Author Dashboard
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Pro. This feature requires WB Member Blog Pro. The free plugin must be installed and active first. See the Pro index for every Pro module.
The Author Dashboard module adds two tabs to each writer’s member home: Analytics, with their own post statistics, and Settings, where they choose their notifications and manage co-author invitations and series. The member home itself (Published, Drafts, Pending, Saved, Following) comes with the free plugin; see Managing Your Posts. The module is on by default.
The member home is the same screen in two places: the Blog tab on a BuddyPress, BuddyBoss or PeepSo profile, and the site’s member dashboard page. Only the owner sees these two tabs, and only when their role can write. Visitors to a member’s blog never see them.
Tabs Pro Adds to the Member Home
Section titled “Tabs Pro Adds to the Member Home”| Tab | Shows | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar | Scheduled, published and draft posts on a calendar | The Post Scheduling module. See Scheduling. |
| Analytics | The writer’s own views, top posts and traffic sources | The Post Analytics module, the Analytics switch below, and a role allowed under Analytics > Who can use it |
| Settings | Notification preferences, co-author invitations and series | At least one section below switched on |
Posting limits are not a tab. A member with a limit sees one line above their Published list with the posts left and the reset date. See Posting Limits and Restrictions.
Configure the Dashboard
Section titled “Configure the Dashboard”- Go to WB Plugins > Member Blog > Author Dashboard. The tab appears only while the Author Dashboard module is on.
- Under Visible sub-tabs, switch on the sections members should see.
- Click Save Settings.
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Notifications | Adds the Notifications section to the member’s Settings tab: their email and on-site notification preferences. Also needs the Notifications module. | On |
| Analytics | Adds the Analytics tab. Also needs the Post Analytics module. | On |
| Co-Authors | Adds the Co-Authors section to Settings: pending invitations to accept or decline. Also needs the Co-Authors module. | On |
The Series section of Settings appears whenever the Post Series module is on; it has no switch here. If every section is off, members see no Settings tab.
What Members See
Section titled “What Members See”Analytics tab. The writer’s own analytics dashboard: views all time, today, this week and this month, a Views Over Time chart, Top Performing Posts, Traffic Sources and an Export CSV button. See Reading Your Post Analytics.
Settings tab. One section at a time, chosen from a strip of section tabs (a menu on phones):
- Notifications: which emails and on-site notifications they receive. See Your Notification Preferences.
- Co-Authors: invitations from other writers, waiting to be accepted or declined. See Co-Authors.
- Series: the member’s series, to rename, reorder or delete. See Series.
Shortcodes and Blocks
Section titled “Shortcodes and Blocks”| Shortcode | Block | Shows |
|---|---|---|
[bp-member-blog-author-settings] |
Author Settings | The Settings tab on its own page, under the heading “My Blog Settings”. Visitors are asked to log in. |
[bp-member-blog-analytics] |
Blog Analytics | The analytics dashboard. See Post Analytics. |
[bp-member-blog-author-settings] takes one attribute:
| Attribute | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
tab |
Section to open first: notifications, coauthors or series. A section that is switched off falls back to the first available one. |
The first available section |