3pointross

Improve the usability of your WordPress CMS system. This plug-in creates a dashboard widget with clearly labeled large buttons of the most common tasks one would perform when using wordpress as a content management system.
I have found that particularly when handing a WordPress CMS over to less than tech-savvy clients, there is often confusion on how to perform some of the more simple tasks simply because the WordPress side menu can be overwhelming. This plugin creates a simple to use dashboard interface that will let clients easily post, edit, manage users and change widgets with out having to do any hunting or searching.

CMS Dashboard

Improve the usability of your Wordpress CMS system. This plug-in creates a dashboard widget with clearly labeled large buttons of the most common task …

This simple plugin is designed for sites that are using WordPress as a content management system rather than a blogging platform. Rather than have a majority of the dashboard widgets focused on new blog posts and comments it puts the sites page listing front and center in the dashboard for easier and quicker content management.
When using WordPress as a content management system typically the first action after logging in is going to the “edit pages” item in the navigation. This is wasted effort and could be streamlined by including it on the dashboard for quicker and easier access.

Dashboard Pages

This simple plugin is designed for sites that are using Wordpress as a content management system rather than a blogging platform.

CMS Dashboard vs Dashboard Pages