You might have noticed that when WordPress updates you will get a nice welcome screen highlighting the new features of the release.

This same screen has also been employed by some plugins, such as WYSIJA and Easy Digital Downloads.

I find it a great way to really make sure that users are aware of all the important features that have been introduced. This will lead to happier users and possibly fewer support requests.

Here’s how a welcome screen looks:

Here’s the bbPress welcome screen:

And the one used in the Easy Digital Downloads Plugin:

And the one used by WYSIJA:

The one from WooCommerce:

So how can we do the same for our theme or plugin? Here are some tutorials to help you out:

• How to Create a WordPress Custom Dashboard
• Sweet Custom Dashboard – a Plugin based on the tutorial

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