In this first video, we’ll take a look at the WordPress Dashboard, which is the first page you’ll see when you login to the Admin Area in WordPress.
Covered in this video:
- The WordPress Dashboard layout and components.
- How to customize the WordPress interface just for you!
- Hide Dashboard modules you rarely use.
- How to turbo-charge WordPress with Gears.
- The all-new collapsible menu and functions.
- The At a Glance statistics overview module.
- How to use the QuickPress module to quickly create a new Post.
NOTE: This video is part of the WordPress 101 video training series. If you enjoyed the quality of this video, why not purchase a site membership and instantly gain access to the rest of the videos in this series?
Comments? Questions?
2 comments
wpTrainer
March 4, 2009
Great video learned alot about the Dashboard. However, I noticed some important interface differences between my dash board and the one on the video. I am using WP 2.7.1, in my WP admin I cannot move the modules, I dont have a a drop down menu in the upper right corner, nor most of the links shown like Screen Options. Also my left hand columns controls are different in that they are not collapsable. I tested my admin on a PC with IE and Firefox and also on the Mac with Safari. And they both showed the same inteface.
March 6, 2009
Turns out, one or more of the files in the /wp-includes directory did not install properly. After re-installing the files in that directory, everything began working properly again. If anyone else has this issue, double-check to make sure WordPress was installed properly, or re-install the files. Good challenge, Mike!