[Static]

Here, you can discuss ideas for the new dashboard. If you have something that you think will benefit to the dashboard, don't hesitate.

Try adding a "add-on" section in the dashboard. If there is an update for an add-on, such as a new version/security fix/new issue/etc. it should go there. Make it so that the section has 3 visible subsections, each one having news for an older date. And add a link for an archive of the add-on section. Eg.

Code:

----------------------- Add-ons -----------------------
10-Aug-2010

        Unresolvable issue was found with SpammerDX.
        It turns out that the add-on is not compatible
        with any version of Commentics, which blocks
        any comment by the add-on. It works with
        Grestul though.

5-Aug-2010

        New add-on availabe! It's called SpammerDX
        and it adds spam to each comment page.

23-Jul-2010

        New version of ComReply available. Version
        2.6 brings you the ability to customize the
        reply boxes further. You can find it in the add-ons
        section at http://www.commentics.org/add-ons.php

...Older

What do you think? There is also the Admin Tips thread, which could go in here. It includes some layout customizations, and a new feature.

[Static]

How about a small section which shows a thumbnail of the newest/most popular frontend stylesheet?

[Steven]

Not keen on the thumbnail idea. We need to come up with some admin tips. Just a sentence or two for each one.

[Steven]

Here are 5 to kick things off:

The comment boxes can have alternate styling.
Check the forum regularly for solutions to reported bugs.
Secure your admin folder with .htpasswd for extra protection.
Enter your admin defaults in Settings -> Admin Detection to save time.
If using the RSS feature check the FAQs about RSS Auto-Discovery.

[Static]

Robots.txt can help keep your files safer by preventing access by search engines.
Add-ons can help make the experience of you and your users better.
The admin reply feature can have html code in it, which means you can put in pictures.
References are to help presentation, and aid searching each page.
You can customize the emails you send and receive under the settings menu.

These are my five cents

Another thing that can help is clicking on the menu names shows you a page with the subsections, and a little description.

[Steven]

Some good ones there

[Steven]

This is the list so far:

The comment boxes can have alternate styling.
Check the forum regularly for solutions to reported bugs.
Secure your admin folder with .htpasswd for extra protection.
Enter your admin defaults in Settings -> Admin Detection to save time.
If using the RSS feature check the FAQ about RSS Auto-Discovery.
When modifying the code, you can put the script in maintenance mode.
Use robots.txt to help prevent the comments folder from being indexed.
Add-ons can help make the experience of you and your users better.
The admin reply feature can contain HTML code. Include pictures etc.
See who is viewing your pages in Tools -> Viewers.
Customize the emails you send and receive using the Settings menu.
Back up your database regularly using Tools -> Database Backup.
If something is not working, turn on Error Reporting in settings.
You can disable the form of a specific page in Manage -> Pages.
You can add other administrators to help with the workload.
Add the utf-8 charset to your head tag for international support.
Optimize your tables now and again using Tools -> Optimize Tables.
It is always important to upgrade to the latest version of Commentics.
Add some notes below to keep track of admin related tasks.
You can share ideas and your own CSS stylesheet at the forum.
Leaving the Captcha enabled helps prevent duplicate submission.
Don't forget to check for comments that require approval.
The admin comment boxes have special CSS styling.
Modify the frontend text in the "comments/includes/language" folder.

[Static]

Here are a couple of other ones for consideration:

Leaving the Captcha enabled helps prevent accidental duplicate content after doing a refresh.
You can share ideas and your own styles at the forum.
Don't forget to check comments which need approval under manage->comments.
Admin comments have special styling.
You can modify the messages in the "comments/includes/language" folder

[Steven]

We have 24 now. 31 is the target.

[Static]

Why not 32? It's a more natural number . If you are using my implementation of the tip feature, it doesn't have to be confined to the length of a month. It operates by day change.
Another tip:

You can add advanced styling to the forms by editing "comments/includes/functions/comments.php".