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Dashboard Navigator

Navigate your WordPress dashboard by searching with a few keystrokes. Press shift shift, then a few letters of the menu item you want.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Current version1.1.3
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.0
Minimum stackWP 4.7 · PHP 5.6
Directory statusactive
Last directory update1 Jul 20264mo ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 2 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Dashboard Navigator version 1.1.3 as active, updated 4mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.

Overview

About this plugin

In modern operating systems you can press a Start or Spotlight key, type a few letters of the operation you need, and choose it. There’s no need to waste time clicking around in the menus looking for your command. This plugin gives you the same capability for WordPress’s dashboard and its features.

The plugin places a search box at the top of the menu at the top left of WordPress’s dashboard. ) Click in that menu and type a few letters. You’ll see a drop-down list of matching commands.

Use arrow keys to select the command you want, and press Enter or Tab.

You can press Shift twice rapidly instead of clicking in the search box. So, for example, to go to your orders in your WooCommerce store, type this.

Shift Shift o r d e r s Enter

Tnat’s it.

How does this plugin work? It is lightweight. It sends its small JavaScript file to your browser for every dashboard page.

That JavaScript analyzes the WordPress menus and prepares the dropdown list.

Credits

Props to herchen for his Admin Menu Search plugin. This is, I hope, worthwhile improvement on it.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • administration
  • dashboard
  • navigation
  • search
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 7.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.7 · PHP 5.6
Update activity1 Jul 20264mo ago

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