Create Dashboard Widget

In this video, we’ll use WP AI Assistant to create a custom dashboard widget that shows the latest 5 YouTube videos added to a custom post type. This is a great way to give editors, admins, or content creators a quick view of recent video uploads right from the WordPress admin dashboard — no need to click through menus. What You’ll Learn: How to create a custom dashboard widget How to query and display the last 5 posts from a specific post type How to customize the widget title and output format How this improves content management and workflow visibility Prompt Used: "Create a dashboard widget that shows the latest 5 posts from the 'YouTube Videos' post type." Result: A new widget appears on the main dashboard screen Lists the 5 most recent video entries with clickable titles Easy for admins to keep track of recent uploads without navigating to the post type section Perfect for content-heavy sites or teams managing lots of media.