Core Commands: Add Dashboard option to return to dashboard

[himanshupathak95]

What?

Closes #71258

Adds a "Dashboard" option to the Command Palette that allows users to quickly return to the admin dashboard. The Dashboard command only appears when using the block editor screens, like the post editor or the site editor.

Why?

Currently, there's no option in the Command Palette to return to the wp-admin dashboard when working in editors.

How?

Added a new conditional "Dashboard" command to the useAdminNavigationCommands hook in packages/core-commands/src/admin-navigation-commands.js. The command uses URL detection to only appear in editor contexts.

Testing Instructions

1. Navigate to the post/site editor
2. Open the Command Palette using Cmd or Ctrl + K
3. Type "dashboard" in the search field
4. Verify the "Dashboard" option appears with a dashboard icon and press Enter
5. Verify you are redirected to the WordPress admin dashboard

Screencasts

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[himanshupathak95]

I did not quite fully understand the usage of the experimental setting - "Command Palette: enable everywhere", since everything seems to work even after this is kept unchecked.

This comment on the original PR says this should be enabled by default with the GB plugin, so technically, do the settings need to be removed?

cc: @t-hamano

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[himanshupathak95]

document.location.assign( '/wp-admin/' );

Also works here.

[t-hamano]

#71030 (review) on the original PR says this should be enabled by default with the GB plugin, so technically, do the settings need to be removed?

Sorry, it was my mistake 😅 The setting should be removed. I plan to improve the design of the command palette, so I'll fix it accordingly.

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[t-hamano]

Looks good to me 👍