Dashboard quick links widget

A lightweight plugin to allows admins to create an admin dashboard widget with frequently accessed links for quick access.

I originally developed this plugin after spending hours creating client/user documentation for every WordPress project. Instead of writing step-by-step navigation documentation, I used this plugin to organise all necessary links on the single widget for non-technical users. As a developer, I also use this script myself to organise frequently accessed links for quick access.

Links format

Each link should be entered in a separate line in the following format (the fourth parameter, i.e. font awesome icon class is optional)

Link text|Button link|Button text|font-awesome icon class

Examples

Post blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Post blog Post blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Post blog|fa fa-cog Post blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php newtab|Post blog|fa fa-cog`

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1. 01Install the plugin from within the Dashboard or upload the directory dashboard-quick-link-widget and all of its contents to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory of your website
2. 02Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. 03Configure the widget options and links on Settings->Dashboard links widget.
4. 04Preview and confirm the dashboard widget.
5. 05That’s all, Now users can simply click on the button in the dashboard widget to access the page.

How to format the list of the links?

You need to list each link in a separate line in the following format Link text|Button link|Button text|font-awesome icon class

(fourth parameter, i.e. Font Awesome icon class is optional)

Example:

Post new blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Create new post|fa fa-cog How to open links in new tab?

By default, all links open in the same tab, if you want to open all the links on the widget in a new tab tick the ‘Open all links in a new tab’ box.

However, if you want to open only selected links in a new tab, add the keyword ‘newtab’ after the link.