Title: Easy Dashboard
Author: Marco Milesi
Published: <strong>February 26, 2015</strong>
Last modified: August 31, 2026

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# Easy Dashboard

 By [Marco Milesi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milmor/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/easy-dashboard.zip)

 * [Details](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-dashboard/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-dashboard/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-dashboard/#installation)
 * [Development](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-dashboard/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-dashboard/)

## Description

Easy Dashboard replaces the standard WordPress dashboard with a focused welcome 
screen that is easier to use for administrators, editors, clients, and content teams.

Instead of widgets and clutter, users land on a clean dashboard with large menu 
tiles, a personalized greeting, faster access to content sections, and a layout 
that follows the current user’s role and capabilities.

Easy Dashboard is especially useful for websites with custom post types, editorial
workflows, or client users who need a simpler and more guided admin experience.

Features include:

 * Replaces the default Dashboard screen with a custom welcome page.
 * Shows only the menu sections the current user can actually access.
 * Displays large tiles for posts, pages, media, custom post types, and admin sections.
 * Adds quick actions for content areas such as opening the list view or creating
   new content.
 * Supports custom post types automatically.
 * Includes a branded header with site logo, greeting, and optional tagline.
 * Includes an admin-only inline settings panel directly in the welcome page.
 * Lets administrators choose built-in color schemes or a custom two-color gradient.
 * Updates the header preview in real time while choosing colors.
 * Shows a pending updates notice for administrators when WordPress, plugins, or
   themes need updates.
 * Includes a quick button to open the WordPress command search.
 * Keeps a one-click link back to the classic WordPress dashboard.

Easy Dashboard aims to stay visually consistent with WordPress while making the 
first admin screen more useful and easier to understand.

## Screenshots

[⌊The Easy Dashboard welcome page with the branded header and content tiles.⌉⌊The
Easy Dashboard welcome page with the branded header and content tiles.⌉[

The Easy Dashboard welcome page with the branded header and content tiles.

[⌊Content tiles with quick actions for posts, pages, media and custom post types.⌉⌊
Content tiles with quick actions for posts, pages, media and custom post types.⌉[

Content tiles with quick actions for posts, pages, media and custom post types.

[⌊The inline settings panel with preset and custom color schemes.⌉⌊The inline settings
panel with preset and custom color schemes.⌉[

The inline settings panel with preset and custom color schemes.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/easy-dashboard` directory, 
    or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen.
 2. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` screen in WordPress.
 3. Open the WordPress admin area. The default Dashboard screen will redirect to Easy
    Dashboard.
 4. If you are an administrator, use the settings icon in the welcome header to customize
    tagline and colors.

## FAQ

### Who can change the dashboard settings?

Only administrators or users with the `manage_options` capability can edit the welcome
page settings.

### Does it work with custom post types?

Yes. Easy Dashboard automatically shows custom post type menu items when the current
user can access them.

### Can I customize the colors?

Yes. Administrators can choose one of the preset schemes or define a custom two-
color gradient directly from the welcome page.

### Can I still use the classic dashboard?

Yes. The first tile of the second row opens the standard WordPress dashboard with
all its widgets. Developers can also disable the redirect entirely with the `easy_dashboard_should_redirect`
filter.

### Does it respect user permissions?

Yes. Tiles and quick actions are rendered according to the current user’s WordPress
capabilities.

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[BUG et PAS AU POINT](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-et-pas-au-point/)󠁿

 [bgtbbox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bgtbbox/) September 3, 2016

Bonjour Je mets deux car le plugin est l'idée est bien. Mais le plugin n'est pas
achevé et terminé. Travail fait à la va vite ! Plugin a tester grandement et à améliorer
car de gros bugs et pas trop compatible avec d'autres grand plugin de "Tableau de
bord" J'encourage

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### 󠀁[Easy Dashboard](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-dashboard/)󠁿

 [Marco Milesi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milmor/) February 8, 2017

Easy Dashboard

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## Contributors & Developers

“Easy Dashboard” is open source software. The following people have contributed 
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Marco Milesi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milmor/)

[Translate “Easy Dashboard” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/easy-dashboard)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-dashboard/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/easy-dashboard/), or 
subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/easy-dashboard/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/easy-dashboard/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 2.0.1 2026-08-31

 * Reworked the welcome page layout and branding header.
 * Moved dashboard customization into an inline admin-only panel.
 * Added preset and custom color schemes with live preview.
 * Added pending updates notice for administrators.
 * Added quick access button for WordPress command search.
 * Improved content tiles with quick actions for common tasks.
 * Added a tile linking to the classic dashboard and the `easy_dashboard_should_redirect`
   filter.
 * Moved styles and scripts to separate asset files.
 * Tiles now reuse the translated WordPress menu labels, counters excluded.

#### 1.7 2026-05-13

 * Tested for WP 7.0

#### 1.6 2025-09-08

 * Improved code and performance

#### 1.5 2025-06-09

 * Improved code and performance
 * Released Github repository

#### 1.4 20250526

 * Improved code and performance
 * New design and settings screen

#### 1.2.2 20230217

 * Compatibility check
 * Minor improvements

#### 1.2.1 20220217

 * Removed user profile link and logout (duplicated of WP admin bar)
 * Compatibility check
 * Minor improvements

#### 1.2 20200501

 * Compatibility check
 * Minor improvements

#### 1.1 17.07.2015

 * Added option to customize tagline
 * Minor changes
 * ReadMe changes

#### 1.0 26.02.2015

 * First release

## Meta

 *  Version **2.0.1**
 *  Last updated **3 weeks ago**
 *  Active installations **40+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-dashboard/)
 * Tags
 * [clean](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/clean/)[dashboard](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)
   [easy](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/easy/)[panel](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/panel/)
   [tiny](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tiny/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-dashboard/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.4 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Marco Milesi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milmor/)

## Support

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