# Ultimate Dashboard

> Custom WordPress dashboard layout for agency website clients.

- Type: Plugin
- Category: Admin & dev tools
- Vendor: Ultimate Dashboard
- Website: https://ultimatedashboard.io/
- Starting price: $58/year
- Free version: Yes
- Refund window: 14 days
- Our score: 8.3/10 (WordPress.org)
- Black Friday 2026: Not announced
- Page: https://thefreakyblog.com/ultimate-dashboard/

Custom WordPress dashboard layout for agency website clients. Do you want to customize the WordPress dashboard? With Ultimate Dashboard, you can completely change the look of the admin area.

## Key features

- **Dashboard widget control**: Remove default WordPress dashboard widgets and add your own icon, text, or HTML widgets.
- **Login screen customizer**: Brand the WordPress login screen with live preview in the Customizer.
- **Login redirect**: Change the login URL, hide /wp-admin/ from logged-out visitors, and redirect users after login by role.
- **Custom admin pages**: Add top-level and sub-menu pages to the admin menu using HTML, CSS, or the WordPress editor.
- **Custom CSS**: Add CSS to the dashboard, the whole admin area, or the login screen.
- **Settings import and export**: Export dashboard widgets and settings from one site and import them to another.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Sites |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 Site | $58/year | 1 |
| 5 Sites | $98/year | 5 |
| Unlimited Sites | $178/year | Unlimited |
| Agency Bundle | $248/year | Unlimited |

## Pros

- Free version on WordPress.org with 50,000+ active installations
- Dashboard widgets and login screen can be set up without code
- Login redirect hides /wp-admin/ from logged-out visitors on the free version
- Lightweight plugin with a focused feature set

## Cons

- Multisite support needs the Unlimited Sites plan or higher
- Admin Menu Editor and Admin Bar Editor are only in the paid version
- Restricting widgets and pages to specific users or roles is a PRO feature

## Best for

- Agencies setting up client dashboards
- Site owners who want a simpler admin area

## Ratings

- WordPress.org: 4.6/5 (114 reviews)

## Alternatives

- SearchWP
- WPCode
- WP Adminify

## More

- Pricing: https://thefreakyblog.com/ultimate-dashboard/pricing/
- Review: https://thefreakyblog.com/ultimate-dashboard/review/
- Black Friday deal: https://thefreakyblog.com/ultimate-dashboard/black-friday/
- Coupon: https://thefreakyblog.com/ultimate-dashboard/coupon/