ExpressionEngine: Control Panel Home Page Redirect
I'm excited to release my first ExpressionEngine extension, the Control Panel Home Page Redirect. I've always found the EE control panel home page largely useless and confusing for my clients, and usually the first thing in my instructions is sending them to a certain tab -- often the one for the Structure module, but sometimes the publish or edit pages as well.
This extension allows you to redirect the home page to the control panel page of your choice, so your users will see exactly what you want them to see upon logging in (or clicking the CP Home link in the header). The settings work just like those of the "New Tab" page - type in the querystring of the control panel page you want to redirect to, save your settings, and you're done!
DOWNLOAD
- Download hdc_cp_home_redirect.zip, version 1.0 (updated Feb 21, 2010)
INSTALLATION
- Intended for use with ExpressionEngine 1.6.8.
- Unzip the downloaded file, then upload the included files to your system folder. The final paths should be /system/extensions/ext.hdc_cp_home_redirect.php and /system/language/english/lang.hdc_cp_home_redirect.php.
- In your control panel, navigate to Admin > Utilities > Extensions. Activate the extension, and click the "Settings" link to set up your redirect.
- Enter the querystring of the page to which you'd like to redirect your CP home page. This usually likes like "C=modules&M=Structure", or something in a similar format. If you need help with this, go to the desired page, click the "New Tab" link in the top right, and copy the value you see in the "New Tab URL" field.
QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT
- Hit up the ExpressionEngine forum thread for this extension for support, questions or suggestions.
- Looking forward to lots of new features and plenty more extensions to come!
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About the Author
Rob Howard is the web developer who speaks your language. As the founder of Howard Development & Consulting, he works exclusively with designers and creative firms to deliver top-notch HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Wordpress and ExpressionEngine content management system development. He's built sites for Harvard, MIT and the Holocaust Museum, and his start-ups have been praised in BusinessWeek, Entertainment Weekly and PC Magazine.
