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WordPress is the most amazing tool for content management. The reason why WordPress is the most preferable CMS platform is its easy-to-use and user-friendly features. If you are a new fellow and want to learn the basics of WordPress then don’t worry because you are at the right place. WordPress is a very easy-to-learn CMS platform and you can learn it in a short time with some experience about the working of the platform.

To work with WordPress, you first need to set up the WordPress hosting server. Once the whole server is set up now the next step is to find the URL of your WordPress login. There are many of the methods that you can use to find the URL. In this article, I will talk about the ways to find the WordPress URL and how you can navigate in the admin dashboard.

This article contains all the basic information about WordPress login and tips to explore the admin dashboard with some understanding of its major functions.

WordPress Login URL

For the administration of your account, it is very important to know the URL of WordPress. By knowing the URL, you can have access to the back end of your website and control the administrative tasks such as pages, posts, plugins, themes, design and other functionalities.

Here are some of the ways to find the URL.

If you have installed WordPress with the hosting provider that was recommended, then finding the WordPress URL would be much easier for you. For this

At the end of your URL of website type /admin/or /login/. By doing this you will get into the admin panel. For example

http ://www.websitedomain.com/login/  

OR

http://www. websitedomain.com/admin/ 

 It will get you to control panel of the WordPress site. Just replace the “websitedomain” in the URL with your website domain name. Once you get into the WordPress admin page, now you just have to enter your user name and password to login the admin dashboard.

Hopefully, your cPanel WordPress will open by using the above method but if there is still any problem and you are not getting to the admin login page then there is another method that you can use for this purpose.

You can use the following URL;

http ://www.wesbitedomain.com/wp-login.php

Using this URL will get you to the login page for admin and you can get into the admin dashboard by entering your user name and password. For this you must have access to the user name and the password, otherwise check the email address used while installation of the WordPress, or if someone else used his email while installation than ask him about the login details.

Login for WordPress Installed in Subdirectory

If your WordPress is installed in the separate folders of the hosting rather than in the root directory then your URL will be different. Now, you have to add the name of the subdirectory i.e. /sb/ in the URL, after the domain name of your website.

https://www.abc.com/sb/login/

or

https://www.abc.com/sb/admin/

For the subdirectory installation of WordPress, you can use any of the above two URL structures.

URL Login for Sub-domain WordPress installation

The installation of WordPress on the Sub-domain is recommended when you want to make your website homepage different from the blog page. So, in this case, you can install WordPress for blogs such as https://blog.wesbite.com.

Now, here comes a question, how you can log in to the WordPress installed on the Sub-domain? For login, you have to put /wp-login/ or /wp-admin/ after the sub-domain.

Your URL will look like

https ://blog.wesbite.com/wp-admin/

or

https ://blog.wesbite.com/wp-login/   

All of the above methods that I have discussed can be helpful for you to find out the URL.  

How to Remember the WordPress URL?

You do not need to memorize your login URL off by heart. Here I am sharing with you some of the tips that you can use to remember your WordPress URL

The simplest way to remember the WordPress login page is to bookmark it in your browser by pressing Ctrl + D

On your website, you can use meta widget

On your website, add a link for WordPress admin login URL

In your website widget area, you can add a Form for WP login

One of the easiest methods to make sure you don’t forget it is to bookmark it in your browser.

You have to follow the steps below to bookmark login URL:

• For Chrome – Go to Bookmarks > Bookmark This Page
• For Firefox – Go to Bookmarks > Bookmark This Page
• For Safari – Go to Books > Add Bookmark

Once you have bookmarked, I would allow you to have an easy and quick link to login into your website without remembering the login address.

You can use some plugins to keep your logged in to the device. In Branda, you can also use the “remember me” feature to keep the login page checked by default and make sure that you logged into the website and this feature allows you to stay logged in and you don’t have to enter your login password every time you have to get into your admin panel.

The time of you to stay logged in is completely based on the settings of your cookies.

Otherwise, you can also add a link to your website’s login page, also in the menu bar, the footer or the sidebar.

Follow the steps below to add a link to the navigation menu:

• Go to Appearance > Menus. 
• Click on Custom Links and insert login URL your website and give a name to the menu item.
• Click “Add to Menu” and “Save Menu” to save menu item.

