Anybody Built a Custom Admin/Dashboard in WordPress?

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    hey guys!

    Has anybody here built a custom Admin/Dashboard in WordPress? In the past I've been using a plugin called White Label CMS, but want to go a bit step further in making the Dashboard look completely custom.

    I'm going to hire a UI/UX person to create the mock-up and design, but would like to know how the actual dashboard can be re-designed? Is it done through the WordPress API?

    For anybody who as redesigned their Dashboard, could you show a screenshot of what your design looks like?
     
    DustinOverbeck, Sep 1, 2016 IP
  2. Shahidul Islam

    Shahidul Islam Active Member

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    I didn't hear it, yet. Why do you want to change admin panel design? May you tell me? Everybody add custom post type and taxonomies for few extra functionality.
     
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  3. DustinOverbeck

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    I want to build the admin section so that it looks and behaves 100% custom, and looks like an app. So that it doesn't resemble Wordpress at all.

    I've seen nice looking stuff on Behance.net. But now would like to build it.
     
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  4. Shahidul Islam

    Shahidul Islam Active Member

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    oh. But I think you don't find suitable developer available for this task because it's uncommon, yet. So you can get custom cms using php,mysql,ajax or laravel.
     
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  5. DustinOverbeck

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    No, from what I understand it can be done through the API.
    http://v2.wp-api.org/

    I wanted to see if anybody here has experience with building this.
     
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    Ok good luck. Thank you
     
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  8. DustinOverbeck

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    Excellent link @Agent000! This links to some good plugin alternatives, although it's like adding a coat of paint to the Admin section.

    Towards the bottom of that article, however, there is a section that goes into a bit more detail about complete customization of the Admin section:

    Those links brought be over to here as well, which has some good info about customizing an Admin section:
    https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/future-of-wordpress-2016/

    I am only vaguely familiar with this because Calypso was mentioned at WordCamp Europe 2016 and I was there. I am surprised more people are not developing their own custom Admin dashboard to completely rebrand it so that it looks unlike the default WordPress design and layout.
     
    DustinOverbeck, Sep 8, 2016 IP