Dashboard Overview

#Overview

When you log into CMS Max, the first thing you see is the dashboard. It gives you a quick summary of your site's activity and provides access to everything you need to manage your website.

#The Sidebar

The left sidebar is your primary navigation. It organizes all admin features into sections. Click any section to expand it and see the available pages.

Common sidebar sections include:

• Content — Create and manage all website pages
• Forms — Build and manage contact forms and data collection tools
• Template — Manage your theme, media, menus, sections, layouts, and configuration
• Settings — Configure site-wide settings, SEO, webhooks, and integrations

Depending on which plugins are active on your site, you may also see sections for Blog, Events, Ecommerce, Careers, and others.

#The Top Bar

The top bar runs across the top of the admin panel and includes:

• Site name — Identifies which site you are managing
• Profile menu — Access your account settings and log out

#The Dashboard

The main dashboard area displays a summary of your site's recent activity. What you see depends on which features and plugins are active, but commonly includes:

• Recent form submissions
• Page and content counts
• Quick links to common tasks

#Navigating the Admin Panel

#Finding a Feature

If you are not sure where something is, look at the sidebar. Features are grouped by type:

• Content (pages) is usually near the top
• Media, menus, and theme settings are under Template
• Configuration and integrations are under Settings

#Working with Wide Tables

Some tables (such as Orders or Products) have more columns than fit on screen. Besides using the scrollbars, you can click anywhere on a wide table and drag left or right to pan it — no modifier key needed. A quick click still opens the row as usual; only an actual drag pans the table.

#Returning to the Dashboard

Click the site name or logo at the top of the sidebar to return to the main dashboard at any time.

#Viewing Your Live Site

To see how your site looks to visitors, click the external link icon next to your site name, or open your site's public URL in a new tab.

#Saving Your Changes

When you edit a long form and the save buttons scroll out of view, a bar appears at the bottom of the screen as soon as you have unsaved changes. It reminds you that your edits are not saved yet, and lets you Save or Cancel without scrolling back to the buttons.

The bar disappears once your changes are saved, or if you revert a field back to its original value. If a save is rejected because a field is missing, invalid, or conflicts with existing content, the bar stays until you fix the problem and save again — your edits are still unsaved.