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Idea for a WordPress Dashboard Layout & Design

On August 26th • 4 Comments • Under: Design Suggetions, WordPress

Update: this mock-up has now been turned into a fully functional interface.

In the previous post I stated that the proposed vertical navigation bar for WordPress 2.7 Dashboard is not the best solution for the purpose that it is going to be used for. And just because there should be a reason why most of the desktop applications have their main navigation placed at the top as a drop-down menu, right.

Here is a quick mock-up of the design that, I think, would be much easier to use. Read more »

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