WordPress For Beginners: Exploring Admin Dashboard and More

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1. Martin (2 comments.) says:

   8/3/2009 at 4:59 pm

   Very cool article. I knew most of it, but there was a few new things. Please write more ‘guides’ like this.

   And is there a way to get other plugins shown on the dashboard. Like some sort of starts fx. Cystat?

   Cheers,
   Martin
   • Bernadette says:

     8/24/2009 at 2:51 pm

     This series is helpful in getting me up and running with WP. You’re more current and user-friendly than some of the Codex articles I’ve read.

     I have the same question as Martin that wasn’t clear in your section “Customizing Dashboard, Changing Column Numbers and Removing Widgets.” You explain how to remove widgets from the Dashboard Admin screen, but is there any way to _add_ widgets to the Dashboard?

     Thanks again for this timely series.
     • Keith Dsouza (82 comments.) says:

       8/24/2009 at 8:23 pm

       @Bernadette there are several plugins that allow you to add widgets to the dashboard for example the scheduled posts widget and note widgets.

       You can search for admin dashboard widgets in WP extend.
       • Mustafa says:

         9/1/2009 at 5:57 pm

         Nice post. Bernadette, one example of a minimalist plugin adding a notetaking widget to the Dashboard is Dashboard Post-it.
2. Dean (1 comments.) says:

   8/3/2009 at 10:23 pm

   I used WP back about 4 years ago and have just started using it again with my new blog, this is a good refresher and it is cool to see all the improvements.

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