Description
DashLinks – Dashboard Shortcut Buttons adds a customizable widget to the WordPress Dashboard so admins can jump to important areas in one click.
Use the plugin settings page to build your own shortcut button set, reorder buttons with drag-and-drop, and style the widget to match your admin theme.
Main Features
- Custom buttons with links set by the user.
- Custom dashboard widget title.
- Configurable button grid with 1-10 columns.
- Drag-and-drop button ordering.
- Dashicon picker for each button.
- Fully customizable button appearance and style.
- Per-button link target behavior (open in same tab or new tab).
- Optional row fill behavior for incomplete rows.
Appearance controls
- Button colors (normal and hover)
- Text color, font size, and font weight
- Icon size, spacing, and icon position (left, top, right, bottom)
- Button padding, button gap, and shadows
- Live preview in settings, including dashboard column preview modes.
Default shortcuts are included for common actions like View Site, New Post, Media Library, Plugins, and Settings.
Development & Support
This plugin is fully developed by Chris P.(exp7) [Github], mainly after a specific use case for personal use and it is published as is, with no quarantees of future updates or support included.
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Installation
- Search
DashLinks exp7and install it through the WordPress Plugins page, or Upload the plugin folder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate DashLinks – Dashboard Shortcut Buttons through the Plugins page in WordPress.
- Go to
Settings > DashLinksto configure your shortcuts and styles. - Open the Dashboard to view and use your shortcut widget.
FAQ
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Yes. Each button is fully customizable and accepts any link you add.
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Yes. You can customize layout, spacing, colors, typography, icon position, and shadows from the settings page.
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Yes. The Buttons section supports drag-and-drop sorting.
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Yes. Each button has a “new tab” option.
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Who can manage the plugin settings?
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Users with the
manage_optionscapability (typically Administrators). -
What happens if I delete the plugin?
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On uninstall, the plugin removes its saved settings options from the database.
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Contributors & Developers
“DashLinks – Dashboard Shortcut Buttons” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.2
- Fixes and structure
1.0.1
- Small fixes and cleanup
1.0.0
- Initial public release.