# Ultimate Dashboard
> [!NOTE] Overview
> Ultimate Dashboard is a professional WordPress plugin that allows you to create a customized, branded admin dashboard experience for your clients, with complete control over widgets, branding, and admin menu items.
## Key Features
1. Dashboard Customization
- Custom widgets
- Widget removal
- Layout control
- Branding options
2. Admin Features
- Menu editor
- Admin pages
- Role editor
- White labeling
3. Advanced Features
- Module system
- Multisite support
- Client mode
- Custom code
## Usage Status
- **Recommendation Level**: Optional
- **Pricing**: Free + Pro ($98/year)
- **Installation Type**: Admin Enhancement Plugin
## Configuration Guide
### 1. Basic Setup
1. Widget Management
- Add widgets
- Remove defaults
- Configure layout
- Set permissions
2. Branding Setup
- Logo upload
- Color scheme
- Custom CSS
- Login page
### 2. Advanced Settings
1. Admin Options
- Menu editor
- Page builder
- Role manager
- Access control
2. Client Features
- Client mode
- Restricted access
- Custom pages
- Help content
## Best Practices
1. Initial Setup
- Plan structure
- Define roles
- Set branding
- Test access
2. Maintenance
- Regular review
- Update content
- Check access
- Monitor usage
## Integration Notes
- Works with:
- Page builders
- Admin themes
- Custom roles
- Multisite
## Common Issues & Solutions
1. Access Problems
- Role conflicts
- Menu visibility
- Widget access
- Page permissions
2. Display Issues
- Style conflicts
- Layout breaks
- Branding issues
- Mobile display
## Personal Experience
Excellent tool for creating client-friendly WordPress dashboards. Pro version offers comprehensive white-labeling and access control features.
## Alternatives
1. Admin Menu Editor Pro
2. White Label CMS
3. Admin Columns Pro
4. Branda
## Best Use Cases
1. Client Sites
- Agency builds
- Custom dashboards
- Branded admin
- Simplified access
2. Specific Needs
- White labeling
- Role management
- Custom widgets
- Admin branding
## Pro Features
1. Advanced Tools
- Admin pages
- Login branding
- Menu editor
- Role manager
2. Client Features
- White labeling
- Client mode
- Custom widgets
- Help videos
## Configuration Tips
1. Setup Strategy
- Define needs
- Plan structure
- Test access
- Document changes
2. Client Setup
- Simplify interface
- Add branding
- Create guides
- Set restrictions
## Module System
1. Core Modules
- Widgets
- Branding
- Admin pages
- Login page
2. Pro Modules
- Menu editor
- Role manager
- White label
- Multisite
## Client Experience
1. Interface Design
- Clean layout
- Clear navigation
- Helpful widgets
- Custom branding
2. Access Control
- Role-based
- Menu control
- Widget access
- Page restrictions
## Resources
- [Official Website](https://ultimatedashboard.io)
- [Documentation](https://ultimatedashboard.io/docs/)
- [Video Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9L1hDWwOU8)
- [Support](https://ultimatedashboard.io/support/)