If you are new to WordPress, you may want to see this tutorial about your site’s admin area: Your WP Admin Screen – A Tutorial
If your site was built with WordPress, and you are logging in and out of your admin area regularly, then it pays to know how to customize the WordPress Dashboard.
In this tutorial, we’ll show you a number of simple ways to customize the WordPress backend without touching any web code.
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Decluttering Your Admin Area
As you begin to add more functionality to your site, the information in your admin can start looking quite busy …
Fortunately, you can “tidy up” your work area by hiding, minimizing and reorganizing the layout of your admin panels.
How To Hide Dashboard Panels
The Screen Options feature is found in the top-right corner of your WP dashboard screen, in the header area …
In the main Dashboard, clicking on the Screen Options tab lets you configure options such as which panels of your Dashboard screen you want to hide or display …
By ticking or unticking boxes, you can create a sparse-looking admin dashboard, and display only information that is absolutely useful …
How To Minimize Dashboard Elements
As well as hiding elements, you can minimize information screens in your dashboard area by clicking on the icons in the corner of a panel’s title bar …
This helps you keep your work area uncluttered. You can display/hide as much information in your dashboard as you like …
Reorganizing Information Content Blocks
You can also reorganize the the information blocks your admin dashboard using “drag and drop” …
Some information panels allow you to configure additional display options that may not be obvious at first glance …
If you hover over the title bar area with your mouse, however, you will see a link appear that lets you further configure the information …
As well as being able to reorganize content inside your dashboard, you can also change the color scheme of your admin area directly from within your WordPress settings, or by using plugins …
To change the colour scheme of your WordPress dashboard, click on the “Howdy, Your UserName” tab and choose Edit My Profile…
You can also get to this screen by clicking on Your Profile in the menu …
Remember to click the Update Profile button before leaving to save your changes …
Your new admin section colour scheme will take effect immediately …
To learn more about customizing your WordPress admin colors, see the tutorial below:
How To Customize Your WordPress Dashboard Color Scheme
Hopefully, this tutorial has shown you a few quick and easy ways to customize the WordPress Dashboard without touching code or adding extra plugins. All it takes is just a few clicks of your mouse button.
"If you're new to WordPress, this can stand on its own as a training course and will stay with you as you progress from beginner to advanced and even guru status." - Bruce (Columbus, Ohio)
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