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Maintaining Dashboards

UCP 14 has been updated to include new functionality called dashboards. Dashboards are collections of widgets in different configurations.

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Dashboards allow users to customize their User Control Panel experience

 

 

Adding a dashboard

To add a new dashboard look for the (plus) symbol in the upper right hand side of UCP. Click this icon

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Now give your dashboard a name and click "Create Dashboard"

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Your new dashboard will be created. If you have not previously added any dashboards you will be placed into the dashboard you just created

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To add widgets to this dashboard please see UCP Widgets

Deleting a dashboard

To delete a dashboard click the (X) symbol in the dashboard tab

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A confirmation prompt will ask you to confirm

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If you are actively viewing the dashboard you have just deleted you will be warned appropriately

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Simply Add a new dashboard to continue

Renaming a dashboard

To rename a dashboard click the (Pencil) symbol in the dashboard tab

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Change the name of the dashboard and click "Edit Dashboard"

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The name will be updated in UCP

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Reordering a dashboard

Dashboard Tabs can also be reordered.

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Simply click and drag any dashboard tab into a new position

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After letting go of the mouse button the configuration order will be instantly saved

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Locking a dashboard

Locking a dashboard will lock the position and size of all widgets within.

To lock a dashboard click the (lock) icon in the Dashboard tab

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When a dashboard has been locked it will look like this:

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To unlock said dashboard just click the lock icon again:

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