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Customize your MainWP Dashboard logo using PHP code snippets in the free Custom Dashboard extension. You can change the logo image, the URL it links to, and its alt text.

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What You’ll Learn

  • Replace the default MainWP logo with your own
  • Change where the logo links to
  • Update the logo alt text for accessibility

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Prerequisites

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Available Hooks

These hooks let you customize different aspects of the logo:
HookPurpose
mainwp_menu_logo_srcChange the logo image
mainwp_menu_logo_hrefChange where the logo links to
mainwp_menu_logo_altChange the alt text

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Change the Logo Image

1

Install the Custom Dashboard extension

Install the Custom Dashboard extension.
2

Upload your logo

Upload a 168x35px image to your WordPress Media Library or via FTP to your Dashboard site.
3

Add the code snippet

Navigate to the Custom Dashboard extension and add this snippet to the PHP tab:
add_filter( 'mainwp_menu_logo_src', 'mainwp_custom_logo' );
function mainwp_custom_logo() {
    return '/wp-content/uploads/logo.png';
}
Custom Dashboard extension PHP tab with logo source code
4

Update the image path

Change /wp-content/uploads/logo.png to your actual image location.
To verify the path works, temporarily use a full URL like https://your-dashboard.com/wp-content/uploads/logo.png. Once confirmed, switch back to the relative path.
5

Save changes

Click Save Changes. The new logo appears immediately.
By default, the logo links to the MainWP Overview page. You can change this destination.
1

Open Custom Dashboard

Navigate to the Custom Dashboard extension’s PHP tab.
2

Add the code snippet

Add this snippet:
add_filter( 'mainwp_menu_logo_href', 'change_logo_url' );
function change_logo_url() {
    return 'admin.php?page=managesites';
}
Custom Dashboard extension PHP tab with logo URL code
3

Update the URL

Change admin.php?page=managesites to your desired destination page.
4

Save changes

Click Save Changes.

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Change the Logo Alt Text

Update the alt text for accessibility and SEO.
1

Open Custom Dashboard

Navigate to the Custom Dashboard extension’s PHP tab.
2

Add the code snippet

Add this snippet:
add_filter( 'mainwp_menu_logo_alt', 'change_logo_alt_text' );
function change_logo_alt_text() {
    return 'Your Company Name Dashboard';
}
Custom Dashboard extension PHP tab with logo alt text code
3

Update the alt text

Change Your Company Name Dashboard to your desired alt text.
4

Save changes

Click Save Changes.

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Self-Check Checklist

  • Custom Dashboard extension installed and active
  • Logo image uploaded to Dashboard site
  • Code snippet added with correct path
  • Changes saved
  • New logo displaying correctly