EdminBoost → Layouts (sidebar: Layouts). Choose templates for WordPress admin top bar and sidebar baseline, assign layouts per user role, and control which menu items each role may see.

WHAT A LAYOUT PRESET CONTAINS

• Top bar items — slug, label, icon, optional anchor, redirect or drawer, optional badge source.
• Menu Studio baseline — sidebar order, hidden items, bundled defaults.

Applying a preset replaces saved top bar and sidebar preset portions on save. Custom sidebar links saved separately are re-merged at runtime when a role-specific preset is active.

PRESET PICKER GROUPS

Current layout — Default (stored default preset id); Custom (hand-tuned top bar + Menu Studio). By use case — Scenario templates (client, ecommerce, developer, agency, etc.). By role — Workflow presets per WordPress role. Your saved layouts — Custom presets you saved from current layout.

System presets are read-only; duplicate or save-as for editable copies.

APPLY A PRESET

1. Open Layouts.
2. Select preset (previews update).
3. Save.

Also from Dashboard overview or setup wizard step 1.

SAVE YOUR OWN PRESET

1. Configure Top Bar and Menu Studio.
2. Layouts → Save current layout as preset.
3. Enter name and confirm.

Saved presets appear under Your saved layouts (ids like custom_*). Rename from picker UI.

Premium Free may allow one saved custom layout; Pro unlimited. WordPress.org has no save limit.

ROLE ASSIGNMENTS

Map each WordPress role to a layout preset. First matching role with an assignment wins for top bar and Menu Studio baseline. Roles without assignment use global saved settings.

ROLE VISIBILITY MATRIX

Lists every admin menu item (top-level and submenu). Checked = visible; unchecked = hidden per role.

• Protected top-level: Dashboard (index.php), Plugins, EdminBoost — always visible.
• Submenu rows show parent name; hiding submenu slug removes that entry for the role.
• Items not in assigned preset may start unchecked but stay enabled.
• Capability-restricted items appear restricted in UI.

Premium Free may lock matrix checkboxes; WordPress.org includes full editing. Visibility merges with Menu Studio hide rules.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Preset apply wiped sidebar tweaks → Expected; reconfigure Menu Studio or save custom preset first. Role sees wrong top bar → Check role assignment order (first match wins). Menu item still visible → Matrix hides by slug; check Menu Studio hidden items and capabilities. Cannot check matrix cells → Pro lock on premium Free, or protected row.