how can I go about creating a dashboard in the post section of wordpress admin

Question

I am trying to create a dashboard in post section of wordpress admin area. I want it just underneath the Publish dashboard.

like for example this code here place a dashboard in immediately when I log into the admin area.

// Create the function to output the contents of our Dashboard Widget

function example_dashboard_widget_function() {
    // Display whatever it is you want to show
    echo "Hello World, I'm a great Dashboard Widget";
} 

// Create the function use in the action hook

function example_add_dashboard_widgets() {
    wp_add_dashboard_widget('example_dashboard_widget', 'Example Dashboard Widget', 'example_dashboard_widget_function');   
} 

// Hook into the 'wp_dashboard_setup' action to register our other functions

add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'example_add_dashboard_widgets' );

Answer 1

You'll want to look into the add_menu_page() function and then use the $position parameter to place it in the menu where you want it.