The document discusses customizing the WordPress dashboard for clients by simplifying and focusing the admin panel on the specific needs of a client or website. This includes organizing content that can be edited, using plugins like Custom Post Type UI and Advanced Custom Fields to customize post types and fields, cleaning up the dashboard using plugins like White Label CMS, and customizing elements like login screens, menus, and the TinyMCE editor. The goal is to build a site that is easy for clients to maintain themselves.

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CUSTOMISING*THE*WORDPRESS*
DASHBOARD*FOR*CLIENTS!
By*Siddharth*Ashok*
FrontEnd*&*Wordpress*developer*at*Next*Big*
Thing!
With
Siddharth
Ashok

2. To
simplify,
and
focus
the
admin
panel
to
the
needs
and
capabilities
of
a
specific
client
or
website.
!
• Reduce
errors
• Improve
ease
of
use
• Make
site
changes
without
fear
of
screwing
up
the
website
• Increase
usability
• Make
things
more
organised
2
What
It
Means

3. Build
a
site
that
is
easy
to
maintain
3
The
ultimate
goal

4. Lets
Start
planning
4
What
content
would
be
editable
in
the
admin
area

5. The
contents
on
the
site
• Featured
Images
• Image
Sliders
• Video
Embeds
• Custom
Texts
• Lists
• File
Downloads
• Sidebar
Items
• Forms
• Page
Titles
• Custom
Pages
• Analytic
Code
• Ads 5

6. Custom
Post
Types
&
Taxonomies
6

7. Custom
Post
Type
UI
7
https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-­‐post-­‐type-­‐ui/

8. Advanced
Custom
Fields
8
http://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-­‐custom-­‐fields/

9. Now
our
we
are
almost
done
with
organising
the
site
contents,
lets
clean
up
the
dashboard.

10. White
Label
CMS
https://wordpress.org/plugins/white-­‐label-­‐cms/

11. Organising
Dashboard
• Give
custom
messages
• Feeds
• Widget

12. Customizing
Login
Screen

13. Admin
footer

14. Hide
What
You
don't
need
Adminimize
http://wordpress.org/plugins/adminimize/

15. Edit
Menu
Names
Admin
Menu
Editor
http://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-­‐menu-­‐editor/

16. Customising
Tiny
MCE
Custom
Buttons,
styles
TinyMCE
Advanced
http://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-­‐advanced/

17. Hack/Customise
Everything
…Its
Open
Source.
Your
icons,
colours,
design.

18. Good
service
is
good
business.

19. Thanks
for
Contributing
and
Supporting
to
WordPress
Community.
Happy
Holi!
@siddharthashok