OK thank you very much. If I see the other Wordpress dashboard with the lighter user interface I mentioned I will post the link to it here.
If I only have one website do you know how I would be able to clear my cache for it - would I still need a plugin to do that? I am using a theme now called MH Edition and it suggests using some kind of cache clearing plugin. I found WP Super Cache but it seems as if this plugin I used is designed for someone with multiple sites though since it's talking about Super Admin...do you know of a better plugin or another way I could clear my cache out?
The reason I'm asking is this started when I was trying to set up Google Ad Sense and I kept getting this message from the Google AdSense plugin:
"Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again.
The most likely reason is that you are using a WordPress cache plugin. If this is the case, please follow the plugin's instructions to clear the cache and then try again."
I got this message before I ever installed the cache plugin - I just uninstalled the plugin and still get the message...so not sure if I even need a cache clearing plugin or not.
So I guess in summary:
1. Do I even need a cache clearing plugin for my site/theme? Is it standard to have one?
2. If I do need one can you suggest one?
3. Is the cache clearing really the issue of why I'm getting the error message from google AdSense - any ideas there?
THANK YOU!