, Privacy…
- Admin menu + submenu page index
- Jump with target field highlight
- Recent search history
- 4 presets: content, WooCommerce, agency, dev
- Free JSON export — index, settings, health
- wp sas search | preset | export — scriptable
4 workflow presets
Content editor, WooCommerce store, agency handoff or multisite dev — ready-made index.
Content editor
Reading, writing, media — less technical noise.
ContentWooCommerce store
Store menus + permalinks and media for merchants.
WooAgency handoff
Full index + history + client JSON export.
AgencyDeveloper / staging
Every admin menu page — fast multisite rollout.
Dev4 navigation layers
Ctrl+K palette, field index, menu pages and JSON export.
Instant Ctrl+K overlay.
Core settings indexed.
Admin pages + submenus.
JSON for handoff or CI.
Index reflects active plugins and registered menus at scan time.
Same wp-admin, findable settings
"permalink" — three relevant results in one keystroke.
Core field
Permalink structure — Settings › Permalinks.
Woo menu
WooCommerce › Settings › Products.
History
Last search "timezone" remembered.
Export
settings-index.json for staging.
Ctrl+K palette
permalink — URL structure in one jump
Direct jump to options-permalink.php#permalink_structure with highlight — history for next time.
Real scenarios
What changes after activation.
Client asks for permalinks
Before: 5 min explaining menu path
After: Ctrl+K "permalink" → direct jump
−5 min
Agency handoff
Before: Outdated screen PDF
After: JSON export index + recent jumps
Living doc
WooCommerce store
Before: Scattered store menus
After: Woo preset + search "tax"
Fast nav
Staging vs prod
Before: Different plugin menus
After: wp sas export on both → diff
Parity
What Admin Menu Editor won't search for you
Searchable index, jump with highlight, history and JSON export — in wp-admin, no account required.
Ctrl+K palette
Command overlay everywhere in wp-admin.
Core field index
General, Reading, Media, Permalinks…
Admin menu index
All active menus and submenus.
Jump highlight
Scroll and highlight the field.
4 presets
Content, Woo, agency, dev.
Recent history
Searches and jumps remembered.
JSON export
Index + settings + health.
REST sas/v1
API for connected Volade accounts.
Complements Admin Menu Editor: AME reorganizes menus, SAS makes them instantly searchable.
What teams pay to navigate wp-admin
Public pricing July 2026 — partial solutions vs global palette.
Admin Menu Editor Pro
~$29+/yr
Reorganizes menus — doesn't search Settings fields.
Yoast / Rank Math search
$0–99/yr
Limited to that plugin's SEO options.
Better Search Replace
$0
Database replace — doesn't navigate to screens.
Manual navigation
$0
Clicks through Settings › submenus — minutes lost.
Searchable Admin Settings by Volade
$0
Global Ctrl+K, fields + menus index, 4 presets, JSON export.
WordPress admin navigation landscape 2026
AME Pro, SEO search, BSR and manual clicks — SAS targets palette + index + export.
Admin Menu Editor Pro
Reorganizes and renames admin menus.
Limit: Doesn't search fields under Settings › General.
Yoast SEO search
Search within Yoast options.
Limit: Limited to SEO plugin — not global wp-admin.
Better Search Replace
Replace strings in the database.
Limit: No navigation to admin screens.
Third-party palettes
Experimental theme/plugin palettes.
Limit: No maintained core fields index.
Manual navigation
Clicks through Settings › submenus.
Limit: Minutes lost on every client request.
Do nothing
Repeated "where is the setting" support.
Limit: Team and client frustration.
Comparison table — 5 approaches
SAS vs Admin Menu Editor, Yoast search, Better Search Replace and manual navigation.
| Feature | SAS Volade | Admin Menu Editor | Yoast search | Better Search Replace | Manual navigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+K wp-admin palette | |||||
| Core Settings field index | ~ | ||||
| Admin menu page index | ~ | ~ | |||
| Jump with field highlight | ~ | ||||
| Search history | |||||
| Free JSON export | ~ | ||||
| 4 workflow presets | ~ | ||||
| No account (core) | ~ | ~ | |||
| WP-CLI | ~ | ||||
| Typical annual cost | $0 | $0–29 | $0–99 | $0 | $0 |
AME remains useful for reorganization — SAS complements with global search and index export.
Three tiers, one plugin
Ctrl+K, index, presets and JSON export free. Volade account for REST. V+ for multisite rollup.
No account
- Ctrl+K palette
- Fields + menus index
- 4 presets
- History
- JSON export
- Site Health
Volade account
- REST sas/v1
- Recent log API
- Scheduled export
V+ Premium
- Multisite index rollup
- wp sas bulk
- Agency harmonization
WP-CLI and REST sas/v1 to index settings across staging and production.
WP-CLI
search, status, preset and export from SSH.
wp sas status wp sas preset agency_handoff wp sas export --file=settings-index.json
Multisite
Per-site index; network rollup on V+.
- Per-blog index
- Consolidated JSON export
- Harmonized presets
Download
Install the ZIP, press Ctrl+K, type "permalink" — you're there in two seconds.
ZIP with Volade SDK — Volade → Settings Search (or Tools → Settings Search).
- 1Plugins → Add New → Upload → ZIP → Activate
- 2Ctrl+K anywhere in wp-admin
- 3Search a setting → jump → export JSON
First setting jump in under 30 seconds
FAQ
Admin Menu Editor, WooCommerce, multisite and Volade account.
No — it complements it. AME reorganizes menus, SAS makes them searchable with Ctrl+K.
Free vs V+ Premium
The extension works without an account. V+ unlocks premium on this extension and the full catalog.
| Feature | Free | V+ |
|---|---|---|
| Palette Ctrl+K & index champs core | ||
| Index menus admin & highlight saut | ||
| 4 presets & export JSON gratuit | ||
| API REST sas/v1/* programmatique | ||
| Historique sync & export planifie | ||
| Rollup index multisite agence |
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