Quote Originally Posted by guileshill View Post
The second thing I would be looking for, and there is some movement towards this, would be an almost complete front end replacement for the common functionality of the back end interface. We have experimented a lot with ways of simplifying the dashboard for a complex social network and site building tool, and have been shocked by how resistant users are to the apparent complexity of the dashboard, which only gets worse as the functionality of plugins increases.
Out of curiosity, isn't that what the admin bar would be able to take care of?