--- title: Bending the Craft CMS Control Panel date: 2022-10-04T01:56:00+01:00 author: John Henry Donovan canonical_url: "https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/bending-the-craft-cms-control-panel" section: Blog --- Browse by categoryAll PostsWeb DevelopmentDesignLifestyleMusic & FilmTutorialsSpottedSpeakingReviewsFound FoodRecipesIreland [](/blog) # Bending The Craft CMS Control Panel Posted on 04th October, 2022 Recently I got the opportunity to speak at Dot All 2022 in Brooklyn, New York. This is a conference put on by Pixel & Tonic, the creators of Craft CMS. In the talk I gave, I felt I got a good response. I figured it may be too low-brow for the room, but it was good simple advice and tips, which attendees seemed to respond to. Below you can find the video, my slides and resources. Learn more about my trip [here](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/dot-all-2022-brooklyn). ## The Pitch *Often we have an opportunity to spend more time customizing the client’s control panel experience. In this presentation, I’ll walk you through examples of making the Craft CMS dashboard a valuable stop for your clients, using available plugins and creating custom widgets for others. In addition, I’ll share tips and tricks for Craft’s control panel, exposing all the delightful hidden possibilities.* ## My Dot All 2022 Resources - [https://​speckyboy​.com/​n​e​v​e​r​-​s​a​y​-​w​o​r​d​p​ress/](https://speckyboy.com/never-say-wordpress/) - ## Static Message Translations - [https://​craftcms​.com/​d​o​c​s​/​4​.​x​/​s​i​t​e​s​.​h​t​m​l​#​s​t​a​t​i​c​-​m​e​s​s​a​g​e​-​t​r​a​n​s​l​a​tions](https://craftcms.com/docs/4.x/sites.html#static-message-translations) ## Plugins - [https://​github​.com/​v​e​r​b​b​/​c​p-nav](https://github.com/verbb/cp-nav) - [https://​github​.com/​v​e​r​b​b​/​d​e​f​a​u​l​t​-​d​a​s​h​board](https://github.com/verbb/default-dashboard) - [https://​github​.com/​T​o​p​S​h​e​l​f​C​r​a​f​t​/​E​n​v​i​r​o​n​m​e​n​t​-​Label](https://github.com/TopShelfCraft/Environment-Label) - [https://​github​.com/​d​o​u​b​l​e​s​e​c​r​e​t​a​g​e​n​c​y​/​c​r​a​f​t​-​cpcss](https://github.com/doublesecretagency/craft-cpcss) - [https://​github​.com/​d​o​u​b​l​e​s​e​c​r​e​t​a​g​e​n​c​y​/​c​r​a​f​t​-cpjs](https://github.com/doublesecretagency/craft-cpjs) ## Modules - [https://​craftquest​.io/​c​o​u​r​s​e​s​/​m​y​-​f​i​r​s​t​-​c​r​a​f​t​-​c​m​s​-​m​odule](https://craftquest.io/courses/my-first-craft-cms-module) - [https://​doublesecretagency​.github​.io/​c​r​a​f​t​-​b​u​s​i​n​e​s​s​l​ogic/](https://doublesecretagency.github.io/craft-businesslogic/) - [https://​nystudio107​.com/​b​l​o​g​/​e​n​h​a​n​c​i​n​g​-​a​-​c​r​a​f​t​-​c​m​s​-​3​-​w​e​b​s​i​t​e​-​w​i​t​h​-​a​-​c​u​s​t​o​m​-​m​odule](https://nystudio107.com/blog/enhancing-a-craft-cms-3-website-with-a-custom-module) - [https://​verbb​.io/​b​l​o​g​/​e​v​e​r​y​t​h​i​n​g​-​y​o​u​-​n​e​e​d​-​t​o​-​k​n​o​w​-​a​b​o​u​t​-​m​o​dules](https://verbb.io/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-modules) ## Widgets - [https://​github​.com/​c​a​r​l​c​s​/​c​r​a​f​t​-​d​i​y​w​idget](https://github.com/carlcs/craft-diywidget) ## Matrix Façades - [https://​github​.com/​n​y​s​t​u​d​i​o​1​0​7​/​m​a​t​r​i​x​f​a​cades](https://github.com/nystudio107/matrixfacades) - [https://​www​.youtube​.com/​w​a​t​c​h​?​v​=​W​E​k​Z​N​8​AC5v0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkZN8AC5v0) ## Tutorials - [Soft Limit Function on a Craft CMS Text Field Using a Module](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/soft-limit-function-on-a-craft-cms-text-field-using-a-module) ![A man with a beard stands at a podium in front of a presentation slide. The slide reads "PLUGIN Control Panel Nav Verbb. Rename, reorder, hide and show menu items in the control panel.](data:image/png;base64,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) ![A man is giving a presentation on Craft CMS Modules at a conference. The slide behind him displays several URLs for resources related to Craft CMS Modules. Attendees are seated and attentively listening to the speaker.](data:image/png;base64,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) *Thanks to Leah Stephenson of Pixel & Tonic for all her hard work to make the conference a success!* ### Share this link via ###### Or copy link Copy [ Previous Blog Post Zeppole](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/zeppole "Previous Blog Post") [Next Blog Post How To Install An SSL Certificate…](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/01/how-to-install-an-ssl-certificate-on-windows-mamp-pro "Next Blog Post") I'm a no-nonsense, experienced website developer who works with Content Management Sytems and specializes in Craft CMS. 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