Tour

Every screen of wp-admin, one by one.

Every screen and state, grouped the way your client meets them. The dashboard is only the start.

01 · Shell

The frame around every screen.

A quiet top bar, a sidebar grouped the way people think, and one place for the noise plugins add.

FFieldnotes
Search or jump to…⌘K
…View site+ NewNL
ContentDashboardPostsMediaPagesSiteAppearancePluginsSettingsPluginsWooCommerceElementor
Nora LindAdministratorYour profileAppearanceDarkLightSystemLog out
  • Top barSearch, a New menu, notifications and your account, with Dark, Light and System.
  • SidebarGrouped under Content, Site and Plugins, in sentence case.
  • ⌘K paletteJump to any screen, setting, action or post by typing.
  • The “…” menuItems other plugins add to the top bar gather in one menu.
  • Notice trayPlugin notices wait in one tray instead of stacking above every page.
  • Instant navigationThe next screen loads while you point at it; the frame stays still.
  • Front-end barEdit, page settings, New and History on the live site, or a floating pill.
  • Phone layoutOne-row top bar and a menu drawer with submenus that open in place.

02 · Dashboard

A dashboard that fits the site.

A blog gets drafts and comments. A site without a blog gets enquiries, pages and security instead, and the blog parts come back with the first post.

Good morning, SamAtlas Physio · 2 new enquiries. Nothing else needs you.
View site
Simplified for a site without a blogPosts and Comments come back when you publish a post.
Enquiries2New · 9 this month
Pages1111 published
Treatments8All shown on Home
Updates0Everything is current
EnquiriesLMLena M.Sports massage · Today, 09:14NewJDJon D.Back pain · Yesterday, 16:40New
Edit your pagesHomeEdit with ElementorTreatmentsEdit with ElementorContactEdit with Elementor
  • Greeting and attention lineWhat needs you today, in one sentence.
  • Page viewsPlinth’s own counter. No personal data stored, editors not counted.
  • Site healthWordPress’s own score as a ring, with what to fix first.
  • Continue writingRecent drafts and a quick draft box.
  • Brochure layoutFor sites without a blog: enquiries, pages and the site’s own content types.
  • EnquiriesFrom Elementor Pro form submissions, with Reply and Mark handled.
  • SecurityBlocked attacks and failed sign-ins, when Wordfence is installed.
  • From your pluginsOther plugins’ widgets in a tidy grid below Plinth’s own.

03 · Content

Lists you can scan, edits you can undo.

Posts, pages, media and comments, each with the few columns people use and actions where the eye already is.

Posts128 posts · 9 drafts · 3 scheduled
New post
All 128Published 116Drafts 9Scheduled 3
A calmer WordPress adminQuick edit · Trash · ViewDraftDesignEdited 2 hours ago
Field notes: Lisbon, week 38/field-notes-lisbon-week-38PublishedField notes23 Sep 2026
Typography that survives the editor/typography-that-survivesScheduledDesign9 Oct 2026
“Notes on a quiet homepage” moved to Trash.Undo
  • Posts and PagesStatus tabs, chips and a two-line date. Pages grouped by purpose, with where each appears in menus.
  • Quick edit and UndoEdit in the row. Trash a post and Undo comes with the confirmation.
  • Media libraryGrid or list, filters and an attachment inspector.
  • One media pickerThe same picker for logos, galleries, any file and the site-icon crop.
  • Insert media in ElementorA missing-alt filter, a heavy-file warning and alt text suggested from the file.
  • CommentsModeration in one list, or comments switched off where you don’t want them.
  • CategoriesInline add, a side panel for editing and “Merge into…”.
  • RevisionsWord-level changes, side by side or inline.
  • Editor interruptionsSession expired, post locked, a newer backup, connection lost.

04 · Site

Plugins, themes and settings, explained as you go.

Every screen that can change how the site works says what will change before you press the button.

SettingsGeneralReadingDiscussionMediaPermalinksPrivacy
PermalinksHow your post addresses look.
fieldnotes.example/2026/10/a-calmer-wordpress-admin/
Plain/?p=123Month and name/2026/10/sample-post/Post name/sample-post/
You have unsaved changesDiscardSave changes
  • PluginsSwitches, update chips, upload, delete in the row, or drop a .zip anywhere.
  • Update cardPlugin and theme updates in one card, tagged Security fix or New features.
  • Upload a pluginChoose, review, install, done, with versions compared before replacing.
  • Add pluginsSearch, plugin details and “Browse by tag”.
  • ThemesA side sheet that checks what changes before you activate, with Switch back.
  • MenusAdd, drag and preview the header or footer as you build it.
  • CustomizerPanels with summaries and a framed preview at three widths.
  • SettingsSix screens behind one section nav, with live examples and a save bar.
  • Settings → PlinthSearch every setting, and export them to set up the next site the same way.
  • Users and profileClean lists with each person’s photo, and plugin profile fields gathered in their own card.
  • Arrange menuReorder the sidebar and choose what each role sees. Nothing is removed.
  • UpdatesCore, plugins and themes, with a hint when an update changes the database.

05 · Tools

Tools that say what they’ll do.

Moving content, privacy requests and file edits are the screens where mistakes cost most. Each one shows what goes in, what comes out and what to do next.

ToolsMove content, look after the site and handle privacy requests.
ImportBring posts in from another site.
Export128 posts, 14 pages, 312 media files.Last export 12 Aug · Everything
Site Health86 · 3 things to improve
Personal dataExport or erase what the site holds about someone.2 need you
File editorsThe last version of each file is kept.
From your pluginsScheduled actions
  • Tools homeEvery tool on one screen, with its status.
  • ImportFile, authors, import, done. Items already on the site are skipped.
  • ExportCounts per type, what is and isn’t in the file, and recent exports.
  • Personal dataExport and erase requests in one place, one next step per row.
  • Site HealthA score, the issues in order, and site info you can copy.
  • File editorsA warning that you’re editing the live site, and Compare or restore.

06 · Sign-in and errors

The first screen your client sees.

A focused sign-in in the site’s brand, and error pages that tell people what to do next instead of what went wrong in code.

  • LoginFollows each person’s dark or light choice, in the site’s brand.
  • Login addressMove the sign-in page to an address you choose. The old one shows your site’s “page not found”.
  • Lost passwordSays where the email went and lets you send it again.
  • Session expiredSign back in without losing the page you were on.
  • Error pagesNot allowed, link expired and critical error, each with a way out.
  • LanguagesThe sign-in pages in French, Dutch and German, and WordPress’s own words in every other language.

07 · Your client’s brand

Their brand on top. Plinth underneath.

Plinth reads the site’s icon, colours and headings font, checks they’re readable, and uses them across the admin and the login.

BrandShown in the top bar and on the login screen.
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On darkSite icon · Site IdentityReads on its own square
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On lightSite icon · Site IdentityClear on light
In the top barOn the login screenHeadingsKit font · from the kitPlinth · Inter
  • Brand cardThe site name and icon, for dark and light, with a contrast check.
  • Match your siteReads the Elementor kit’s colours and suggests readable versions.
  • Branded loginThe site’s colours on the sign-in, in dark and light.
  • No WordPress footersNo “Thank you for creating with WordPress”, and tab titles without “— WordPress”.

The block editor keeps WordPress’s own light look. All sites shown are samples.

See every screen for yourself.

The live demo opens at launch. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you on launch day.

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