Sometimes it's necessary to notify authors of something when they next log into your WP administration panel. This code will render a bold message at the top of the page.
Copy and paste the WordPress function into your theme's functions.php file or, if you sensibly have one installed, your custom functions plugin.
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<?php
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/*
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Admin Dashboard Message
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http://www.beliefmedia.com/code/wp-snippets/admin-dashboard-message
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*/
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function beliefmedia_dashboard_mesage($message, $errormsg = false) {
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$type = ($errormsg !== false) ? '<div id="message" class="updated fade">' : '<div id="message" class="error">';
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echo '<strong>' . $type . $message . '</strong></div>';
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}
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function beliefmedia_admin_mesage() {
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beliefmedia_dashboard_mesage('New version of the Style Guide available. Download <a href="http://www.beliefmedia.com/">here</a>', true);
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}
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Example
