[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58293: Improve default positioning of dashboard widgets

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#58293: Improve default positioning of dashboard widgets
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 Reporter:  dartiss                            |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                             |  Milestone:  Awaiting
                                               |  Review
Component:  Widgets                            |    Version:
 Severity:  normal                             |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, accessibility, administration  |
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 By default, any dashboard widgets are assigned a position of "normal" (if
 a position is not specified). As a result, your Dashboard can look a mess
 if not arranged.

 Here's an example of a clean install with just recommended plugins
 (according to wp.org) activated...

 [[Image(https://artiss.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dashboard.png)]]

 As you can see, the length of that screenshot is down to all of the
 dashboard widgets being added to the very left-hand side.

 My suggestion would be that, if no specific position is given, that
 widgets are freely allocated across the columns (if only the first 2
 columns, for maximum readability, although this could be dynamically
 adjusted based on the height of the existing columns).

 Of course, the individual user is then free to drag/drop the widgets
 however they wish, if they want it to be any different.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58293>
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