The Challenge
Recently, we needed to add seller analytics to our e-commerce project. You know the drill: key metrics, charts, data exports, order funnels — the usual set of features that clients expect in their admin panels.
Typically, building a custom analytics dashboard from scratch takes weeks. But we managed to put it together in just a couple of hours using Admiral, our open-source framework for admin panels.
What is Admiral?
Admiral is an open-source framework for rapidly building admin panels that works with any backend. Most people use it for quick CRUD operations, but it's capable of much more.
The key advantage: you're not locked into a specific stack or architecture. Admiral adapts to your backend, not the other way around.
What We Built
Here's what we assembled for our seller analytics dashboard:
📈 Key Metrics
- Revenue tracking
- Order count
- Average order value
- Repeat sales
- Week-over-week trends with historical data
🔄 Business Process Visualization
- Order funnel by status
- Aggregated counts and totals
- Visual representation of the sales pipeline
🛍️ Sales by Category
- Breakdown of all orders by product categories
- Visual charts for quick insights
↩️ Returns & Cancellations
- Dedicated analytics block
- Counts and monetary amounts
🎟️ Promo Code Analytics
- Usage statistics
- Application counts
- Total discount amounts
📊 Data Export
- One-click export to XLSX and CSV for every block
The Secret Sauce: Cursor Rules
What made this fast? We've developed cursor rules specifically for Admiral that speed up the development of custom interfaces dramatically.
With these rules, building beautiful and functional dashboards isn't just quick — it's actually enjoyable. The rules handle the boilerplate, letting you focus on the business logic specific to your project.
Why This Matters
This isn't an out-of-the-box feature that comes with Admiral. This is a custom dashboard we built for specific project needs in a couple of hours.
That's the point: Admiral gives you the flexibility to build arbitrary interfaces quickly:
- Custom dashboards
- Complex data visualizations
- Tailored analytics
- Whatever your project actually needs
No fighting with pre-built components that almost fit your use case. No compromising on features because extending the framework is too painful.
Try It Yourself
Admiral is open source and works with any backend. Whether you need simple CRUDs or complex custom interfaces, it adapts to your needs.
Check it out: https://github.com/dev-family/admiral
What kind of admin interfaces are you building? Have you found a framework that gives you the right balance of speed and flexibility?
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