Navigating the Dashboard

✦ The number of tags: The number of tags in your blog, which changes

when you add and delete categories. Figure 1-2 shows that this blog has
one tag.

Clicking this link takes you to the Tags page, where you can add new tags and view, edit, and delete your current tags. (You can find more information about tags in Book III, Chapter 7.)

✦ The number of comments: The number of comments on your blog.
Figure 1-2 shows that this blog has two comments, two approved
comments, 0 (zero) pending comments, and 0 (zero) comments
marked as spam.

Clicking any of these four links takes you to the Edit Comments page, where you can manage the comments on your blog. We cover the management of comments in Book III, Chapter 5.

The last section of the Dashboard’s Right Now module shows the following information:

✦ Which WordPress theme you’re using: Figure 1-2 shows that the exam-
ple blog is using the theme Twenty Ten. 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: The number of

WordPress widgets you’re using in your blog. Figure 1-2 shows that this
blog has two widgets. The number 2 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. (Widgets are covered in
detail in Book VI, Chapter 1.)

✦ Change Theme: Clicking this button takes you to the Manage Themes
page, which lists currently active and all available themes for your
WordPress blog. Your active theme (the theme that’s visible on your
active blog) appears at the top of the page, below the Current Theme
header. All other available themes are listed below Available Themes.
Click any theme on this page to use it on your blog.

✦ The version of WordPress you’re using: The last statement in the

Right Now section. Figure 1-2 shows that this blog is using WordPress version 3.1. This version announcement changes if you’re using an earlier version of WordPress. When WordPress software is upgraded, this statement tells you that you’re using an outdated version of WordPress and encourages you to upgrade to the latest version.