Title: WordPress Dashboard getting mangled when plugin activated
Last modified: February 23, 2021

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# WordPress Dashboard getting mangled when plugin activated

 *  Resolved [qddesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qddesign/)
 * (@qddesign)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-dashboard-getting-mangled-when-plugin-activated/)
 * When the plugin is activated it seems to corrupt the layout of the WordPress 
   dashboard. Usually I have a 4 column layout on the desktop – see photo for example
   
   [https://photos.app.goo.gl/WjaY9jYdMnBYHw6r7](https://photos.app.goo.gl/WjaY9jYdMnBYHw6r7)
 * Each column is the same width and items can be dragged between columns to reorder
   them.
 * However, when the Appointment Hour Booking App is activated, it changes the layout
   of the dashboard. Second image as an example
    [https://photos.app.goo.gl/oCWEPCYn29kwuEgAA](https://photos.app.goo.gl/oCWEPCYn29kwuEgAA)
 * This image is zoomed out (slightly) so you can see more of the issue. As you 
   can see the WordFence panel now takes up the entire width of the Dashboard, the
   panels below it have no gap between them (and cannot be dragged to move) whilst
   other panels only take up the first column and leave a large area of wasted space
   to their right.
 * I have disabled all plugins and found the Dashboard to display correctly. Re-
   activating each plugin in turn indicates that the issues lies with Appointment
   Hour Booking only. I.e. with no other plugins enabled as soon as Appointment 
   Hour Booking is enabled, the Dashboard display goes awry.
 * I’ve tried this with both classic and direct methods and it is the same result.
 * Unfortunately, this is making the Dashboard hard to use for the admin of the 
   site in question.
 * In case it helps, WordPress 5.6.2, Linux (lightspeed) server, PHP 7.4
 * Hope you can help?
 * Thanks.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwordpress-dashboard-getting-mangled-when-plugin-activated%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-dashboard-getting-mangled-when-plugin-activated/#post-14118050)
 * Hi,
 * Please let me know if you have the add-on “Dashboard Widget: Upcoming appointments”
   enabled into the Appointment Hour Booking add-ons menu? If yes, please temporary
   deactivate it to confirm if it is related to the referred issue.
 * Thank you for using the plugin!
 *  Thread Starter [qddesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qddesign/)
 * (@qddesign)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-dashboard-getting-mangled-when-plugin-activated/#post-14129088)
 * Hi,
    We have switched to the paid version of the plugin and the problem has gone
   away. However, when using the free version, the upcoming appointment widget was
   in use.
 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-dashboard-getting-mangled-when-plugin-activated/#post-14156069)
 * Thank you for the feedback! We have just published and update that fixes that
   issue.

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 * ![](https://ps.w.org/appointment-hour-booking/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1784135)
 * [Appointment Hour Booking - Booking Calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/appointment-hour-booking/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/appointment-hour-booking/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/appointment-hour-booking/)
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 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/appointment-hour-booking/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/appointment-hour-booking/reviews/)

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 * [columns](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/columns/)
 * [dashboard](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/dashboard/)

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 * Last reply from: [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-dashboard-getting-mangled-when-plugin-activated/#post-14156069)
 * Status: resolved