netbiel

The plugin has its own admin options page (settings page) where you can:
<ul>
<li>add user-friendly horizontal menu and dashboard metaboxes</li>
<li>completely remove blogging plarform widgets</li>
<li>change logo and link of the login page</li>
<li>customize admin bar menu</li>
<li>add custom content to the admin footer</li>
<li>hide notices (core update notice, plugin update notice and theme update notice)</li>
<li>hide screen options and help tag</li>
<li>change basic site settings e.g. hide site generator and feed links</li>
</ul>
It gives your clients a better experience of their new website.
Support for translation!
<ul>
<li>Polish translation</li>
<li>Dutch translation by Jos Wolbers</li>
</ul>
Plugin is ready for WordPress 3.6

CMS admin area

Useful and easy way to customize your WordPress admin area and the login page.

Remi Corson

Too often customizing the WordPress dashboard is adding or removing metaboxes. With this plugin you can create your own WordPress dashboard containing any HTML or PHP elements you want. 
You’re not limited anymore!
If you have suggestions or bugfixes for the plugin, please report them on <a href="https://remicorson.com" rel="nofollow ugc">my website</a>.
Languages
This plugin has been translated into the following languages:
<ol>
<li>English</li>
</ol>
If you want to translate the plugin into your language, <a href="http://remicorson/contact" rel="nofollow ugc">contact me</a>.

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