Nikita Hlopov

<p>Dashboard Shortcuts lets you create a personalized menu of links to any page in your dashboard: including posts, pages, settings, builders, theme dashboards, and more.</p>
<p>You can also add links to external resources, even outside your dashboard.</p>
<p>Use it as your bookmarks or favorites list to quickly access your most-used tools, documentation, or external resources, all from the admin bar.</p>
<p>Perfect for developers, site administrators, and content managers who want faster navigation to their frequently used pages.</p>
<p>The plugin is fully compatible with popular page builders (WPBakery, Elementor, Beaver Builder, Oxygen, Brizy, Visual Composer, etc.) and will not render or load the shortcuts bar in builder/editor iframes, preventing conflicts and ensuring a clean editing experience.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Custom Shortcut Links</strong>: Add unlimited custom links with titles and URLs</li>
<li><strong>Admin Bar Integration</strong>: Your shortcuts appear under the admin bar for instant access</li>
<li><strong>Bookmark Any Page</strong>: Add links to any dashboard page (posts, pages, settings, builders, themes) or any external website</li>
<li><strong>Page Builder Compatibility</strong>: The shortcuts bar automatically detects builder/editor iframes and will not render or load in those environments (WPBakery, Elementor, Beaver Builder, Oxygen, Brizy, Visual Composer, etc.)</li>
<li><strong>New Tab Option</strong>: Choose whether links open in the same tab or a new tab</li>
<li><strong>Easy Management</strong>: Simple settings interface to add, edit, remove and order your shortcuts</li>
<li><strong>Add current page</strong>: Quickly add the current admin page as a shortcut with one click</li>
<li><strong>Toggle Visibility</strong>: Enable or disable the shortcuts menu as needed</li>
</ul>
<h4>Contribute</h4>
<p>This plugin is open-source! You can contribute, report issues, or suggest improvements on GitHub:<br />
<a href="https://github.com/nikitahl/dashboard-shortcuts" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a></p>


Dashboard Shortcuts

Add custom shortcut links to your admin bar. Create bookmarks and favorites for quick access to frequently used pages and tools.

Rafael Oliveira

<p>Hoard Shortcuts is a WordPress plugin that adds widgets to create shortcuts as visual cards – large buttons that can include a title, description, link, and/or background image.</p>
<p>You build each card your way: informational only (no link), text with a link, image with a link, title+description+image+link all together, and many other combinations.</p>
<p>Perfect for highlighting services, external pages, important links, and more, all in a simple and visual way.</p>
<h3>Main features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Create as many shortcuts as you want — no limits.</li>
<li>Add images to cards (optional) using the WordPress Media Library.</li>
<li>Manage shortcuts through a simple, dynamic interface.</li>
<li>Reorder items directly in the widget form.</li>
<li>Choose whether links open in the same tab or in a new browser tab.</li>
<li>Text alignment options per card.</li>
<li>Responsive layout for desktop, tablet, and mobile.</li>
<li>Compatible with keyboard navigation and accessibility features.</li>
<li>Translation ready with the text domain and no external dependencies.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Add the Hoard Shortcuts widget to a WordPress widget area.</li>
<li>Set an title for the widget (optional).</li>
<li>Click + Add new shortcut.</li>
<li>Fill in the shortcut’s title, description, link, and image (according to your needs).</li>
<li>Save the widget.</li>
</ol>


Hoard Shortcuts

Turn ordinary links into amazing visual cards. Like modern buttons with text, image, alignment, order and more – all individually adjustable.

Dashboard Shortcuts vs Hoard Shortcuts