Title: WordPress Back End Confusing for users
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress Back End Confusing for users

 *  Resolved [mikemoss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikemoss/)
 * (@mikemoss)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-back-end-confusing-for-users/)
 * I have my WordPress install up and running and I really do like it. The only 
   thing though, is I have have added a few members, and they are getting confused
   by the back end.
 * Is there anyway I could make the back end more user friendly? At the moment I
   have members going into the back end admin panel, and this is to get to the user
   control panel..
 * Is there anyway a member could add comments, and update their profile page without
   messing about in the admin back end?
 * Users messing about in the back end seems very silly to me! They should be kept
   at the front end, while only Admins should be mucking about under the bonnet!!!!

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-back-end-confusing-for-users/#post-2341953)
 * Adding comments is all done from the front end anyway. Just go to the post they
   want to comment on and woo!
 * If all they need to do is edit their profile, I would use this plugin: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-hide-dashboard/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-hide-dashboard/)(
   I’ve used it, it’s great)
 * Also maybe this: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/frontend-edit-profile/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/frontend-edit-profile/)
 *  Thread Starter [mikemoss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikemoss/)
 * (@mikemoss)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-back-end-confusing-for-users/#post-2342241)
 * Thanks for the reply, I am testing hide dashboard plugin now. Seems like a step
   in the right direction. I am just going to try and tweak it a little. I want 
   a more prominent home link on the page, as some of my blog readers are very dozy.
 * All of us users know to click the site name, in top left hand corner. But some
   users wont have a clue where to click next, when they see the profile page lol
 * Cheers working on it
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-back-end-confusing-for-users/#post-2342245)
 * Try putting this in your functions.php:
 *     ```
       //hook onto dashboard and redirect all non admin to front site
   
       add_action("admin_init","mikemoss_redirect_nonadmin"); 
   
       function mikemoss_redirect_nonadmin() {
         if (!current_user_can('activate_plugins')) {
             header( 'Location: http://example.com/' ) ;
         }
       }
       ```
   
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-back-end-confusing-for-users/#post-2342246)
 * Change the & #039; bit to a ‘ (i.e. apostrophe)
 *  Thread Starter [mikemoss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikemoss/)
 * (@mikemoss)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-back-end-confusing-for-users/#post-2342251)
 * I have tried what you suggested, and it looks like everything work just great
   now. You are a genius, looking good..Thanks a lot
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-back-end-confusing-for-users/#post-2342253)
 * I have weird code snippets saved all over 😉 No prob.

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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-back-end-confusing-for-users/#post-2342253)
 * Status: resolved

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