UX Issue – Dashboard creation flow is confusing and inefficient

[Domko88]

1️⃣ Color should not be required

Current behavior

When creating a new dashboard:

• Title is required – OK.
• Color is also required – but this is confusing.

At first glance, it looks like a default white color is already selected.
Naturally, the user assumes that no action is required.

However, when clicking + Add, the system blocks the process with:
"Dashboard.Color is required."

If I want to keep white (which appears preselected), I must manually click it again.

Why this is problematic

• It feels like the system is already using white.
• There is no clear indication that no color is actually selected.
• It creates unnecessary friction.
• It feels like validation logic fighting the UI.

Suggested improvement

One of the following should be implemented:

Option A - Do not require color at all (recommended)
Option B - Preselect a real default color
Option C - Clearly indicate that no color is selected

Requiring color without a visible empty state is unintuitive.

2️⃣ Adding panels is extremely inefficient

Current workflow

After creating a dashboard:

• I add a panel (e.g., Calendar: Reminders).
• I must save it.
• I must close the panel window.
• Then reopen add panel.
• Add another one.
• Save again.
• Close again.

Repeat for every single panel.

This becomes absurdly inefficient when creating dashboards with multiple panels.

Why this is bad UX

• Too many clicks.
• Too many saves.
• Too many modal openings.
• Breaks creative flow.
• Makes dashboard building feel slow and heavy.

Suggested improvement

Allow:

• Selecting multiple panels at once.
• Or adding panels continuously without closing the modal.
• Or saving all panels in one final save.

Dashboard building should feel like composition, not like filling tax forms.