A nice plugin to start creating your own custom WordPress dashboard.
As of April 2026, Sweet Custom Dashboard is a WordPress corsonr plugin with 400 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Sweet Custom Menu.
Too often customizing the WordPress dashboard is adding or removing metaboxes. With this plugin you can create your own WordPress dashboard containing any HTML or PHP elements you want.
You’re not limited anymore!
If you have suggestions or bugfixes for the plugin, please report them on my website.
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| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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