Title: Dashboard Commander Author: Josh Hartman Published: January 30, 2011 Last modified: April 5, 2024 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/dashboard-commander.svg) # Dashboard Commander By [Josh Hartman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshhartman/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dashboard-commander.1.0.3.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-commander/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-commander/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-commander/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-commander/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-commander/) ## Description Command your admin dashboard. Manage built-in widgets (Right Now, Recent Comments, etc.) and dynamically registered widgets (Google Analytics Summary, WP E-Commerce Dashboard, etc.). Hide widgets depending upon user capabilities. This plugin is based upon Dave Kinkead’s Dashboard Heaven plugin and extends it to support dynamically registered widgets, such as dashboard widgets that are added by a plugin. After installation access to all dashboard widgets is removed, then you can use the options at Settings > Dashboard Commander to configure the minimum access level for each widget. ## Screenshots * [[ * Dashboard Commander Options found at Settings > Dashboard Commander ## Installation 1. Extract the `dashboard-commander` folder to your `wp-content/plugins` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the admin interface 3. Visit your dashboard once to build a list of dashboard widgets 4. Go to Settings > Dashboard Commander to configure access to widgets ## FAQ ### Why is my dashboard empty after installing your plugin? After installation access to all dashboard widgets is removed, then you can use the options at Settings > Dashboard Commander to configure the minimum access level for each widget. ### I have a widget that shows up when I’m logged in as an Administrator, but i can’t get it to show up for an Editor/Author/Contributor? Some WordPress core dashboard widgets and other plugin dashboard widgets are restricted to a certain user capability level. Example: You can not make the Recent Comments dashboard widget visible to a Subscriber, Contributor or Author because of this fact. This can not be overridden using Dashboard Commander, but you can override this behavior by hacking the specific widget-setup function in the WordPress core or plugin code. ### Have a question that is not addressed here? Leave a comment on the plugin homepage http://www.warpconduit.net/wordpress-plugins/ dashboard-commander/ ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03a1ad8481623d0b44156ab86263132a66cd742cc3197df424e48cc3ea0b0875? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-2386/)󠁿 [Dima Stefantsov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dima-stefantsov/) February 1, 2018 Does what I need it to. Perfect. [ Read all 8 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-commander/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Dashboard Commander” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Josh Hartman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshhartman/) [Translate “Dashboard Commander” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/dashboard-commander) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dashboard-commander/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/dashboard-commander/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dashboard-commander/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dashboard-commander/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.3 * Update for WordPress 3.8 #### 1.0.2 * Removed orphaned code in deactivation function #### 1.0.1 * Tested on WordPress 3.1 * Updated FAQ * Added Settings link on Plugins page #### 1.0 * First stable release ## Meta * Version **1.0.3** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **900+** * WordPress version ** 2.9.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.5.8** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-commander/) * Tags * [admin](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[command](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/command/) [dashboard](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)[manage](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/manage/) [widgets](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widgets/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-commander/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.8 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-commander/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 2 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-commander/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-commander/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-commander/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-commander/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-commander/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-commander/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Josh Hartman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshhartman/) ## Support Got something to say? 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