Bristlecone Admin Styles

Bristlecone Admin Styles lets site admins pick an allowlisted font family for dense WordPress admin list tables. Custom fonts are off by default.

The plugin is developed by Bristlecone IT Services. Plugin homepage: bristleconeit.com/bristlecone-admin-styles. Source and issues are on GitHub.

v1 scope

• Applies only to Posts → All Posts
• Targets the posts .wp-list-table (headers, titles, cells, row actions)
• Does not change the admin menu, admin bar, Dashboard, Pages, the editor, or the front end
• Settings store a scopes list so more /wp-admin/ screens can be added later

Fonts

Allowlisted presets only (no free-text CSS, no third-party font CDN on admin load):

• System default (no override)
• System monospace
• Inter, Source Sans 3, IBM Plex Sans, and IBM Plex Mono (bundled WOFF2, SIL OFL 1.1)

See assets/fonts/NOTICE in the plugin for font license notes.

Settings

Open Bristlecone → Admin Styles (manage_options). Enable the checkbox, choose a family, and save.