Does these readymade admin templates actually helps?

[lixon]

i think they are over bloated, though it seems nice (Tutti frutti)

https://wrapbootstrap.com/theme/inspinia-responsive-admin-theme-WB0R5L90S

[shade23]

I always found it cumbersome to modify these.If you have the time&&patience,have you tried this? http://dashing.io/

[smt88]

Yes, they help. Modify with LESS/SCSS/SASS instead of CSS, though.