---
phase: 03-job-management-core
plan: 04
subsystem: admin-ui
tags: [wordpress-admin, admin-columns, admin-filters, job-moderation, acf]

# Dependency graph
requires:
  - phase: 01-02
    provides: ACF field groups for job_offer (job_location, job_type, job_contact_email)
  - phase: 01-03
    provides: User meta fields (ddhh_org_name, ddhh_contact_person) for provider info
provides:
  - Custom admin columns showing provider, location, type, and submission date
  - Status filter views with pending count badge
  - Sortable columns for efficient moderation workflow
  - Admin-only hook loading pattern
affects: [04-admin-tools, admin-workflow, job-moderation]

# Tech tracking
tech-stack:
  added: []
  patterns: [admin-columns, admin-filters, sortable-columns, admin-only-hooks]

key-files:
  created: [includes/class-admin-ui.php]
  modified: [includes/class-ddhh-job-manager.php, ddhh-job-manager.php]

key-decisions:
  - "Removed default 'author' and 'date' columns in favor of custom 'Anbieter' and 'Eingereicht am' for cleaner admin interface"
  - "Pending count badge shown in WordPress standard format with <span class='count'> for visibility"
  - "Admin hooks only loaded when is_admin() is true for frontend performance"
  - "Preserved WordPress default quick actions (Edit, Quick Edit, Trash) for familiar admin UX"
  - "Made columns sortable including ACF fields (location, job_type) via meta_key queries"

patterns-established:
  - "Admin UI enhancements pattern: setup_hooks() static method registered conditionally in is_admin() context"
  - "Custom column rendering: separate private methods for each column type with fallback to em-dash for missing data"
  - "German admin labels pattern: 'Anbieter', 'Standort', 'Art', 'Eingereicht am' for consistent UI"

issues-created: []

# Metrics
duration: 15min
completed: 2026-01-14
---

# Phase 3 Plan 4: Admin UI Enhancements Summary

**WordPress admin moderation UI with custom columns (provider org, location, type, submission date), status filters with pending badge, and sortable fields**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 15 min
- **Started:** 2026-01-14T[execution-start]
- **Completed:** 2026-01-14T[execution-end]
- **Tasks:** 3
- **Files modified:** 3

## Accomplishments

- Custom admin columns provide at-a-glance visibility into job submissions: provider organization + contact person, location, job type, and submission timestamp
- Status filter views (All, Ausstehend, Veröffentlicht, Entwurf) with count badges help admins quickly navigate to pending jobs needing review
- Sortable columns enable efficient moderation workflow by allowing admins to sort by date, location, or job type
- Admin-only hook loading ensures frontend performance by not loading unnecessary admin code

## Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. **Task 1: Add custom admin columns for job moderation** - `a9cb056` (feat)
2. **Task 2: Add status filters and pending count badge** - (included in Task 1 commit)
3. **Task 3: Integrate admin UI enhancements into plugin** - `797c8c7` (feat)

**Plan metadata:** [to be committed] (docs: complete admin UI enhancements plan)

## Files Created/Modified

- `includes/class-admin-ui.php` - Admin UI enhancements class with custom columns, status filters, and sortable column handlers
- `includes/class-ddhh-job-manager.php` - Added admin UI hooks initialization (admin-only context)
- `ddhh-job-manager.php` - Required class-admin-ui.php in plugin bootstrap

## Admin Interface Changes

The job_offer admin listing now displays:

**Custom Columns:**
- **Anbieter (Provider):** Organization name with contact person displayed below in smaller text (from user meta)
- **Standort (Location):** Job location from ACF field
- **Art (Type):** Job type with German labels (Vollzeit, Teilzeit, Ehrenamt)
- **Eingereicht am (Submitted):** Submission date in German format (dd.mm.YYYY HH:MM)

**Status Filters:**
- All (Alle) - Total count of all jobs
- Pending (Ausstehend) - Shows count badge, only visible when pending jobs exist
- Published (Veröffentlicht) - Published jobs count
- Draft (Entwurf) - Draft jobs count

**Sortable Columns:**
- Submission date, location, and job type can be sorted ascending/descending

Default WordPress columns (author, date) removed to reduce clutter and replaced with more relevant moderation info.

## Decisions Made

1. **Column selection:** Chose to display provider org name + contact person together in one column rather than separate columns to save horizontal space while maintaining essential moderation context

2. **Status filter visibility:** Only show status filter links when posts exist in that status to avoid clutter when no drafts or pending items exist

3. **Quick actions:** Preserved WordPress default quick actions (Edit, Quick Edit, Trash) rather than adding custom "Approve" action. Admins can use Quick Edit to change status to "Publish" - familiar WordPress UX is better than custom action

4. **Performance optimization:** Wrapped admin hook initialization in is_admin() check to prevent loading admin column logic on frontend requests

5. **Sortable ACF fields:** Implemented sorting for ACF fields (job_location, job_type) via meta_key/meta_value query modifications in pre_get_posts hook

## Deviations from Plan

None - plan executed exactly as written.

Note: Task 2 (status filters and pending badge) was implemented in the same class file as Task 1, so both were committed together in the Task 1 commit. The plan's verification criteria were met for both tasks.

## Issues Encountered

None. All ACF fields and user meta fields were available from prior phases as expected. WordPress admin hooks worked as documented.

## Next Phase Readiness

- Admin moderation interface complete and functional
- Phase 3 (Job Management Core) complete
- Ready to proceed to Phase 4: Job Deactivation System
- All admin moderation tools in place for efficient job review workflow

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*Phase: 03-job-management-core*
*Completed: 2026-01-14*