Currently, I never use the dashboard because it gives me information I am not interested in. If I could customize it, it would become an invaluable tool. Here are some of the things I'd love to see:

1) 2-column layout - I always use a monitor connected to my laptop to work on admin. In the current dashboard, the right half of the screen is wasted space.
2) Order the modules - we rarely have donations, and that's the third thing showing up. It's just something I have to spend time scrolling past. If I could order the modules, put them where I'd like to see them, then I can make the dashboard more functional and less frustrating.

3) Change module settings - for example, choose tags for which events show up, choose how many events show up, set how many past donations to see.

Dashboard - should be able to select what things you want to see here. I would love to see last five registrants (or all new ones I haven't viewed) for specific events.

proper dashboard with full summary information on organization with history, graphing and warnings.

proper dashboard with full summary information on organization with history, graphing and warnings.

Re: most active users
> IT WOULD BE MORE USEFUL
TO COUNT LOGINS OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS
OR FROM TO A DATE.
OR RESET COUNTER OF MOST ACTIVE USER SUMMARY FROM TIME TO TIME
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Josh - thanks for bringing this up. I would appreciate additional examples.

Looking forward for input from other users!

Gordon,

I see your point but I would highly recommend creating a separate wishlist thread for this so it gets proper attention. Implementation-wise the dashboard screen and exportable customizable reports are very different - even though on high conceptual level they are about data. I would especially appreciate examples of reports you distribute.

Providing wider access to a dashboard would certainly help but falls short of what I'd like to see.

The dashboard is basically a report but a report is a device for distributing information and if it cannot be distributed it fails in its function as a report.

I'd love to see an "Export" button on every WA dashboard - including the membership , event reports, etc.

The ability to suck these into Excel, customize them, pdf them and pass them around to my team would be huge. This would also mean that I could push this data to my board rather than having to plead with them to go to the website and collect the data (and interpret it) for themselves.

My solution to this has been to write software that processed a members "Export All" database and produces my membership report. There should be an easier way to do this.

OK, thanks.

FYI - see http://forums.wildapricot.com/forums/308920-archive/suggestions/8830909-new-administrator-role-read-only-access-6904

I will repost your comment to that thread.

Dmitry - that would work just fine.

Your described method would provide event and donation information as well; which I did not address. This would resolve our issue completely. Thanks!

Our site is http://www.ranger.org

Mike - thanks for a detailed comment.

We have been thinking about this problem from a different angle. What if we create new limited admin role for board members which would provide them with read-only access to data? Then they can see the standard dashboard but not edit any records.

I am surprised that there have not been more entries for this particular topic. Those already posted provide some good points.

We are fairly new to the Wild Apricot community and are very satisfied thus far. That said, we have Regional Directors (Board Members) that are responsible for member recruitment; monitoring member status; and maintaining communication with their respective area members.

Currently, separate from the Members-Only access page (and sub-pages) I have set up a Leaders-Only area which is restricted to a group option (currently includes the Board Member Group and Board Appointee Group). The Leaders-Only area has a specific discussion forum and E-Board Meetings (set from a forum) and a draft documents page. This setup works very well for us; however, there is a major issue of which there is no work-around.

Our member directory works for general use; however, for our Regional Directors and other key Board Members is does not – and can not – include relevant information needed for their needs.

The existing dashboard for Membership Management has information they need to perform their functions. Specifically, the Membership Summary List/Chart shows a complete “picture” of membership status not available in the directory. They need to know the members in their regions that have not paid current dues; those that have lapsed; etc. But, in order for them to see that information I would have to “give” rights to all those individuals. For many reasons, I cannot and will not provide them those rights. This is what we need:

New “access rights” selection called; say: Board Member Review (or something similar) New dashboard for Membership Review that would include the same information as the current Membership Management access dashboard without “Settings” and without account information and most active member information The Membership Listing/Summary would look and function the same. All search capabilities and clicking within the Member Listing/Summary would provide the same results. When an individual member is selected, the same “tabbed” information detail (Contact information, Membership Information, etc.) would be shown; but there would be no “Edit” ability (edit button(s) hidden) for any parts of the information. The new dashboard would also retain Email capability; but no export function (or have options for both).

This is a quick overview of what I think is a missing dashboard component. I would think other organizations would have a similar need.

I would be happy to provide more information. Thanks!

The one change in the dashboards that I'd like to see is the ability to export the data from the dashboard into a format that can be shared. I have to provide several reports to my board - the membership page dashboard would work fine but I have no way to capture it and distribute it.

A report that cannot be shared is not really a report.

Ok...so I guess the "master transaction table" I just described is already in place as the Payments Report. Perhaps then it could just be added as a dashboard module.

Gotta check these things before posting!

I think the areas you currently have are pretty good - Event Registrations, Donations, Memberships (New, Renewals, Lapsed) and Website Modifications. But if the "modules" were more customizable and more visually appealing that would be great.

For example, everything looks the same now in terms of importance but in reality my Donations and New Memberships are most important whereas Website Modifications is less important and should be reflected as so.But in websites I think knowing both the last modified pages AND the most recently modified pages would be good.

A new module would be a "master transaction table" that shows the number and dollar amounts for each type of transaction, probably year-to-date, last month and current month. Basically a customizable pivot table. I would use this for sure in Board Meetings, etc. to show how active we have been.

Generally I agree with you. Though I think much more important question is - what kind of modules people would want on the dashboard.

I would appreciate feedback from all readers.

I'd like to be able to customize the dashboard with the info I want. I'd like to see year to date income, income last 30 days, etc.