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Administration: Use SVG icons in the At a Glance dashboard widget.
elphizu Oct 20, 2026
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fix: align dashboard glance icons and text with consistent spacing
elphizu Oct 20, 2026
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fix: use suggested SVG icons and support plugin items in At a Glance
elphizu Oct 23, 2026
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fix: keep Dashicon fallbacks for pending At a Glance icons
elphizu Oct 23, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/js/_enqueues/admin/edit-comments.js
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Expand Up @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ var getCount, updateCount, updateCountText, updatePending, updateApproved,
return;
}

$( '.comment-count a', '#dashboard_right_now' ).text( response.i18n_comments_text );
$( '.comment-count .comments-count-text', '#dashboard_right_now' ).text( response.i18n_comments_text );
};

/**
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65 changes: 38 additions & 27 deletions src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
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Expand Up @@ -433,53 +433,64 @@

/* Right Now specific Icons styles */

#dashboard_right_now .search-engines-info::before,
#dashboard_right_now li a::before,
#dashboard_right_now li > span::before { /* get only the first level span to exclude screen-reader-text in mu-storage */
#dashboard_right_now li > span::before {
padding: 0 5px 0 0;
/* generic icon for items added by CPTs ? */
content: "\f159";
content: "\f159" / "";
}

#dashboard_right_now .page-count a::before,
#dashboard_right_now .page-count span::before {
content: "\f105";
content: "\f105" / "";
}

#dashboard_right_now .post-count a::before,
#dashboard_right_now .post-count span::before {
content: "\f109";
content: "\f109" / "";
}

#dashboard_right_now .comment-count a::before {
content: "\f101";
content: "\f101" / "";
/*
* Default icon for plugin-added items: a copy of the core `asterisk` icon.
* Plugins can still override `content` with a Dashicon.
*/
content: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%2220%22%20height%3D%2220%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20style%3D%22fill%3A%20none%22%20stroke%3D%22%23646970%22%20stroke-width%3D%221.5%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M5.72131%2015.625L12%2012M12%2012L18.2787%208.375M12%2012V4.75M12%2012L12%2019.25M12%2012L5.72131%208.375M12%2012L18.2787%2015.625%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E");
content: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%2220%22%20height%3D%2220%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20style%3D%22fill%3A%20none%22%20stroke%3D%22%23646970%22%20stroke-width%3D%221.5%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M5.72131%2015.625L12%2012M12%2012L18.2787%208.375M12%2012V4.75M12%2012L12%2019.25M12%2012L5.72131%208.375M12%2012L18.2787%2015.625%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E") / "";
}

/* Fallbacks for when the SVG icons are unavailable. */
#dashboard_right_now .comment-mod-count a::before {
content: "\f125";
content: "\f125" / "";
}

#dashboard_right_now .storage-count a::before {
content: "\f104";
content: "\f104" / "";
}

#dashboard_right_now .storage-count.warning a::before {
content: "\f153";
content: "\f153" / "";
}

#dashboard_right_now .search-engines-info::before {
padding: 0 5px 0 0;
content: "\f348";
content: "\f348" / "";
color: #d63638;
}

#dashboard_right_now li a:has(> svg)::before,
#dashboard_right_now li > span:has(> svg)::before,
#dashboard_right_now .search-engines-info:has(svg)::before {
display: none;
}

#dashboard_right_now li a:has(> svg),
#dashboard_right_now li > span:has(> svg),
#dashboard_right_now .search-engines-info a {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 5px;
/* Match the height of ::before icon rows so the floated list items don't snag. */
vertical-align: top;
}

#dashboard_right_now li a > svg,
#dashboard_right_now li > span > svg,
#dashboard_right_now .search-engines-info svg {
flex: none;
fill: currentColor;
color: #646970;
}

#dashboard_right_now .warning a > svg,
#dashboard_right_now .search-engines-info svg {
color: #d63638;
}

/* Dashboard WordPress events */

.community-events-errors {
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22 changes: 13 additions & 9 deletions src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
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Expand Up @@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_right_now() {

