Dashboard quick links widget
A lightweight plugin to allows admins to create a admin dashboard widget with frequently accessed links for quick access.
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Possibly abandoned • Last updated 415 days ago • 8 reviews
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Description
A lightweight plugin to allows admins to create an admin dashboard widget with frequently accessed links for quick access.
I originally developed this plugin after spending hours creating client/user documentation for every WordPress project. Instead of writing step-by-step navigation documentation, I used this plugin to organise all necessary links on the single widget for non-technical users. As a developer, I also use this script myself to organise frequently accessed links for quick access.
Links format
Each link should be entered in a separate line in the following format
(the fourth parameter, i.e. font awesome icon class is optional)
Link text|Button link|Button text|font-awesome icon class
Examples
Post blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Post blog
Post blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Post blog|fa fa-cog
Post blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php newtab|Post blog|fa fa-cog`
If you have any feedback or queries please contact me at hemthapa.com
Installation
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Install the plugin from within the Dashboard or upload the directory
dashboard-quick-link-widgetand all of its contents to the/wp-content/plugins/directory of your website -
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
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Configure the widget options and links on Settings->Dashboard links widget.
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Preview and confirm the dashboard widget.
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That’s all, Now users can simply click on the button in the dashboard widget to access the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
You need to list each link in a separate line in the following format
Link text|Button link|Button text|font-awesome icon class
(fourth parameter, i.e. Font Awesome icon class is optional)
Example:
Post new blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Create new post|fa fa-cog
By default, all links open in the same tab, if you want to open all the links on the widget in a new tab tick the ‘Open all links in a new tab’ box.
However, if you want to open only selected links in a new tab, add the keyword ‘newtab’ after the link.
Example:
Post new blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php newtab|Post new blog
If you need to add any text, divider or any plain or HTML content in between the links, please add the new line with ‘#’ in the front. Any new lines starting with # are rendered as it is in the widget. You can add any HTML tags in this line.
Example:
#<strong> Section title </strong>
Post new blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Post new blog
#<hr/>
Post new blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Post new blog
Please make sure correct the Font Awesome version is selected.
Review feed
Very good - Does exactly what it says!
Awesome Plugin
Screenshots
Dashboard widget preview
plugin settings dialog
Changelog
1.6.0
4 Sep 2023
- Support for custom HTML block is added to add text, space or whatever you like in between the links to categorise and manage the links block
- Support for multiple version of Font Awesome icon is added
- Individual links can now be set to open in a new tab