2 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/modules/dashboard/dashboard.info b/modules/dashboard/dashboard.info
index 876b8a9ea..71004b415 100644
--- a/modules/dashboard/dashboard.info
+++ b/modules/dashboard/dashboard.info
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ; $Id$
 name = Dashboard
-description = A module that provides a dashboard interface for organizing and tracking various information within your site.
+description = Provides a dashboard page in the administrative interface for organizing administrative tasks and tracking information within your site.
 core = 7.x
 package = Core
 version = VERSION
diff --git a/modules/dashboard/dashboard.module b/modules/dashboard/dashboard.module
index e7091fe4d..5fd5d6ac8 100644
--- a/modules/dashboard/dashboard.module
+++ b/modules/dashboard/dashboard.module
@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@
 // $Id$
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_help().
+ */
+function dashboard_help($path, $arg) {
+  switch ($path) {
+    case 'admin/help#dashboard':
+      $output = '';
+      $output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('The Dashboard module provides a <a href="@dashboard">Dashboard page</a> in the administrative interface for organizing administrative tasks and navigation, and tracking information within your site. The Dashboard page contains blocks, which you can add to and arrange using the drag and drop interface that appears when you click on the <em>Customize</em> link.', array('@dashboard' => url('admin/dashboard'))) . '</p>';
+      $output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
+      $output .= '<dl>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Tracking user activity') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t("By enabling blocks such as <em>Who's online</em> and <em>Who's new</em>, site users can track who is logged in and new user signups at a centralized location.") . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Tracking content activity') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('By enabling blocks such as <em>Recent blog posts</em>, <em>New forum topics</em> and <em>Recent comments</em>, site users can view newly added site content at a glance.') . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '</dl>';
+      return $output;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Implement hook_menu().
  */
 function dashboard_menu() {