$text = sprintf( $text, number_format_i18n( $num_posts->publish ) );
$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
$icon = wp_get_icon( 'post' === $post_type ? 'core-admin/pin' : 'core-admin/page', array( 'size' => 20 ) );

if ( $post_type_object && current_user_can( $post_type_object->cap->edit_posts ) ) {
$url = add_query_arg(
Expand All @@ -358,9 +359,9 @@ function wp_dashboard_right_now() {
),
admin_url( 'edit.php' )
);
printf( '<li class="%1$s-count"><a href="%2$s">%3$s</a></li>', $post_type, esc_url( $url ), esc_html( $text ) );
printf( '<li class="%1$s-count"><a href="%2$s">%3$s%4$s</a></li>', $post_type, esc_url( $url ), $icon, esc_html( $text ) );
} else {
printf( '<li class="%1$s-count"><span>%2$s</span></li>', $post_type, $text );
printf( '<li class="%1$s-count"><span>%2$s%3$s</span></li>', $post_type, $icon, esc_html( $text ) );
}
}
}
Expand All @@ -373,15 +374,15 @@ function wp_dashboard_right_now() {
$text = sprintf( _n( '%s Comment', '%s Comments', $num_comm->approved ), number_format_i18n( $num_comm->approved ) );
?>
<li class="comment-count">
<a href="edit-comments.php"><?php echo $text; ?></a>
<a href="edit-comments.php"><?php echo wp_get_icon( 'core-admin/comment', array( 'size' => 20 ) ); ?><span class="comments-count-text"><?php echo $text; ?></span></a>
</li>
<?php
$moderated_comments_count_i18n = number_format_i18n( $num_comm->moderated );
/* translators: %s: Number of comments. */
$text = sprintf( _n( '%s Comment in moderation', '%s Comments in moderation', $num_comm->moderated ), $moderated_comments_count_i18n );
?>
<li class="comment-mod-count<?php echo ! $num_comm->moderated ? ' hidden' : ''; ?>">
<a href="edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated" class="comments-in-moderation-text"><?php echo $text; ?></a>
<a href="edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated"><?php echo wp_get_icon( 'core-admin/post-comments', array( 'size' => 20 ) ); ?><span class="comments-in-moderation-text"><?php echo $text; ?></span></a>
</li>
<?php
}
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$title_attr = '' === $title ? '' : " title='$title'";

echo "<p class='search-engines-info'><a href='options-reading.php'$title_attr>$content</a></p>";
$icon = wp_get_icon( 'core-admin/info', array( 'size' => 20 ) );
echo "<p class='search-engines-info'><a href='options-reading.php'$title_attr>$icon$content</a></p>";
}
?>
</div>
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number_format_i18n( $quota )
);
printf(
'<a href="%1$s">%2$s<span class="screen-reader-text"> (%3$s)</span></a>',
'<a href="%1$s">%4$s%2$s<span class="screen-reader-text"> (%3$s)</span></a>',
esc_url( admin_url( 'upload.php' ) ),
$text,
/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
__( 'Manage Uploads' )
__( 'Manage Uploads' ),
wp_get_icon( 'core-admin/media', array( 'size' => 20 ) )
);
?>
</li><li class="storage-count <?php echo $used_class; ?>">
Expand All @@ -1937,11 +1940,12 @@ function wp_dashboard_quota() {
$percentused
);
printf(
'<a href="%1$s" class="musublink">%2$s<span class="screen-reader-text"> (%3$s)</span></a>',
'<a href="%1$s" class="musublink">%4$s%2$s<span class="screen-reader-text"> (%3$s)</span></a>',
esc_url( admin_url( 'upload.php' ) ),
$text,
/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
__( 'Manage Uploads' )
__( 'Manage Uploads' ),
wp_get_icon( $used_class ? 'core-admin/error' : 'core-admin/media', array( 'size' => 20 ) )
);
?>
</li>
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