Login Page Customizing

If you want to personalize your login page and your skills are also beyond the basics, you can also customize your WordPress Login Page or, you can also use the Branda plugin, which allows you to personalize your login page by doing customization without writing any code.

Explore the Admin Dashboard

Once you are logged into the WordPress admin dashboard, now you have access to all administrative functions of the WordPress. The dashboard is basically used by the admin to manage all of the functions of the website through WordPress. It is basically the area of administration where you can make changes into website functionalities or design.

Left Hand Menu of WordPress Admin Dashboard

There are different options available for the admin here to perform various functions. Here are the main sections of the Left-Hand Menu with their functionalities.

Updates

Here you can find the new updates of the WordPress platform, for example, if you have installed any new theme or plugin, it can be seen in the updates section.

Posts

You can see all of your posts through this section. If you want to add a new post, you just to click add a post in the all posts option.

Here, you can put all the contents of your blog with some SEO configurations in the post and publish it on your website blog.

Media

Here you can view all of your media libraries such as documents, images and other files that you have uploaded. You can also upload new files in this section.

Pages

If you want to add any new static page on your blog, you can use this option.

Comments

Here you can see all of the comments made by people on your posts. You can approve some comments to show on your post or delete the ones that you don’t like. You can also reply to the comments if you want.

Appearance

In this section, you can manage your themes and blog design, widgets and menu items. You can also edit your blog header by using this option.

In the appearance section, you can find the widgets, themes and customize options.

You can add widgets to your website, that are actually the small blocks with different functionalities.

You can change the existing theme anytime with the new ones. You can also buy some premium theme here.

Plugins

All of the functionalities of your WordPress are managed through the plugins. By using the plugins, you can improve your overall functionality. Here you can see the list of all WordPress plugins that your website is already using and you can also install a new plugin for your website.

You can also make your plugin or update the code of some existing plugin by using the editor options.

Users

You can manage users, add new users and change the overall WordPress profit details. This section is important to consider, especially when you have to work in a team.

Tools

By using the tools options, you can export data for your website and import data from the other websites.

Settings

You can edit the complete WordPress blog by using this section. There are options available for different settings such as reading settings, media settings, writing settings and discussion settings. settings, and permalinks. You can also change the settings of the plugins here

It will require you a very little time to actually understand the functions of the WordPress Admin Dashboard. Once you logged in to the Admin Dashboard, you can see that the interface of the admin dashboard is very user-friendly and it is not very hard to search for the required things.

Once you got familiar with the basic options, especially the left-hand menu, it would be easy for you to work on the admin dashboard. Pay more attention to the plugins and the settings of the admin dashboard because if you learned to handle these sections, everything else is a piece of cake for you.

Other than the information that I have provided you in the article, you can also watch some YouTube tutorials to learn this amazing tool faster and better.

Besides the left hand and right-hand menu, there are also some sections in the centre of the dashboard.

“At a Glance:” This offers stats on the content of your WordPress website and the present version. Here you can see the number of your blog posts and comments on the website with the hourly traffic rate website is getting.

“Activity:” this section in the dashboard represents the recent posts, comments, and other activities on your blog. Here you can view the content published recently and respond to the incoming comments from your site visitors.

“Quick Draft:” it is a form that you can use to quickly submit new ideas of the post. While creating new content quickly, this section is convenient, fast, and also saves drafts that would let you edit and publish later.

“WordPress News:” it is a column that comprises some notifications from the team of WordPress. You can use this feature to stay updated with community events such as meetups or WordCamps with local users.

Based on the installed plugins, the landing page of your dashboard may contain updates specific to these plugin or other customized segments. It is the layout in the WordPress admin panel screen and is the centre for everything you will make for the website.

Conclusion

 In this article, I have discussed the methods that you can use to get into the WordPress login page. It depends on your installation and specification; which URL would take to the login page. I have also shared some of the tips with you to remember the URL of the dashboard login. I also discussed different sections of the admin dashboard.

The WordPress admin dashboard is very user-friendly and you can easily understand its functionality with a little practice. I hope the methods and tips that I have shared in this article about finding the URL and navigating the admin dashboard would help you.

You can ask if you need any help about login or admin dashboard. Do share this article in your circle, if you find it useful and valuable.