WordPress 2.0 & 1.5.x Hack: How to trim the fat resource hogging Admin DashBoard (Version 2)
I have uploaded version 2 of the WordPress 1.5 Admin DashBoard Hack which received very good reviews from users across the board. Thanks for all your feedback.
Update: This works on WordPress 1.5.x & 2.0.
Changes
The new features do not add any performance penalties over last version.
Direct access, to some commonly used functions, has been provided from the DashBoard:
- Create New Post
- Create New Page
- Manage/View Comments
- Moderate Comments - This item is shown only when there are comments to moderate. It also shows the number of comments to moderate.
I removed two extra div end-tags which may create problems with Safari browser.
I have been using this version for over a month without any problems.
To understand the rationale of this hack, please refer to the original post.
Take a look at the screenshot. If you like it, feel free to download.
Grab the index.php and drop it in your wp-admin directory, replacing the original file. You must make a backup of the original file before that (and everything else under the Sun if you so desire).
Drop me a comment/pingback/trackback if you find it useful either in this post or in the original post.
Update: You can download the latest version of WordPress Admin Dashboard replacement here.
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April 18th, 2005 at 5:08 am
beautiful
April 19th, 2005 at 6:16 am
I really liked your cleaned up interface, but I missed having easy access to the feed items, so I’ve hacked your hack. I added a “news” section with show/hide links that dynamically toggles the display of the community news feed (in standard link format instead of the big grey boxes) and the wordpress blog.
I’ve also cleaned up the “Activity” section to make the presentation a bit more consistent. All sections are now in unordered lists instead of using / dividers for “write” and “comments”. The “latest posts” and “latest comments” sections now both use named links that take you to the article and an edit link that takes you to the “edit” screen. Previously, “lastest posts” used a view link to get to the article and the named link, went to the edit screen.
Right now, those feed items are still loaded, but not displayed, so it take 2 or 3 extra seconds the first time you load the page. When i get a bit more time, I may add a small form and toggle the community feeds and devblog at the server side instead of the client, so that if they’re not required, they won’t need to be loaded at all.
Anyway, I know that this probably won’t appeal to you, but it might appeal to readers like me that are more concerned with the interface than with the time it takes to load the page.
Those interested can check out screenshots or download the updated index.php file from:
http://squeg.com/home/archives/04-2005/wordpress-dashboard-hack/
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@Squeg
I think you have a very nice interface there.
May 16th, 2005 at 6:55 am
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June 18th, 2005 at 10:34 am
I renamed the original ‘index.php’ as ‘oldindex.php’
Then, at the hacked Dashboard version 2 after:
There are currently posts and comments, contained within categories.
I added the following line:
Old Dashboard
This way I can switch back and forth the original Dashboard and the information it carries.
June 18th, 2005 at 10:42 am
That’s a very good idea. Now you can get the feeds when you want it, not pushed down your throat
June 19th, 2005 at 12:37 am
I could not find your trackback link, but I just wanted you to know I implemented this and I am IN love.
July 12th, 2005 at 8:59 pm
Hoo-ha! Very cool. Was thinking of ding this same thing… I really disliked having those blog feeds on there… In fact, my initial thought was: “Who the hell are they that they get this?” … if I could have at least customized them…
Tg
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September 14th, 2005 at 10:41 pm
Wow! It’s great! Now if I just had a way link a notepad under the drafts area of Dashboard. Then I could jot my topic ideas that have not yet become drafts. Or maybe that would be best linked to the “write post” page. Anyway, I love your Dashboard hack.
October 30th, 2005 at 10:45 am
This post says that this should be version 2, but the actual link is to a file that is 1.2
October 30th, 2005 at 9:08 pm
@Darrell
It is the internal version number. It is the correct file. I double-checked.
November 1st, 2005 at 10:30 am
Thank you very much.
Eugê!
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November 15th, 2005 at 3:02 am
Well just one issue. Write and Comments catogries ib the dashboard (Under Activity on the right side menu) shows up for users who do not have access to write and comments. So can you fix this or tell me how I can please?
Thanks a lot,
Will
November 15th, 2005 at 9:57 am
I will look into it. Though I suspect that any solution will change with soon to be released WordPress 1.6 version.
November 16th, 2005 at 2:43 am
Hey,
All right cool. Then I guess dont worry about it.
Though, do you plan on doing the same for 1.6?
Could you make it a plugin perhaps?
Thanks again,
Will
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January 24th, 2006 at 4:50 am
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January 24th, 2006 at 8:44 am
@Avid
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April 5th, 2006 at 11:30 am
FYI - I commented out line 13:
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and the admin is now LIGHTENING fast.
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April 1st, 2008 at 2:22 pm
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