Dash up Your WordPress Dashboard Interface

Guest post by Gagan

Do you have a multi-author blog ? Do you want to brand your WordPress dashboard with custom logo and unique interface? Then this post is for you only. In this article I am going to tell you how you can change the avatar of WordPress admin page with new style and add some cool features to it. Let’s start.

Fluency WordPress Plugin

Here is a WordPress plugin for you called Fluency with which you can customize your WordPress admin page according to your needs without any knowledge of PHP.

Some top features of Fluency that I personally like are -

Display your own custom logo at the top of the WP Menu once logged in : This is my favorite option, with this plugin you can also add your own logo on top of WordPress admin page. A good option if you’ve a multi author blog.

Hot keys for menu/submenu access : Fluency provides you with features of hot keys with which you can easily open menu and submenu. Now, no need to take mouse to every menu, simply use the hot keys from the keyboard to open any menu you want. Isn’t it great !

Display your own custom logo on WP login page : You can easily display your own custom logo on WordPress login page. Again this is a great option if you have a multi author blog, a great way to brand your login page.

Compatibility with WordPress 3.0 : The latest version of this plugin is fully compatible with WordPress 3.0, so you do not have to worry about any issue.

Add your own custom link to your custom logo on the WP login page : Apart from adding custom logo to login page you can also add your own link to that logo.

Other quick features:

• Hover menus
• Switch between full menu view and icon-only view
• Support for both Grey and Classic/Blue color schemes
• Turn on/off Fluency login styles
• Turn Hover menus on/off
• Turn Hot Keys on/off
• iPad friendly menus
• Improved support for Opera 10.5+

Download Fluency Admin WordPress Plugin

This is a Guest Post written by Gagan, who is a blogger / Web Designer, Developer and founder of CreativeBloggingIdeas. You can also share your tips by guest blogging on TechPP.