If you are one of those people who have used WordPress, you probably know how important the dashboard is. In fact, it could be referred to as the heart of WordPress. It is the place where you get to control everything on your site from all your posts and blog design to any other parameter on the site that might need some change or update. It also goes without saying that if you are a WordPress developer; you need to take extra caution designing this part for your client. This is especially important for clients who do not have any previous experience on using WordPress blogs. This article highlights some of the things and areas that you should consider to ensure the client is able to control the dashboard easily.
The first thing you will need to do is remove the dashboard menus. There are some of the menus that the client might not need in the daily running of the blog for example the custom theme menus. You can remove these themes in order to avoid mistakes such as the client accidentally deleting the custom theme that they paid for. To do this, you just need to take the relevant code from the theme directory and paste it in the functions.php file.
You can also define your own logo during the development process. The logo might not actually affect in any way the running of the blog but clients love uniqueness especially on their blogs. Instead of the custom WordPress logo, you can build a custom logo specifically for the client using the Custom Admin Branding plug-in. After creating the logo, you can replace the custom WordPress logo on the dashboard with your own unique logo to give the client’s blog some uniqueness.
Upgrading is an important function of WordPress and it may enable you to have a higher level of security on your blog. WordPress will constantly release upgrades and new versions of the software. Although upgrading is essential, it is not really a client’s job but the work of the developer. To make things easier for the client, disable the Pease upgrade now message.
Dashboard widgets are another useful feature of WordPress though not all of them are needed. Some such as the Google Analytics stats though important may not be all that relevant to the client so you can remove them. There are other dashboard widgets that you should remove or hide in order to secure the information that they contain. After removing the widgets that you do not need, you can easily add the ones you deem necessary.
You can also edit the appearance and functionality of the dashboard. Things such as font and color can be edited without affecting the core files. You can also include contextual help messages to help the client with areas of the dashboard that they might find difficult to use. Finally, you can also use a widget that allows you to monitor your server directly from the dashboard of your WordPress blog. To do this, you just need to get the relevant code.
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