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How to Create a Sales Dashboard in Excel (Step-by-Step Guide with Code & Formulas)

Ganga — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:48:27 +0000

Introduction:

A sales dashboard in Excel helps track key business metrics like revenue, profit, and sales performance over time. Whether you’re a beginner or a marketing analyst, this tutorial will walk you step-by-step through creating an interactive and automated dashboard in Excel — complete with charts, formulas, and VBA code snippets.

Step 1: Prepare Your Sales Data

Create a worksheet named “Sales_ Data” with columns like:
| Date | Product | Region | Salesperson | Units Sold | Unit Price | Total Sales |
|——|———-|———|————–|————-|————-|
| 01-Jan-2025 | Laptop | North | Priya | 5 | 55000 | =E2F2 |
| 02-Jan-2025 | Mobile | South | Rahul | 10 | 15000 | =E3F3 |

Tip: Use Excel Tables (Ctrl + T) to make formulas and charts dynamic.

Step 2: Add Key Metrics (KPIs)

Create another sheet named “Dashboard” and calculate:

KPI	Formula
Total Sales	`=SUM(Sales _Data[Total Sales])`
Average Sale	`=AVERAGE(Sales_ Data[Total Sales])`
Top Region	`=INDEX(Sales _Data[Region], MATCH(MAX(Sales _Data[Total Sales]), Sales_ Data[Total Sales], 0))`

Highlight these KPIs using Data Bars or Conditional Formatting for visual clarity.

Step 3: Create Interactive Charts

Go to Insert → Charts → Recommended Charts and choose:

Column Chart for Sales by Region
Line Chart for Sales Trend by Date
Pie Chart for Top Products

To make the dashboard dynamic, use Slicers (Insert → Slicer → Select Region/Product).

Step 4: Add Interactivity with Excel Formulas

Use formulas like:

=SUMIFS(Sales _Data[Total Sales], Sales _Data[Region], "North") — Sales for North region
=COUNTIFS(Sales _Data[Salesperson], "Priya") — Number of deals closed by Priya

These formulas help your dashboard automatically update when filters change.

Step 5: Add VBA Code for Auto Refresh (Optional)

To auto-refresh PivotTables or charts when data changes, use a short VBA macro.

VBA Code:

How to Add VBA Code:

Press Alt + F11 → Open VBA Editor
Right-click Sheet (Dashboard) → “View Code”
Paste the above code
Save file as .xlsm (macro-enabled workbook)

Step 6: Design & Polish Your Dashboard

Enhance visual appeal:
Use shapes and icons for KPIs
Add slicers for Region, Product, and Salesperson
Apply consistent color themes
Align charts neatly in a grid

Example layout:

Top: KPI Cards
Middle: Charts (Sales by Region, Product Performance)
Bottom: Trend Graph

Step 7: Test & Publish

Add new sales data and test auto-refresh
Ensure slicers and charts update dynamically
Export the dashboard as a PDF or Share Excel File with your team

Conclusion:

You’ve successfully built a fully functional Sales Dashboard in Excel using formulas, charts, and VBA. This powerful tool helps businesses visualize their sales performance, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions — all in one place! Suggested SEO Tags:

#ExcelDashboard #SalesDashboard #ExcelTutorial #DataAnalytics #BusinessIntelligence #ExcelVBA #DashboardDesign

How to add an “Ajax Add to Cart Button” Divi WooCommerce Shop Module

Ganga — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 19:29:02 +0000

Add code to function.php files

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/* Ajax Add to Cart button */
if ( ! function_exists( 'de_add_to_cart_button' ) ) {
    function de_add_to_cart_button(){
    	if ( true === et_get_option( 'add_to_cart', false ) ) {
        	add_action( 'woocommerce_after_shop_loop_item', 'woocommerce_template_loop_add_to_cart', 20 );
    	}
    }
    add_action( 'init', 'de_add_to_cart_button' );
}

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/* Add Show/Hide Add to Cart button option */
if ( ! function_exists( 'de_append_theme_customizer' ) ) {
    function de_append_theme_customizer( $wp_customize ) {
        $wp_customize->add_setting( 'et_divi[add_to_cart]', array(
    		'type'			=> 'option',
    		'capability'	=> 'edit_theme_options',
    		'transport'		=> 'postMessage',
		    'sanitize_callback' => 'wp_validate_boolean',
    	) );
    	$wp_customize->add_control( 'et_divi[add_to_cart]', array(
    		'label'		=> esc_html__( 'Enable Add To Cart', 'Divi' ),
    		'section'	=> 'woocommerce_product_catalog',
    		'type'     => 'checkbox',
    	) );
    }
    add_action( 'customize_register', 'de_append_theme_customizer' );
}

CSS code to Theme Option

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.woocommerce ul.products li.product .button {
    margin-top: 1em;
    background-color: #8b312e;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 0px;
    border-width: 0px;

}


.woocommerce-page a.button:after{
content: "\e079"; 
	font-size: 20px;
    padding-top: 5px;
    padding-left: 5px;
}

.woocommerce-page a.button:after{
content: "\e079";
	font-size: 20px;
    padding-top: 5px;
    padding-left: 5px;
}
.woocommerce a.added_to_cart{
color: #fefefe !important;
width: 50%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
float: right;
	
}
.woocommerce a.added_to_cart:after{
content: "\e079";
 font-family: ETmodules!important;
	font-size: 20px;
    padding-top: 5px;
    padding-left: 5px;
}

.woocommerce a.button.loading::after {
 content: "\e02d"; 
	font-size: 20px;
    padding-top: 5px;
    padding-left: 5px;
}

.woocommerce a.added_to_cart{
width: 50%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
float: left;
}


.woocommerce a.button.added::after {
    content: "\e079";
	font-family: ETmodules!important;
	font-size: 20px;
    padding-top: 5px;
    padding-left: 5px;
	
}

.archive .woocommerce a.added_to_cart{
color: #000 !important;
float: left;
}

How to apply automatically a coupon based on specific cart items count in Woocommerce

Ganga — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 15:31:54 +0000

In this blog, we are going to learn about the way to add coupon codes with product count in the cart. This code will work for all woocommerce WordPress website

Paste the below code to funcation.php file.

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add_action( 'woocommerce_before_calculate_totals', 'auto_add_coupon_based_on_cart_items_count', 25, 1 );
function auto_add_coupon_based_on_cart_items_count( $cart ) {
    if ( is_admin() && ! defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) )
        return;

    // Setting and initialising variables
    $coupon = 'tasterbox'; // <===  Coupon code
    $item_count = 4; // <===  <===  Number of items
    $matched    = false;

    if( $cart->cart_contents_count >= $item_count ){
        $matched = true; // Set to true
    }

    // If conditions are matched add coupon is not applied
    if( $matched && ! $cart->has_discount( $coupon )){
        // Apply the coupon code
        $cart->add_discount( $coupon );

        // Optionally display a message
        wc_add_notice( __('TASTER BOX ADDED'), 'notice');
    }
    // If conditions are not matched and coupon has been appied
    elseif( ! $matched && $cart->has_discount( $coupon )){
        // Remove the coupon code
        $cart->remove_coupon( $coupon );

        // Optionally display a message
        wc_add_notice( __('SORRY, TASTERBOX NOT VALID'), 'error');
    }
}