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DashLinx adds a simple, unobtrusive widget to the WordPress admin dashboard that allows administrators to store up to five frequently used links for quick access.
Links can be added by: 
* Selecting existing Pages, Posts, or any public post type via autocomplete 
* Pasting a full URL (external or internal)
When a raw URL is added, DashLinx attempts to retrieve the page title automatically.
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Admin dashboard widget</li>
<li>Supports Pages, Posts, and all public post types</li>
<li>External URLs supported</li>
<li>Automatic title detection for pasted URLs</li>
<li>Links can be deleted (editing is intentionally disabled)</li>
<li>Admin links open in the same tab</li>
<li>Frontend and external links open in a new tab</li>
<li>Accessible and WordPress-native UI (Dashicons, jQuery UI)</li>
</ul>
DashLinx is designed to be fast, minimal, and dependency-free, using only tools already bundled with WordPress core.
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.

DashLinx – Admin Dashboard Links Widget

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This plugin allows you to easily bookmark/favorite posts, pages and custom post types. When you ‘star’ a post a shortcut link will appear in the admin menu. 
Use this plugin if you constantly find yourself editing the same posts or pages, and are sick of showing the list of posts first, then finding the post, then clicking edit.
Steps to use
<ol>
<li>Go to Pages</li>
<li>Click the Star icon on a page.</li>
<li>Your page is now bookmarked!</li>
<li>Repeat for other pages you always edit.</li>
<li>Save time!</li>
</ol>
Plugin Features
<ul>
<li>Intuitive interface to bookmark posts using a star icon.</li>
<li>Zero settings! Activate and enjoy.</li>
<li>Works with posts, pages and any custom post types.</li>
<li>Dashboard widget listing all bookmarks.</li>
<li>Setting a bookmark is done in realtime with no page reload.</li>
<li>Bookmarks are added to the admin menu for quick access under a “Bookmarks” menu item.</li>
<li>Adds a Bookmarks view/filter to the listing pages.</li>
<li>Bookmark shortcuts are also grouped by post type within the WordPress admin bar.</li>
<li>Optional “Bookmark Title” quick edit field to customize menu labels</li>
</ul>
Filters
<ul>
<li><code>admin_bookmarks_post_types</code> – Filter to scope bookmarks to specific post types</li>
<li><code>admin_bookmarks_untitled_label</code> – Filter to customize the untitled label</li>
<li><code>admin_bookmark_feature-dashboard_widget</code> – Filter to disable the dashboard widget</li>
<li><code>admin_bookmark_feature-quick-edit</code> – Filter to disable the quick edit feature</li>
<li><code>admin_bookmark_feature-view</code> – Filter to disable the view feature</li>
<li><code>admin_bookmark_feature-admin-bar</code> – Filter to disable the admin bar feature</li>
</ul>
To disable a feature, add a small bit of custom code to your theme’s <code>functions.php</code> file:
<pre><code>add_filter( 'admin_bookmark_feature-dashboard_widget', '__return_false' );
</code></pre>

Admin Bookmarks

Bookmark your favorite posts, pages or custom post types within the WordPress admin

DashLinx – Admin Dashboard Links Widget vs Admin Bookmarks