{"id":5597,"date":"2024-07-29T09:53:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/?p=5597"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:45:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:45:35","slug":"access-wordpress-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/access-wordpress-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick tutorial: accessing the WordPress admin area of your website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eacf005f9e47e4c12ba44d7367f9bada wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the detailed procedure of this article to access WordPress Dashboard of your website and get logged in to start customizing your website&#8217;s content, design and settings to start your WordPress journey now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2cf515df76458d33ce9996de1bdec099\"><strong>Steps to Access WordPress Dashboard <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fff3970e5f913d13ab49548a93c1f4b8 wp-block-paragraph\">To access the WordPress dashboard, follow these steps:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f54c8a4b67645de8a14bc632b065357 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Go to Web Browser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4337f8c68e36e62fa11dbec6fee89292 wp-block-paragraph\">Firstly, open the web browser according to your choice it may be Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2ad659c9bdbb4efdab621963935595a5 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Enter Your Website URL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ddbfc65e90233411017e9425fffff5f5 wp-block-paragraph\">In the address bar of the web browser, type the URL of your WordPress website. For example, if your website is <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;www.abcshop.com,&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong> then enter <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;www.abcshop.com&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong> in the address bar.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b1c84319dfaab9b2ff960c3fa33975d wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Add &#8220;\/wp-admin&#8221; to the URL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e25d9461253376c46ad164a489634cf wp-block-paragraph\">After entering your website URL, add<strong> <\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>&#8220;\/wp-admin&#8221;<\/strong> <\/mark>to the end of it. It should look like this:\u00a0www.abcshop.com\/wp-admin.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5b24d6c4c7a03cf6548a7ec541c34a91 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. Press Enter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a8028d6bff543092c454b72fde04e4c5 wp-block-paragraph\">Hit the<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> <strong>&#8220;Enter&#8221;<\/strong><\/mark> key on your keyboard, or click the<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> <strong>&#8220;Go&#8221;<\/strong><\/mark> button in the browser&#8217;s address bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-938c51eac8d17c9b34276816afa6a787 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. Login Page<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-426.png\" alt=\"WordPress Login Page | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-5348\" style=\"width:541px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-426.png 672w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-426-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5827461f3532416f7d9d028806f081b8 wp-block-paragraph\">It will redirect to the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">WordPress login page<\/mark><\/strong>, where you need to enter your WordPress username and password.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c05813d427bdee428e88c5e6c715d9e\">\n<li><strong>Enter Your Credentials<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81450354a0e03a816d80ab0031d7c850 wp-block-paragraph\">Enter the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">username<\/mark><\/strong> and <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">password<\/mark><\/strong> associated with your WordPress account. These are the login credentials you provided during the WordPress installation or were given by the website administrator.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f7084ffb2e51f097e6a71e57d1cb871a\">\n<li><strong>Click on Log Button<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-64eb933f7fa67f007571a89a0ccf0537 wp-block-paragraph\">Click on <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;Log In&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong> button after filling up all your login details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a8fe43d9160ec799fc737df40703dcff\">\n<li><strong>WordPress Dashboard<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_4-edited-1024x576.png\" alt=\"WordPress Dashboard | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-5587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_4-edited-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_4-edited-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_4-edited-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_4-edited.png 1175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5fc4199db5f8931eeb1bb722f3180d68 wp-block-paragraph\">After successful login, you will be redirected to the WordPress dashboard in a few moments. This is the admin area of your website, where you can manage your website backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-caf2b466e80ec62988b5661d9038f675 wp-block-paragraph\">If you have not <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wordpress\/install-wordpress-on-cpanel\/\" style=\"color:#7a00df;\">installed WordPress<\/a><\/strong> yet or are having trouble accessing the dashboard, you may need to consult with&nbsp;&nbsp;BigCloudy&nbsp;support&nbsp; or website administrator for assistance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-466f55e6b24a5ea26de217a7ecd8c328\"><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a style=\"color:#7a00df;\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/\">WordPress Documentation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow the detailed procedure of this article to access WordPress Dashboard of your website and get logged in to start customizing your website&#8217;s content, design and settings to start your WordPress journey now. Steps to Access WordPress Dashboard To access the WordPress dashboard, follow these steps:\u00a0 1. Go to Web Browser Firstly, open the web browser according to your choice it may be Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, etc. 2. Enter Your Website URL In the address bar of the web browser, type the URL of your WordPress website. For example, if your website is &#8220;www.abcshop.com,&#8221; then enter &#8220;www.abcshop.com&#8221; in the address bar.\u00a0\u00a0 3. Add &#8220;\/wp-admin&#8221; to the URL After entering your website URL, add &#8220;\/wp-admin&#8221; to the end of it. It should look like this:\u00a0www.abcshop.com\/wp-admin.\u00a0\u00a0 4. Press Enter Hit the &#8220;Enter&#8221; key on your keyboard, or click the &#8220;Go&#8221; button in the browser&#8217;s address bar.\u00a0 5. 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