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equaliser.me 1:20 pm on August 13, 2013

A very simple but important thing is a notepad on my dashboard. At the beginning of my working I always use a local texteditor, but making notes online in the backend is so effective.
Piet 1:43 pm on August 13, 2013

Good survey, hope you will get lots of input/feedback!
WebTechGlobal 2:19 pm on August 13, 2013

Yes very good direction to be thinking about and something I’m keen to help with. My vision of the dashboard is different modes for different users. So one blogblog (versus network, site) could offer a different dashboard. Each mode focusing on that user rather than a mix of widgets.

Developer Mode (even if just for newer developers)
Support Mode (possibly the default and plenty help/troubleshooting tools)
Statistics/SEO Mode (our Google, Alex, Bing and overall SEO condition all on one screen)
Blogger Mode (a full Edit Post screen but with a menu for selecting post type and possibly forms for subscribers to request permissions to be author and blog on that very dashboard, there is very little connection between webmaster and visitors in WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. other than comments)
vtrs 6:49 pm on August 13, 2013

… and please change the default color:)
Hassan 7:02 pm on August 13, 2013

Useful survey. It’s about time we give the dashboard page more love. It’s been a bit useless for a while now, except if you have some important pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party widgets there.
- Marcus 10:37 am on August 14, 2013
  
  i agree, hope the survey helps!
lessbloat 11:36 am on August 14, 2013

Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill this out. We got over 250 responses in under 24 hours. You guys rock! 🙂
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Miriam Schwab 2:12 pm on August 14, 2013

Just filled it out. I think the dashboard should be more actionable, with quick links to do things people do most often: write a new post, create a new page, manage comments.

And a quick view of stats would be nice, pulled from Google Analytics, social shares etc. A snapshot of how your site is faring on the interwebz.
Terry Sutton 3:46 pm on August 14, 2013

STATS!! That’s what I forgot to put in when I filled out the survey!
Yaron Guez 4:11 pm on August 14, 2013

The thing that’s not really covered here is that there are two very different uses of WP….a blogging platform or a CMS. If you’re using it as a CMS than all the blogging tools, QuickPress, Recent Comments, Incoming Links, etc are useless. If you’re using it as a blogblog (versus network, site) than they’re indispensable.
raygulick 4:42 pm on August 14, 2013

I think there should be a question that pertains to how you use WordPress. The things on my dashboard (as someone involved primarily in developing WordPress as a custom CMS for clients) is very different from the things a blogger would find useful.
Nashwan Doaqan 5:52 pm on August 14, 2013

Survey Completed 🙂

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