Material WP - Material Design Dashboard Theme 1.0.6
Wordpress Plugins Codecanyon 4.8 (1.1K reviews)
Material WP is a WordPress plugin that restyles the entire admin dashboard to follow Google's Material Design language. Instead of the default look that ships with every WordPress installation, this theme replaces the interface with a cleaner, more visual layout built around cards, shadows, and motion. The plugin is offered through Codecanyon as a premium product, and it targets the backend area you see after logging into your site. It does not touch the public-facing website, so your visitors never notice the change. For anyone who spends hours managing posts, plugins, or settings, the admin screen becomes a more pleasant place to work, with a consistent design system that matches the look of modern Google apps. That consistency extends across the entire dashboard, changing the way you see navigation, content panels, buttons, and even small details like tooltips. The whole interface gets a coordinated makeover, not just a few tweaks or a modified color scheme.
The biggest change is a complete redesign of the admin interface. Every main section, from the dashboard home to post editing screens, is restyled with Material Design components. Menus use floating action buttons, cards hold related information, and animations give visual feedback as you move through the backend. The color scheme follows the Material palette, so buttons, highlights, and backgrounds feel cohesive. This is not a minor CSS patch; the plugin rebuilds the visual layer of the admin area, changing the way tiles, tables, forms, and notifications are displayed. Lists, buttons, checkboxes, and dropdown menus all adopt the same visual language. Icons are updated to match the Material icon set, and spacing follows the standard grid. The result is an interface that feels familiar to anyone who uses Google Drive, Gmail, or other Material apps. Even the post editor and settings pages receive the same treatment, so there is no jarring switch between different visual styles while working.
Beyond its visual change, the plugin adds a practical way to organize the admin menu. You can drag and drop menu items into any order you prefer, and that order is stored individually for every user account. On a site with several authors or editors, each person can arrange the sidebar to fit their own workflow without affecting anyone else's layout. This makes it easy to keep frequently used pages near the top and hide less important links deeper in the list. The login page also receives a Material Design makeover, so the entry point to the dashboard matches the rest of the admin theme. This keeps the entire login experience visually consistent with the dashboard that follows. The theme is responsive, meaning it adapts to smaller screens and narrow browser windows instead of forcing horizontal scrolling. A parallax block effect is included as part of the visual treatment, adding subtle depth to certain background elements as you scroll through the interface.
Material WP is delivered as a single .zip file that matches the package from the original author. You install it like any other WordPress plugin, either through the Plugins menu or by uploading the archive. After activation, the Material Design admin theme takes over the backend. Because the plugin only changes the admin area, your existing content, post types, and public pages remain untouched. The theme is built to work within the WordPress dashboard, so it does not require you to change the way you create pages or manage media. Updates and support are handled directly by the Codecanyon author. The included files are the same ones you would get from the original product page, so the installation process is familiar to anyone who has added a plugin before. For someone who wants a modern, consistent visual style for the admin panel, this plugin provides a complete redesign in a single package.
- Item type
- plugin
- Category
- Wordpress Plugins
- Version
- 1.2
- Availability
- In stock
- Delivery
- Digital
- Last updated
- August 3, 2026
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