Purple Admin

Purple Admin is a free Bootstrap 5 admin dashboard template created by Bootstrap Dash that delivers a gradient-themed, responsive front-end for administrative dashboards, CMS back ends, and e-commerce management panels.

What is Purple Admin?

Purple Admin is a front-end HTML5 template built on Bootstrap 5, Chart.js, FontAwesome icons, and jQuery. It takes a set of 12 HTML files, SCSS source files, and uncompressed JavaScript files as its starting point, and outputs a ready-to-run responsive admin interface that can be dropped into a Laravel or raw PHP project. The template is distributed through ThemeWagon and is supported by a live preview hosted on GitHub Pages.

What makes Purple Admin stand out?

Five pre-built demo pages — the template ships with login and register pages, a 404 error page, a 500 error page, and a main dashboard layout, giving you working starting points for common admin flows.

13 distinct button styles — predefined button variants cover different colors and states, so you can match UI actions without writing custom CSS.

6 Chart.js chart types — doughnut, area, pie, and scatter charts (among others) render with on-hover effects, making data visualization simple to integrate.

6 table types — built with Bootstrap tables and FontAwesome icons, including a pre-made search box that filters rows, plus support for DataTable-style layouts.

Extensive typography options — headings, blockquotes, text size/color/alignment utilities, and ordered, unordered, and icon-added lists come pre-styled.

Notifications, messages, and profile dropdowns — these common admin widgets are pre-built in the top navigation, along with a logout button icon.

Off-canvas menu on smaller screens — the left-aligned navigation collapses into a slide-out drawer for mobile devices.

SCSS and Gulp build setup — uncompressed JavaScript files and SCSS sources let you customize the design and recompile with Gulp.

Who should use Purple Admin?

Web developers setting up a Laravel or PHP back-end can use Purple Admin as the admin front-end without building UI components from scratch. Freelancers building CMS or e-commerce dashboards for clients get a ready-made layout with charts, tables, and forms. Startup teams needing a quick internal admin panel can download, run npm install, and edit index.html to start prototyping.

What can you do with Purple Admin?

Laravel developers: integrate Purple Admin into a Laravel project as the dashboard view layer, keeping the existing Blade templates for the rest of the app.

E-commerce admins: manage orders and customers using the included charts, tables, and search box to display KPIs and records.

CMS maintainers: use the pre-built login/register pages and notification dropdowns as the shell for a content management dashboard.

How does Purple Admin work?

The template requires no server-side logic. After downloading the zip file, extract it and open a terminal in that directory. Run npm install to fetch dependencies, then locate the index.html file and start editing. The included Gulp starter file can be used for SCSS compilation and asset processing.

FAQ

Is Purple Admin free?

Yes, Purple Admin is free to download. It is open source, licensed for use in commercial projects, and comes with lifetime free updates.

What technologies does Purple Admin use?

Purple Admin is built with Bootstrap 5, Chart.js, FontAwesome icons, and jQuery, with SCSS for styles and Gulp as the build tool.

How many pages are included?

The template includes 12 HTML files covering five pre-built demo pages: a main dashboard, login, register, 404, and 500 error pages.

Can I use Purple Admin with Laravel?

Yes, the template is described as ready to be used as the front-end of a Laravel project or any raw PHP project.