Review attendance, approve records, create users, and export payroll
This guide explains the Pro manager/admin workflow for team attendance, HR review, payroll-ready CSV exports, employee creation, and account access control.
Who can use the manager tools?
| User type | Manager dashboard | Setup screens | Recommended use |
|---|---|---|---|
| WPChef Tracker Manager | Yes | No | Review attendance, approve/reject records, export payroll, and manage team visibility. |
| WPChef Tracker HR Admin | Yes | Yes | Manage employees, locations, departments, shifts, settings, and payroll workflow. |
| Administrator | Yes | Yes | Full WordPress and plugin administration. |
Frontend manager dashboard
Add this shortcode to a protected manager page:
[wpchef_tracker_manager]
The dashboard includes four main tabs:
Overview
Shows visible records, employees/managers count, and pending review count.
Attendance & Payroll
Displays attendance records and includes the Payroll-ready CSV export button.
Employees & Managers
Shows employee ID, name, email, role, department, location, shift, status, and enable/disable action.
Create User
Create Employee, Manager, or HR Admin users and assign department, location, shift, and password setup method.
Attendance review table
The Pro attendance table includes:
- Employee name, email, and employee ID.
- Schedule date and shift time.
- Clock in/out time, break time, total time, and overtime time.
- Flags such as late clock-in, early clock-out, overtime, overtime not allowed, and missing clock-out.
- Employee explanations, break note, HR approval note, and admin note.
- Location information, GPS map link, static map preview when available, IP address, and geofence evidence.
- Approval status and attendance status.
- Approve and reject actions.
Payroll-ready CSV export
Use the Payroll CSV or Payroll-ready CSV Export button after filtering records. The export includes:
| CSV field | Description |
|---|---|
| Employee ID, Name, Email | Employee identity details for payroll review. |
| Department, Location | Assigned reporting groups. |
| Date, Clock In, Clock Out | Shift date and time records. |
| Break Minutes, Total Hours, Overtime Hours | Payroll calculation fields. |
| Flags, Approval | Review status and attendance exceptions. |
| GPS Map | Google Maps link when GPS coordinates exist. |
| Explanation, Admin Note | Employee explanations and internal manager notes. |
Admin menu screens
Attendance
Filter by from date, to date, employee, department, location, and approval status. Review records and export payroll CSV.
Reports
Shows total hours, overtime hours, employee count, and pending HR review based on selected filters.
Employees
Uses the same manager panel workflow inside wp-admin for creating users and reviewing staff.
Departments, Locations, Shift Templates
Used by HR admins and administrators to define organizational rules before employees start clocking.