Any decent CSS table / layout for admin dashboard?

Question

Since I'm not a web designer, it's hard for me to create an admin control panel using CSS. In particular, it is difficult for me to create data tables. Tables should contain: filters, sorting, elements on the page, display from / to / from, pagination.

Any good samples around what an ideal data table should look like? How do I go about creating an admin control panel?

Answer 1

Not sure if you are still looking for an answer. But I found your question through Google. The following link helped me a lot:

http://speckyboy.com/2010/10/05/10-free-css-and-html-admin-and-backend-templates/

Hope this helps someone.

Answer 2

I also had problems developing data tables until I found datatables from Allan Jardine . This is really cool with lots of features like inline editing, ajax and jsonp. It has a great support forum as well.

Answer 3

Spend less time developing part of the design of your admin panels using themeforest admin templates. It costs money, but a little money compared to the weeks of the week, trying to create a beautiful admin panel. Hope that helps

Answer 4

The most important thing is to think about the administrator from the point of view of the user.

A common mistake is to create a panel based on how the application is developed. Use terminology and micro-copy that reflect the task that the user wants to participate in. For example, the user wants to "add page" or "change calendar event." Admin panels often have menu items, such as “modules,” which are unintuitive to those that did not create the application.

Subtly can go a long way.

Another common mistake is to make headlines and accents big and too bright.
You can get color theme ideas from http://kuler.adobe.com

Avoid centering.

Usually he looks unprofessional.

Answer 5

The datatables plugin is an awesome plugin for displaying tables. Check it out.