# Understanding the Dashboard

### About this export

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **content_type** | standalone_content |
| **platform** | contentstack-academy |
| **source_url** | https://www.contentstack.com/academy/content/understanding-the-dashboard |
| **slug** | understanding-the-dashboard |
| **title** | Understanding the Dashboard |
| **markdown_file_url** | /academy/md/content/understanding-the-dashboard.md |
| **generated_at** | 2026-05-04T05:36:57.800Z |

> **Academy MD v3** — standalone Academy content entry (not a multi-lesson course export).

## Overview

### Description

**Customizing Your Contentstack Dashboard: Personalize for Efficiency**

In this quick explainer, we’ll walk you through how to make the most of your Contentstack dashboard. Learn how to customize your view by adding, removing, and sorting widgets, and see how to make the dashboard truly work for you. From viewing recently modified entries and assets to exploring new extension options, this video covers everything you need to know to create a streamlined, personalized dashboard experience.

Watch now and take control of your Contentstack homepage to boost your workflow and efficiency!  
  
[Build your own Dashboard Extensions](https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/create-dashboard-extensions "Contentstack Extensions")

## Supplement for indexing

### Content summary

Customizing Your Contentstack Dashboard: Personalize for Efficiency In this quick explainer, we’ll walk you through how to make the most of your Contentstack dashboard. Learn how to customize your view by adding, removing, and sorting widgets, and see how to make the dashboard truly work for you. From viewing recently modified entries and assets to exploring new extension options, this video covers everything you need to know to create a streamlined, personalized dashboard experience. Watch now and take control of your Contentstack homepage to boost your workflow and efficiency! Build your own Dashboard Extensions (https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/create-dashboard-extensions "Contentstack Extensions")

### Retrieval tags

- Contentstack Academy
- understanding-the-dashboard
- standalone content

### Indexing notes

Single-page standalone entry; index as one primary chunk. Slug: understanding-the-dashboard.

### Asset references

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### External links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| Contentstack Academy home | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/` |
| Training instance setup | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/training-instance` |
| Academy playground (GitHub) | `https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-academy-playground` |
| Contentstack documentation | `https://www.contentstack.com/docs/` |