Panelra – Custom Admin Dashboard Builder

Description

Panelra is a custom dashboard builder and admin UI plugin for WordPress that helps you simplify, customize, and control the entire admin experience.

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Instead of dealing with cluttered dashboards, plugin notices, and confusing menus, you can:

• Create your own custom dashboard
• Hide unnecessary elements
• Simplify the admin for clients or team members
• Customize the look and feel of WordPress

Custom Dashboard Builder (Core Feature)

Create a fully custom dashboard using a visual builder.

• Build your own layout with sections and columns
• Add content blocks (text, headings, buttons, images, videos, stats)
• Show different content based on user roles
• Remove all default WordPress widgets
• Hide admin notices for a clean experience

Turn the default dashboard into a useful control panel for your business or your clients.

Clean & Simplify the Admin

Panelra helps you remove distractions and improve usability:

• Hide admin notices globally
• Remove default dashboard widgets
• Clean up the admin interface
• Hide Screen Options and Help tabs
• Reduce visual clutter

Customize the Admin UI

Make WordPress look and feel like your own platform:

• Change admin colors
• Customize typography
• Adjust layout spacing

Admin Menu & Role Management

Control what users see in the admin:

• Rename menu items
• Hide menu items per role
• Simplify navigation for clients
• Reduce confusion for non-technical users

Maintenance Mode

Quickly put your site in maintenance mode:

• Enable/disable with one click
• Display a custom message
• Restrict access to logged-in users

Activity Log

Track important admin actions:

• Monitor user activity
• See key events in the backend
• Useful for debugging and control

Who is this plugin for?

Panelra is perfect for:

• Freelancers building websites for clients
• Agencies managing multiple projects
• Site owners who want a cleaner admin
• Anyone who wants to simplify WordPress

Free vs Pro

The free version gives you everything you need to:

• Clean the admin
• Customize UI
• Build a custom dashboard

Panelra Pro (coming soon) will unlock:

• Advanced dashboard blocks (HTML, forms, files)
• Full white label mode
• Role-based rules engine
• Advanced menu control (drag & drop, reorder)
• Client mode & onboarding dashboard
• Export/import configurations

How it works

1. Install and activate Panelra
2. Go to Panelra → Dashboard Builder
3. Enable the custom dashboard
4. Build your layout visually
5. Save and view your new dashboard

Developer Friendly

• Clean architecture
• Filters for extending block types
• Hooks for custom integrations

Notes

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

Feedback

We’re actively improving Panelra.

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