Corevum 1.1: a clearer WordPress dashboard for client handovers

A WordPress client handover needs more than a login and a list of plugins. The person looking after the website needs to know where their content lives, how to ask for help and what is due to be published. That is the focus of Corevum 1.1.

Free gets unsaved-change protection, new form tools and a compatibility report. Pro adds a client help centre, agency setup packs and a publishing calendar. Here is what they do and where I would use them.

What Corevum changes in the WordPress dashboard

Corevum is a WordPress admin dashboard plugin that brings content, media, forms, comments and site management into one workspace. It keeps WordPress's native editors available, including Gutenberg and plugin screens that need their full controls. It does not replace WordPress or redesign the public website.

The free plugin already includes forms, media organisation, custom post types and custom fields. Pro is a separate add-on with white-label branding, client views, menu and role tools, an enhanced WooCommerce workspace and other site-management modules. You can switch off overlapping modules when an existing plugin already handles a job.

Unsaved-change warnings in Corevum Free

Leaving a form builder or settings screen halfway through an edit is easy. In supported Corevum forms and settings, the new guard warns you before navigation would discard unsaved changes. It covers workspace navigation and leaving the page, so an accidental click is less likely to lose the draft you are working on.

This is a warning, not an autosave system or backup. You still need to save your work. WordPress's native editor retains its own editing behaviour. The unsaved-work guide explains the supported workflow.

Test WordPress form notifications before relying on them

The Forms module can now send a test notification using a form's saved recipient configuration. That gives the site owner a direct way to check a fixed notification destination without creating a customer enquiry or a stored test entry.

A successful mail request means WordPress accepted the message for sending. It does not prove that the recipient's inbox received it. Check the mailbox and, if needed, your mail provider's delivery records. I have also written about contact forms that report success while the inbox stays empty.

Optional entry retention adds another practical control. You can choose 30, 90, 180 or 365 days, or leave automatic age-based cleanup off. When enabled, scheduled cleanup also applies to existing entries for that form, including entries in spam or trash. It depends on WordPress's scheduled tasks running, and it does not remove copies held in email or backups. Choose a period that suits how you actually handle enquiries.

A compatibility report that makes support requests useful

Corevum Free can generate a compatibility and support report showing software versions, active plugins and themes, module states, selected environment flags and available Site Health counts. You can review it in the workspace before downloading the JSON file.

The report does not include licence keys, credentials, raw logs, site URLs or user details. Plugin names still describe part of your site's configuration, so review it before sharing. Nothing is automatically sent to Dawsony. For me, knowing the installed versions and enabled modules is a much better starting point than guessing from a screenshot.

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A client help centre inside Corevum Pro

For agencies, the new help centre gives clients a place for website instructions, support contact details and links to guides or videos. You can explain everyday jobs such as changing a page, adding a product or contacting you when something looks wrong.

Video links open the linked resource rather than automatically embedding a provider in the workspace. The help centre works alongside the existing white-label presentation, so the handover can use your business's branding and support details. Read the client help centre setup guide for configuration.

Agency setup packs with a preview before applying

Corevum Pro's expanded setup packs let you reuse supported branding, client help, navigation and module choices across sites. Importing a pack first produces a preview of the proposed changes, with warnings for settings that cannot be applied on the destination.

These packs configure the workspace. They do not install plugins, copy website content or transfer attachment files, licence keys or role capabilities. Menu visibility is also separate from permission to perform an action. The preview helps you see what will change before you apply a shared agency setup to a particular client site.

A WordPress publishing calendar without another editor

The Pro publishing calendar shows monthly published and scheduled content, with drafts, pending content and missed schedules nearby. It uses the website's timezone and respects the current user's editing permissions. Opening an item takes you to its native editor.

That makes it useful as an overview for a small content team or a client who needs to see what is coming next. It does not automatically publish or reschedule posts. A missed schedule still needs investigation of the site's cron or scheduling setup; the calendar makes the problem visible.

Updating Corevum Free and Pro to 1.1

Back up the site and check the update on a staging copy where possible. Update Corevum Free to 1.1.0 before updating Pro to 1.1.0, because the new Pro release needs the updated Free workspace. Afterwards, check a saved form, your normal editing workflow and any client configuration you use.

Compatibility, permission, browser, accessibility and upgrade-preservation checks passed for this release. That is useful evidence, but it cannot certify every combination of WordPress plugins, hosting and custom code. The Corevum documentation covers setup and the new modules.

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