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BeeDashboard – Dashboard in Motion

wordpress plugin : Build a pool of dashboard items with the block editor and rotate them automatically through visible slots on a timed schedule

by Nathabee · github.com/nathabee/bee-dashboard · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/nathabee/bee-dashboard/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/nathabee/bee-dashboard ↗

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BeeDashboard is a WordPress plugin that turns WordPress pages into live dashboards.

It lets you create dashboard cards in the block editor and display them on a page using a dashboard board block. Cards can be grouped into boards, and each board can be displayed on a dedicated page.

The goal is to easily build dashboards for TV screens, wall displays, and family information boards.

About

Status: in development

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Current Features

  • Custom post type: Dashboard Cards
  • Custom taxonomy: Boards
  • Gutenberg block: BeeDashboard Board
  • REST API endpoint for dashboard scenes
  • Cards created with the normal WordPress block editor
  • Cards can belong to one or multiple boards
  • Multiple dashboard pages can display different boards

Example Use Cases

  • Family information board on a TV
  • Kitchen dashboard
  • Smart-home information screen
  • Office wall display

Cards can contain any block editor content such as:

  • text
  • images
  • links
  • embedded content
  • custom blocks

How It Works

  1. Create Dashboard Cards in WordPress.
  2. Assign cards to a Board.
  3. Add the BeeDashboard Board block to a page.
  4. Set the board slug in the block settings.

The page will display all cards belonging to that board.

Example REST endpoint used by the frontend:

/wp-json/bee-dashboard/v1/board/family-tv/scene

Development Status

Early development version.

Currently implemented:

  • card management
  • board grouping
  • block rendering
  • REST scene endpoint

Planned features:

  • automatic scene rotation
  • configurable refresh intervals
  • card types (weather, calendar, feeds)
  • optimized layouts for TV dashboards
  • better styling options

Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build assets:

npm run build

Package plugin:

bash build-zip.sh

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later (GPL-2.0-or-later).

See the LICENSE file for details.

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