by Hem Thapa 5 (10 reviews)

Dashboard quick links widget

Name: Dashboard quick links widget
Rating: 5.0 (10 reviews)
Author: Hem Thapa

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

Dashboard quick links widget ranks #8,079 among WordPress.org plugins with 600+ active installations, is #1,139 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated Jan 23, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.6.0 Current Version v1.6.0

Updated 9 months ago Last Update on 23 Jan, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#1,139 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs Downloads -9.3% this week

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Active Installs

600+

-13.5%

KW Avg Position

73.3

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Downloads

8.6K

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Review 5 out of 5

5 (10 reviews)

Next Milestone 700

Total Progress 94%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.6.0
Last Updated: Jan 23, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.3 or higher
Author: Hem Thapa

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 10
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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admin dashboard links shortcut widget widget

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress admins who need to give non-technical users quick access to frequently used links. It solves the problem of having to write step-by-step navigation documentation by organizing important links into a single admin dashboard widget.

Admin dashboard widget
Custom link list
Configurable link text and URL
Configurable button text
Optional Font Awesome icon class
Open link in new tab

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Dashboard quick links widget

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.

Example: Post new blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php newtab|Post new blog

If you need to add any text, divider or any plain or HTML content in between the links, please add the new line with '#' in the front. Any new lines starting with # are rendered as it is in the widget. You can add any HTML tags in this line. Example: #<strong> Section title </strong> Post new blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Post new blog #<hr/> Post new blog|/wp-admin/post-new.php|Post new blog

Please make sure correct the Font Awesome version is selected.