The WordPress dashboard tends to be cluttered with widgets you and your users might not want. You might also want to set different widgets per role.
Here’s the solution: Dashboard Commander
Command your admin dashboard. Manage built-in widgets (Right Now, Recent Comments, etc.) and dynamically registered widgets (Google Analytics Summary, WP E-Commerce Dashboard, etc.). Hide widgets depending upon user capabilities.
This plugin is based upon Dave Kinkead’s Dashboard Heaven plugin and extends it to support dynamically registered widgets, such as dashboard widgets that are added by a plugin.
After installation access to all dashboard widgets is removed, then you can use the options at Settings > Dashboard Commander to configure the minimum access level for each widget.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YBOm5ov3vs[/youtube]
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This looks like it just handles dashboard widgets whereas White Label CMS is a full white labelling plugin for WordPress which happens to include dashboard widget management.
I was aiming to de-clutter and this is exactly what I need to get started. Thanks for this. I got to start somewhere, right? 🙂
I was looking for something like this, my dashboard is crowded with feed widgets added by plugins.
No the site won’t be faster, you just get rid of some clutter.
yes i agree, what are the advantages ? is the site faster ?
Thanks Jean!!! for sharing video on removing widgets
Interesting and simple 🙂 Right now I’m wondering if there are advantages if you use the White Label CMS..
Looks like a very handy plugin. Will have to take it for a spin! Thanks 🙂