Dashboard Layout Not Saving #

If you rearrange or resize widgets on the Analytics Dashboard and the layout resets when you refresh the page, use these steps.

Cause #

Dashboard layouts are saved via an AJAX call to WordPress when you stop dragging. If the save fails, the layout is not persisted.

Diagnosis #

1. Open browser developer tools (F12) and go to the Network tab
2. Rearrange a widget on the dashboard
3. Look for a request to admin-ajax.php with action dmsi_save_dashboard_layout
4. Check the response status:
5. 200 with success: true: Layout saved correctly
6. 200 with success: false: Nonce validation failed
7. 403: User does not have permission to save layouts
8. 0 or no request: JavaScript error prevented the save from triggering

Common Fixes #

Nonce validation failing:
Hard-refresh the page (Ctrl+F5) to get a fresh nonce, then try again.

403 error:
Confirm your user has manage_dmsilm_analytics capability.

JavaScript error preventing save:
Check the Console tab for errors on the dashboard page. A conflicting plugin may be breaking the Gridstack library.