How To Create Wordpress Dashboard Themes Easily

Want To Learn Complete WordPress Dashboard Styling?

Do you want to learn how to make your Wordpress dashboard look however you want it to? Do you want to learn how to do it, the easiest way possible? Keep reading this if so, otherwise ... I don't know, read some other stuff posted on this site I guess :)...

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First of all, sorry this is not a tutorial. Well, not yet anyways. I am interested to know if it's worth my time to post a tutorial on how to do this. Here is the New2WP.com WordPress dashboard. I just started this today, not finished yet, but you can get the idea I think. I have taken things like this, and this to another level of customization. A complete redesign of the dashboard.

Do you want to know how you can do this

If you are interested to know how you can do this, and MORE, please post a comment below. I basically want to get an idea of how many people are

really reading my posts here, and
looking to learn how to do something like this on their own sites.

The level of effort in doing this is minimal, except for when you have plugins that don't use the same format for displaying option pages and such. You really only need to know some CSS, and how to edit your theme template files. Of course, you need a sense of design, or creativity too.

So, please comment below if you would like to see a tutorial posted here on how to do this yourself.

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About the Author

Jared is from Boston working as a web and graphic designer. Also owns the design blog Tweeaks.com, and has designed many other websites powered by Wordpress including the New2WP theme.

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John May 14

Hey, Jared. That is something I'd really like to learn. Please let us know how it's done!
Jared May 15

I was hoping at least one person would be interested in this and how to do it. I am surprised you are the only one to comment with an interest in this. and it was posted 10 days ago, even :(

I thought this would be a cool idea people dont know how to do cuz its original ya know. I kind of have a better idea how active a site this is now.

Oh, btw I am still going to do this for you at least. Me and you can be the only one's with a cool looking custom wordpress dashboard. ;)
Anonymous May 21

Please let us know how it's done!
Fernando May 22

Would love yo learn it :)
Vernessa May 26

Hey Jared! John is not the only one who wants to know how to customize the WordPress Admin control Panel :) I wasn't looking for this type of post when I arrived at your site; I was searching for help on getting a feature slider post to work in the Traction theme.

But you have a great looking site and a lot of interesting posts for the DIYers. I was actually very surprised to see this post! There have been numerous times I wanted to customize my WordPress Admin Panel. But the idea usually popped up while I was heavily into something else, so haven't taken time to search.

Some customizing things I would like to learn:

* how to highlight the commands and options I use most frequently (I hate searching and searching because I can't remember exactly where an option resides)

* how to get rid of those blog postings placed there by WordPress. I would prefer not to have other folks' stuff showing up in my Admin panel, unless I put it there myself.

* how to group settings (similar to highlighing frequently used stuff)

* how to add a page - maybe a help page or something similar

* whatever YOU want to teach me!

And don't worry, 10 days is NOT a long time for a post to hang around without getting comments and hundreds of views. I recently did an article on "ever-green content" and one of the key features is that it still gets view and is useful even after a couple of years go by! Your final tutorial on customizing WP's admin area might be one that's "ever green." :)
Jared June 10

Thank you :)

In case you missed it, I have posted a guide on this here.
keith August 15

I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW!!!

I'm doing a new site right now that encourages users to use their dashboard - but i want to make it more like the rest of the site, because it is really confusing to non-wordpress members.

PLEASE PLEASE!!!
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Laura Garcia November 21

Yes please ! please please please I want to learn, cant seem to find any decent tutorials on doing this especially styling dashboard widgets.
Jared November 21

I wrote a tutorial on how to do this here:

http://new2wp.com/pro/wordpress-dashboard-themes/
Name... April 18

I agree I also want to learn more.
Thank you for sharing it with us.

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