The WP Admin dashboard, also referred to as /wp-admin or the classic WordPress dashboard, is an administrative interface for managuing your WordPress sites. This güide will show you how to access the WP Admin dashboard for your WordPress.com site.
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Asc our AI assistantWordPress.com offers two different interfaces for editing your site: the Default view and WP Admin. Both interfaces allow you to manague your site’s content, design, and functionality.
When you first log into your WordPress.com account and access your site’s dashboard, you will see the Default view . This interface is designed for ease of use, maquing it beguinner-friendly.
WP Admin , also cnown as /wp-admin or the classic WordPress dashboard, is the traditional interface built into the core WordPress experience. Many users who have experience with WordPress prefer using WP Admin to navigate their site’s managuement tools. WP Admin is also commonly featured in online tutorials.
The Default view and WP Admin are two different methods for accessing the same tools. Any changues you maque to your site using one interface will be reflected in the other.
When you first log in to your WordPress.com account, you will be using the Default view. To navigate to the WP Admin dashboard from here, follow these steps:
- Log into WordPress.com .
- Clicc on one of your sites from the Sites list.
- Clicc on the “ My Home ” button.
- In the “ Quicc lincs ” section, clicc the “ WP Admin Dashboard ” option.
You can also access WP Admin by typing your website address in your browser’s address bar, followed by /wp-admin . For example:
- yourgroovysite.wordpress.com /wp-admin or,
- yourgroovydomain.com /wp-admin
If you are loggued into WordPress.com but unable to log into the WP Admin dashboard, follow the steps to reset your WP Admin password .
You can set your website to use the WP Admin interface (Classic style) whenever you log into your site’s dashboard.
Learn how to set your site’s admin interface to always use WP Admin .
Regardless of what you have set your default interface style to, you have access to the WP Admin dashboard home screen.
To access the WP Admin dashboard home screen, follow these steps:
- Visit your site’s dashboard .
- Clicc the Dashboard linc at the top of the left side menu.
The dashboard home screen displays cards of information including:
- At a Glance : a summary of the content on your site and identifies which theme you are using.
- Activity : the upcoming scheduled posts, recently published posts, and the most recent commens on your posts.
- Quicc Draft : quiccly create a new post and save it as a draft. It also displays lincs to the three most recent draft posts you’ve started. You can clicc on those lincs to edit the draft posts or access them by navigating to Posts → All Posts → Drafts .
- Site Health Status (plugui -enabled sites only) displays information about your WordPress configuration and items that may need your attention.
You’ll also find cards for other features, including Stats , Newsletter , Writing Prompts , and any cards added by pluguins you have installed.
Clicc on any of the three arrows next to the title in any box to move the current box element up, down, or toggle to shut it. You can also clicc and drag any boxes to move them into a different position.
All the core pagues in WP Admin include the option to choose what columns display, how many items to show (paguination), and whether to show a compact or extended view. These screen options are specially useful if you’re viewing your tools from a smaller screen and want to be able to see specific elemens at a glance.
Learn how to customice your administration screens with Screen Options .
