Title: Panelra – Custom Admin Dashboard Builder
Author: davelabs
Published: <strong>2 Abriil, 2026</strong>
Last modified: 18 Maajo, 2026

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# Panelra – Custom Admin Dashboard Builder

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## Sharraxaad

**Panelra transforms the default WordPress dashboard into a modern visual workspace.**

Instead of forcing users into the classic cluttered WordPress admin experience, 
Panelra lets you build — or instantly apply — beautiful custom dashboard templates
designed for clients, teams, agencies, and businesses.

🎥 Watch the full Panelra tutorial:

### New in Panelra 2.0 — Dashboard Templates

Panelra now includes ready-to-use dashboard templates with live previews and one-
click activation.

Choose the experience you want:

### Tutorial Dashboard

Perfect for onboarding clients, courses, internal documentation, training videos,
or guided experiences.

### Statistics Dashboard

Display analytics, quick stats, reports, business KPIs, progress blocks, and operational
overviews.

### Welcome Dashboard

Create a modern branded WordPress welcome experience with quick actions, help sections,
resources, and links.

### From Scratch

Start from a completely empty dashboard and build your own experience visually.

All templates are:
 – Fully editable – Drag & drop compatible – Role-aware – Designed
to feel modern and clean – Optimized for a professional admin experience

### Visual Dashboard Builder

Build fully custom dashboards visually.

 * Sections and responsive grids
 * Headings, buttons, text, images, videos
 * Statistics cards
 * Video tutorial blocks
 * Quick action cards
 * Internal/external links
 * Role visibility controls
 * Hero banners
 * Custom support/help sections

Turn WordPress into a true operational workspace.

### First Activation Experience

Panelra automatically activates the Custom Dashboard Builder on first install and
immediately shows template choices directly inside the dashboard.

Users can:
 – Select a dashboard template instantly – Preview layouts visually –
Return to the classic WordPress dashboard anytime

Even when using the classic dashboard, Panelra continues suggesting visual dashboard
templates through a dedicated onboarding widget.

### Clean & Simplify WordPress

Remove distractions and create a cleaner admin experience:

 * Hide admin notices
 * Remove default dashboard widgets
 * Hide Screen Options and Help tabs
 * Reduce visual clutter
 * Create focused workspaces for clients

### Customize the WordPress Admin

Make WordPress feel like your own platform:

 * Modern dashboard layouts
 * Admin color customization
 * Typography controls
 * Layout spacing controls
 * Modern sidebar presets

### Perfect For

 * Freelancers
 * Agencies
 * Client websites
 * Membership platforms
 * Internal company dashboards
 * Online courses
 * White label projects
 * Teams and operators

### Free vs Pro

The free version gives you everything you need to:
 – Build custom dashboards – 
Use dashboard templates – Customize the admin UI – Simplify WordPress for clients

**Panelra Pro (coming soon)** will unlock:
 – Advanced dashboard blocks – White 
label mode – Advanced role logic – Export/import systems – Team onboarding flows–
Advanced admin automation

### How it works

 1. Install and activate Panelra
 2. Choose one of the dashboard templates
 3. Customize your layout visually
 4. Save your dashboard
 5. Transform your WordPress admin experience

### Developer Friendly

 * Clean architecture
 * Extendable block system
 * WordPress native integration
 * Lightweight and optimized

### Notes

 * Works with most themes and plugins
 * Designed to be lightweight and fast
 * Does not permanently modify WordPress core behavior

### Feedback

We’re actively improving Panelra.

If you like it:
 ⭐ Leave a review 💬 Share feedback 🚀 Suggest features

## Sawir-shaashado

 * [[
 * Custom dashboard builder interface
 * [[
 * Clean dashboard with custom layout
 * [[
 * Admin UI customization panel
 * [[
 * Menu and role management
 * [[
 * Maintenance mode settings
 * [[
 * Dashboard template selection screen
 * [[
 * Tutorial Dashboard template
 * [[
 * Statistics Dashboard template
 * [[
 * Welcome Dashboard template
 * [[
 * From Scratch dashboard builder

## Rakibaad

 1. Upload the plugin to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen
 3. Go to **Panelra** in the admin menu
 4. Choose a dashboard template or start from scratch

## SBI

### Can I use this for client websites?

Yes. Panelra is perfect for simplifying the admin experience for clients.

### Does it affect frontend users?

No. It only modifies the WordPress admin area.

### Can I hide dashboard widgets?

Yes. You can completely replace the default WordPress dashboard.

### Can I create different dashboards for different roles?

Yes. You can control visibility by user role.

### Is coding required?

No. Everything is visual.

## Dibu-eegisyo

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## Ka-qaybgalayaasha & Horumariyayaasha

“Panelra – Custom Admin Dashboard Builder” waa softiweer il furan. Dadka soo socda
ayaa wax ku biiriyay kaabahan.

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## Isbeddellada

#### 2.0.0

 * Added a completely redesigned Dashboard Templates system.
 * Added four ready-to-use dashboard templates:
    - Tutorial Dashboard
    - Statistics Dashboard
    - Welcome Dashboard
    - From Scratch
 * Added visual template previews inside Dashboard Builder and WordPress Dashboard
   onboarding.
 * Added first-run onboarding experience with instant template selection.
 * Automatically enables the Custom Dashboard Builder on first activation.
 * Added classic WordPress dashboard fallback with persistent Panelra template CTA
   widget.
 * Added editable hero banners, tutorial sections, statistics layouts, support blocks,
   and quick action grids.
 * Added modern full-width dashboard shell with improved spacing and visual hierarchy.
 * Added embedded video tutorial cards with popup playback support.
 * Added configurable “View all videos” links and editable tutorial metadata.
 * Improved dashboard responsiveness and premium template rendering.
 * Improved visual consistency across all bundled templates.
 * Improved onboarding flow for non-technical users and client websites.

#### 1.0.9

 * Improved default admin appearance on first activation with Roboto, 15px font 
   size, 220px menu width, and a modern sidebar color.
 * Improved WordPress default color handling so native admin colors, links, and 
   buttons are no longer overwritten unexpectedly.
 * Improved link and button contrast handling when using Panelra appearance presets.

#### 1.0.8

 * Improved the empty custom dashboard state with a clearer onboarding message and
   a direct button to the Dashboard Builder.

#### 1.0.7

 * Improved Dashboard Builder onboarding by enabling all dashboard cleanup options
   the first time the custom dashboard is activated.
 * Ensures users see an immediate visual change after enabling the custom dashboard.

#### 1.0.5

 * Added a new Hide Dashboard Title option in Dashboard Builder.
 * Improved custom dashboard personalization for cleaner admin experiences.

#### 1.0.4

 * Added a new Tutorials tab inside the plugin admin with the official Panelra video
   tutorial.
 * Updated plugin documentation and tutorial references.

#### 1.0.3

 * Fixed video tutorial link

#### 1.0.2

 * Added video tutorial to documentation

#### 1.0.1

 * Fixed screenshot filenames and display issues

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **2.0.0**
 *  Last updated **3 todobaad kahor**
 *  Active installations **In ka yar 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 ama ka sareeya **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 ama ka sareeya **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/panelra-dashboard-builder/)
 * Tags
 * [admin menu editor](https://so.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-menu-editor/)
   [custom admin](https://so.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-admin/)[custom dashboard](https://so.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-dashboard/)
   [custom menu](https://so.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-menu/)[custom wordpress admin](https://so.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-wordpress-admin/)
 *  [Aragti Sare](https://so.wordpress.org/plugins/panelra-dashboard-builder/advanced/)

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## Taageero

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