The Right Now module of the
Dashboard gives you some stats on
what is happening in your blog this
very second.
The Dashboard displays the following
information under the At a Glance
header:
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The number of posts: The
number here always reflects the
total number of posts you currently
have in your WordPress blog. I
currently have 10 posts on my blog.
The number is blue; click the number
and you go to the Edit Posts page,
where you can edit the posts on your
blog.
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The number of pages: This is
the current number of pages on your
blog, which will change as you add
or delete pages. (Pages, in
this context, refer to the static
pages you have created in your
blog.).
Clicking this link takes you to the
Edit Pages page, where you can view,
edit, and delete your current pages.
✓
The number of categories:
This is the current number of
categories you have on your blog,
which will change as you add and
delete categories.
Clicking this link takes you to the
Categories Page, where you can view,
edit, and delete your current
categories or add brand new ones.
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The number of tags: This is
the current number of tags you have
in your blog, which will change as
you add and delete categories in the
future. Clicking this link takes you
to the Tags page, where you can add
new tags and view, edit, and delete
your current tags.
✓
The number of comments: This
is the total number of the comments
that are currently on your blog.
The last section of the Dashboard’s
Right Now module in the Dashboard
shows the following information:
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Which WordPress theme you’re
using:. The theme name is a link
that, when clicked, takes you to the
Manage Themes page where you can
view and activate themes on your
blog.
✓
How many widgets you’ve added to
your blog: This is the number of
WordPress widgets you’re using in
your blog. Figure 3-4 shows that I
have 8 widgets. The number is a link
that, when clicked, takes you to the
Widgets page, where you can change
your widget options by editing them,
moving them, or removing them.
✓
Change Theme: Clicking this
button takes you to the Manage
Themes page, which lists your
currently active and all available
themes for your WordPress blog.
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Akismet Spam stats: This is
the last statement in the Right Now
section and it gives you a quick
look into how many spam comments and
trackbacks the Akismet application
has successfully blocked from your
site.
