<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIf you’ve passed tests, your site health will be labeled as “Good.\u201d If you see “Recommended,” It means some changes are required yet not necessary. If you haven’t passed the tests, site health will be labeled as “Critical.” It means there are some significant issues that you must consider fixing immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Quick Draft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Quick Draft is a mini post editor that allows you to quickly create a draft for your new website posts. To create a quick draft, just enter the title and content. Then click on the “Save Draft” button, and the post will be saved as a draft, which you can edit later from the \u201cPosts\u201d section. Recent drafts will also be shown in the \u201cQuick Draft\u201d widget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. WordPress news and events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n This widget displays the latest news and events about WordPress, such as the new updates, alerts, upcoming events, and meetups shared from the official WordPress blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Activity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n This block shows recently published posts and the latest comments on your blog. It also gives you the quick links to go to different comments sections so that you can approve, reply, edit, spam, or trash comments, all at the bottom of the widget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. At A Glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The \u201cAt A Glance\u201d section gives an overview of the total number of published blog posts, pages, and comments on your site. When you click on the individual links, you’ll be taken to that specific screen. \u201cAt A Glance\u201d also shows the current version that you are running of WordPress, as well as the active theme selected for your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Toolbar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The Toolbar is displayed at the top of each Admin Screen. It has links to functions such as adding a new post, see pending comments and edit your profile. Many Toolbar items expand when you hover your mouse over them to display more options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The WordPress Dashboard provides a navigation menu that contains menu options such as posts, media libraries, pages, comments, appearance options, plugins, users, and tools, as well as settings on the left side. This is where you’ll update and configure your site using different options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your Dashboard makes it very convenient to customize the settings of your website with a few clicks. It lets you manage different sections of your site and change the entire look of your website by changing the theme or adding new functionalities via plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now let\u2019s take a look at each menu option briefly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe WordPress Dashboard Menu options are listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Dashboard or Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n When you click on your Dashboard, it will show the Dashboard \u201cHomepage\u201d, which is your WordPress admin screen, as we discussed earlier in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Updates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The \u201cUpdates\u201d section will notify you if there are any updates available for your WordPress, such as installed themes or plugins. It will update them from within the “Updates” section. You can also update the themes and plugins from their respective sections, but you have to do it from the “Updates” section to ensure that the WordPress version is also updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n This is where a WordPress user can view all of their posts, create new blog posts, edit old posts, delete posts, and manage categories and tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Media Libraries allow you to upload new images, documents, and other types of files to your WordPress website. You can view, edit, and update the media library files that have been uploaded from within the \u201cMedia\u201d section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Click on this menu option to view all of the pages created on your website, create new pages, update your existing pages, or delete pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Comments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n This tab shows the latest comments on your blog posts. It allows you to approve, reply, edit, mark spam, and trash a comment. A WordPress user can manage all of their website comments from within this menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Appearance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n This is the most important menu option for customizing settings, managing widgets, changing or editing a theme (Theme Editor), and changing the background image on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Plugins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Plugins add or enhance the functionality of your WordPress website. This menu option shows installed plugins on your site. It lets you add or delete plugins, edit installed plugins, and activate or deactivate plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The \u201cUsers\u201d menu option shows all of the existing users of your website or blog. You can also add new users, edit user settings, delete a user, and manage users’ roles based on their responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n This menu option allows a WordPress user to import data from different platforms like Tumblr, RSS, and LiveJournal, etc. Similarly, you can also export the data from your WordPress website. Users can also erase personal data from the WordPress site or export personal data. As well, site owners can monitor their WordPress website’s performance, security, and speed within this menu option. Site Health assists users to identify site issues and helps them fix those issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The settings tab allows users to configure their site. With this option, you can customize your site title and URL, set default user roles, set default categories, identify the page where your latest posts should appear, moderate comments, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Collapse menu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n At the bottom of the WordPress Dashboard menu, you will see an option named \u201cCollapse menu<\/em>.” Clicking this option will hide the menu item names and will just display the menu item icons. Click again to expand the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nHow to change the appearance of the Dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\nScreen options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Screen options allow you to hide\/show certain widgets that you see on your WordPress Dashboard screen. To hide\/show specific widgets, click on the \u201cScreen Options\u201d button present on your Dashboard screen’s right top corner. Clicking the “Screen Options” will show a dropdown menu. This menu contains the names of the widgets that are present on the Dashboard screen, along with a checkbox in front of each widget name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nTo hide a widget, just unmark the checkbox in front of the widget’s name, and the widget will disappear from the admin screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nSimilarly, if you want to show a widget, just mark the checkbox with a tick, and the widget will appear again on the admin screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nOption to change Dashboard colors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t like the default color scheme of the WordPress Dashboard and want to change it? Don’t worry! WordPress allows users to change the color scheme of their admin panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To make the change, hover your mouse over the username that you see in the top right corner of the admin screen; a dropdown menu will appear. From the dropdown menu, click on the “Edit My Profile” option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou will be redirected to a new “Profile” page which contains the options specific to the logged-in user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the \u201cProfile\u201d page, you will see the option “Admin Color Scheme” that controls the Dashboard’s color scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By default, WordPress provides eight different color schemes from which you can choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nChoose your preferred color scheme from the provided selection, and the color scheme for your WordPress Dashboard will be changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n In this article, we\u2019ve discussed different Dashboard screen options, how a user logs in to their Dashboard, the Dashboard menu, helpful links in the admin panel, and how to change your Dashboard appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WordPress\u2019 Dashboard is user friendly, and once you\u2019ve spent a little time exploring the different menus and options of the admin panel, you\u2019ll feel much more comfortable. WordPress is the easiest to use CMS (Content Management System) and makes it simple for the user to design a site and add content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are facing any difficulty in customizing Dashboard settings, feel free to ask us about it in the comment section below!<\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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