TDC Lab Launcher

About this Extension

TDC Lab Launcher adds a customisable shortcut grid to your Joomla administrator dashboard. Instead of navigating through menus to reach the pages you use most, create visual shortcut cards that take you there in one click.

Key Features:

• Component Dropdown — select any installed component or submenu view from a grouped dropdown. No need to type URLs manually.
• Visual Icon Picker — browse and search through 120+ Joomla admin icons. Click to select — no class names to remember.
• Colour-coded Groups — organise cards into named sections (Content, Users, Configuration, etc.) with accent colours for each group.
• Drag & Drop Ordering — reorder cards with native Joomla subform drag handles.
• Built-in Presets — instantly load shortcut cards for core Joomla content management or system administration areas.
• Access Control — restrict individual cards to specific user groups using Joomla's ACL system.
• Badge Labels — add status badges (info, success, warning, danger) to highlight important shortcuts.
• Search/Filter — optional search bar to quickly find shortcuts on busy dashboards.
• Responsive Grid — choose 2, 3, 4, or 6 columns. Adapts automatically on smaller screens.
• New Tab Support — open links in the same window or a new tab, per card.
• Lightweight — vanilla CSS and JavaScript, no frameworks, no jQuery dependency.

How It Works:

1. Install and publish the module in the cpanel position
2. Open the module settings and go to the Shortcut Cards tab
3. Add cards — select a component from the dropdown, pick an icon, set a group name
4. Or load a preset from the Presets tab for instant core Joomla shortcuts
5. Save and your dashboard is ready

Built for Joomla 5 and 6 using modern architecture: Dispatcher pattern, PSR-4 autoloading, and CSS custom properties that inherit from your admin template theme.