{"id":2814,"date":"2016-10-03T15:41:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T12:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:28:08","slug":"customize-wordpress-admin-interface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/customize-wordpress-admin-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Customize WordPress Admin Interface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The WordPress admin interface&#8230;it&#8217;s where you write your fantastic blog posts, beautify your site, and so much more. It&#8217;s your home for anything and everything &#8220;WordPress&#8221;. But just like your real home, it&#8217;s not really <em>yours<\/em> until you move in, rearrange the furniture, and put up some pictures. Hence the need to customize WordPress admin interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s what this post is all about. Making <em>wp-admin<\/em> your own. Turning it from a generic fresh WordPress install into the exact setup to help you, your clients, or your members get the most out of WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll show you how to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#login-page\">Customize the <em>wp-admin<\/em> login page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#screen-options\">Simplify your <em>wp-admin<\/em> using <em>Screen Options<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wp-admin-menu\">Customize <em>wp-admin<\/em> menus and other details<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want the quick version, here&#8217;s the basic path: customize your login page for branding, use <em>Screen Options<\/em> to hide clutter, reorganize menus and the toolbar with a plugin, or install an admin theme plugin if you want a full visual redesign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+customize+%F0%9F%8E%A8+%23WordPress+admin+%23interface+%F0%9F%A7%91%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%92%BB&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/customize-wordpress-admin-interface\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>How to customize \ud83c\udfa8 #WordPress admin #interface \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+customize+%F0%9F%8E%A8+%23WordPress+admin+%23interface+%F0%9F%A7%91%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%92%BB&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/customize-wordpress-admin-interface\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Customize WordPress Admin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three main reasons to customize WordPress admin interface, though they won&#8217;t all apply to your site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You&#8217;re the only person with access to your admin panel and you just want to change its appearance or functionality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You run a <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-start-a-membership-site\/\">membership site<\/a>, BuddyPress, or other type of site where users are regularly logging into WordPress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You&#8217;re a WordPress designer who wants to provide a client-friendly admin section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"login-page\">Create a Unique WordPress Login Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The login page is the gate to your <em>wp-admin<\/em> section. And it&#8217;s also generic and boring by default:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=476304521  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png\" alt=\"Default WordPress login page before customization\" class=\"wp-image-114775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:477\/h:544\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png 477w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:263\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png 263w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:44\/h:50\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png 44w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:210\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png 210w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:348\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png 348w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:130\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png 130w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:171\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png 171w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:118\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png 118w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:477\/h:544\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Default-WordPress-login-page-before-customization.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Every default login page has the same logo, the same design, the same links. That&#8217;s pretty boring. And it&#8217;s the complete opposite of <em>brandable<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can fix that by following some simple steps outlined in <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/customize-wordpress-login-page\/\">this guide<\/a>. It&#8217;s the most user-friendly way to customize your login page because it uses the native WordPress Customizer. That means you can preview all the changes you make in real time. No guessing what your login page will look like!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"screen-options\">Declutter Your Admin Interface with &#8220;Screen Options&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When&#8217;s the last time you read the WordPress News section on your <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress-dashboard\/\">dashboard<\/a>? Probably sometime between &#8220;never&#8221; and &#8220;There&#8217;s a WordPress News section!?&#8221; It takes up space without really offering anything of value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, it&#8217;s easy to pick and choose which boxes display inside your <em>wp-admin<\/em>. All these options are available after clicking the not-very-well-known <em>Screen Options<\/em> button:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=2078428619  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1675\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png\" alt=\"WordPress Dashboard with Screen Options panel open showing available dashboard widgets to toggle\" class=\"wp-image-114784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1675\/h:807\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 1675w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:145\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:493\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:370\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:740\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:24\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:231\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:383\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:578\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:143\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:188\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:130\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1675\/h:807\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WordPress-Dashboard-with-Screen-Options-panel-open-showing-available-dashboard-widgets-to-toggle-2.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Just give the button a click. Then, you can pick and choose which widgets you want. Just uncheck the boxes you don&#8217;t want:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1247981852  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1657\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png\" alt=\"Unchecking items in WordPress Screen Options to hide Dashboard widgets\" class=\"wp-image-114778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1657\/h:810\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 1657w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:147\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:501\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:375\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:751\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:24\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:235\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:388\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:587\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:145\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:191\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1657\/h:810\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unchecking-items-in-WordPress-Screen-Options-to-hide-Dashboard-widgets.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can do this for most pages in your WP-Admin. For example, if you wanted to edit what information appears when you create a new post, you can repeat the same process on that page:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1096279816  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/custom-dashboard2.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/custom-dashboard2.png\" alt=\"Options panel on the WordPress post editor used to toggle visible editor panels\" class=\"wp-image-2824\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:700\/h:407\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/custom-dashboard2.png 700w, 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You learned how to customize every aspect of your <em>wp-admin<\/em> experience. From logging in, to decluttering, to changing functionality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+customize+%F0%9F%8E%A8+%23WordPress+admin+%23interface+%F0%9F%A7%91%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%92%BB&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/customize-wordpress-admin-interface\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>How to customize \ud83c\udfa8 #WordPress admin #interface \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+customize+%F0%9F%8E%A8+%23WordPress+admin+%23interface+%F0%9F%A7%91%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%92%BB&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/customize-wordpress-admin-interface\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to put these concepts into action, go customize WordPress admin, and give yourself the perfect WordPress dashboard!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e1b2;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFBCC;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Found this helpful? 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It&#8217;s your home for anything and everything &#8220;WordPress&#8221;. But just like your real home, it&#8217;s not really yours until you move in, rearrange the furniture, and put up some pictures. Hence the need to customize WordPress admin interface. 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