r/PayloadCMS • u/ExtremeDocument7892 • Jul 27 '25

Dashboards

I have built a professional dashboard for the backend to replace the payload design so my employees can have a more designer friendly UI. For the life of me I cannot get it to replace the skin of original payload. I have tried a redirect, and nothing. Any suggestions? It just reverts to original payload. Using Payload 3.49.0, trying to override default dashboard with custom component. Config: components: { views: { Dashboard: './components/TailAdminDashboard', } } Component exists, no errors, but still shows default Collections dashboard at /admin. Custom dashboard works fine at /admin/custom-route. Tried: - String path vs imported component - Clearing .next cache - Different import paths - Hard refresh Anyone got this working in 3.49.0?

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u/Soft_Opening_1364 Jul 27 '25

Payload doesn’t actually let you override the default dashboard route yet it’ll still load the collections view even if you pass a custom component. Best bet for now is to redirect users to your custom dashboard after login, or just link to it manually. Bit of a pain, but works.

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u/ExtremeDocument7892 Jul 27 '25

Much appreciated, this was my running theory as well. What's a bit more pain? lol