How to access the WordPress admin dashboard

The WordPress dashboard is where you write posts, edit pages and change how your site looks. There are two ways in.

From the control panel

No WordPress password needed this way.

1. Log in to the control panel.
2. Click the website that has WordPress.
3. When the website dashboard opens, click Apps in the top menu.
4. Click your WordPress site.
5. Click Login to Admin.

Straight from your website

1. Go to yourbusiness.com/wp-admin (use your own domain name).
2. Enter your WordPress Username and Password.
3. Click Log In.

Forgot your WordPress password? Click Lost your password? on the login page, or use the control panel method above.