Baxtersweb Guide Dots adds contextual guidance directly inside the WordPress admin. Place interactive guide dots beside the settings, fields and workflows people actually use, so instructions stay connected to the screen they explain.<\/p>\n\n
It is built for client handovers, editor training, internal documentation and website-specific reminders. Instead of sending someone back to a PDF, email or separate manual, Guide Dots lets them open the guidance while they are working.<\/p>\n\n
Use it to explain a custom field, document an unusual setting, walk a client through an editing process, or leave useful implementation notes for future maintenance.<\/p>\n\n
A guide dot is a visual marker placed on a WordPress admin screen. Selecting the dot opens the guidance attached to that location.<\/p>\n\n
Multiple guides can live on the same screen. The guide count gives users a quick way to see what guidance is available, while Previous and Next controls make it easy to move through a sequence.<\/p>\n\n
Create separate audiences for different users or purposes, such as Clients, Editors or Developers. Each audience has its own identifying colour, making different types of guidance easy to recognise.<\/p>\n\n
Guide ordering can be managed per audience, so a collection of individual notes can also become a structured walkthrough.<\/p>\n\n
Guided Tours let you step through the ordered guides for a selected audience or copy a view-only tour link to share with someone else.<\/p>\n\n
The Guide Manager shows the tour sequence as a clean numbered list, making it easy to check what someone will see and in which order.<\/p>\n\n
Authorised users can create, edit, reposition and remove guides directly inside WordPress. Guide placement appears immediately while it is saved, helping the interaction remain responsive even on slower hosting.<\/p>\n\n
The Guide Manager provides filtering, bulk actions, audience-specific drag-to-reorder controls and a central view of existing guidance.<\/p>\n\n
A replayable Quick Intro walks new users through creating their first guide, opening it, editing it, repositioning it and using Guided Tours. Tutorial progress is stored per user, so each administrator can run it independently.<\/p>\n\n
Traditional handover documents can become difficult to follow as a website changes. Guide Dots keeps screen-specific instructions inside the website itself, where they remain easier to find and maintain.<\/p>\n\n
It works particularly well for:<\/p>\n\n
Guide Dots is deliberately focused. It is not a learning management system, frontend product-tour builder or general documentation platform. Its purpose is persistent, contextual guidance for the WordPress admin.<\/p>\n\n\n
For additional instructions, visit the Guide Dots documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n
A guide dot is a visual marker placed on a WordPress admin screen. When selected, it displays the guidance attached to that location.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Guide Dots is useful for developers, designers, agencies, freelancers, site administrators and anyone responsible for handing over or maintaining a WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n
It can also help clients and editors who need guidance while managing content.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No. Guide Dots is designed for guidance inside the WordPress admin area.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Yes. Guides can be organised into separate audiences, such as Clients, Editors or Developers. Each audience can have its own name and colour.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Yes. You can add multiple guide dots to the same admin screen. Users can open them individually or navigate through them using the Previous and Next controls.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Yes. When guides are available, the guide count can be opened to show the guides on the current admin screen.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Yes. Users who can manage Guide Dots can edit or reposition an existing guide directly from its popup.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Yes. Use Hide Guides in the WordPress admin bar. The preference applies only to your user account and does not delete any guides.<\/p><\/dd>\n
It can replace many screen-specific instructions, but it does not need to replace broader documentation.<\/p>\n\n
Guide Dots works best for contextual information: instructions, reminders and explanations that relate to a particular WordPress admin screen.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No. Guide Dots is focused on contextual guidance inside the WordPress admin. It does not create public-facing tours or walkthroughs.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Yes. You can use Guide Dots for client instructions, internal documentation or reminders for your future self.<\/p><\/dd>\n
A guide may need to be repositioned if the layout of the related admin screen changes significantly. Editor mode lets you update the guide and its placement.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No additional plugin is required.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No. Guide Dots only runs inside the WordPress admin. Visitors to your website never see guide dots or their associated guidance.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n