{"id":386,"date":"2019-11-29T05:10:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T05:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/?p=386"},"modified":"2025-05-20T02:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:34:51","slug":"what-is-the-wordpress-admin-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/what-is-the-wordpress-admin-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the WordPress Admin Dashboard? Explained for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"386\" class=\"elementor elementor-386\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230899b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230899b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff48571\" data-id=\"7ff48571\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48deb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48deb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs-bar\"><nav class=\"blog-breadcrumbs\">\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/\">HOME<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"bc-2nd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/\">BLOG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c29e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c29e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is the WordPress Admin Dashboard? 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href=\"#how-do-i-log-into-my-wordpress-admin-dashboard\">How Do I Log Into My WordPress Admin Dashboard?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"sub-toc\"><a href=\"#how-to-change-your-default-login-url\">How To Change Your Default Login URL<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-use-the-wordpress-admin-dashboard-overview\">How To Use The WordPress Admin Dashboard: Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"sub-toc\"><a href=\"#how-to-create-a-new-post\">How To Create A New Post<\/a><\/li><li class=\"sub-toc\"><a href=\"#how-to-create-a-new-page\">How To Create A New Page<\/a><\/li><li class=\"sub-toc\"><a href=\"#how-to-change-the-appearance-of-your-website\">How To Change the Appearance of Your Website<\/a><\/li><li class=\"sub-toc\"><a href=\"#how-to-manage-your-plugins\">How To Manage Your Plugins<\/a><\/li><li class=\"sub-toc\"><a href=\"#how-to-manage-users\">How To Manage Users<\/a><\/li><li class=\"sub-toc\"><a href=\"#how-to-adjust-the-look-and-functionality-of-the-admin-dashboard\">How To Adjust the Look and Functionality of the Admin Dashboard<\/a><\/li><li class=\"sub-toc\"><a href=\"#bonus-how-to-fix-bugs-on-your-login-page\">Bonus: How To Fix Bugs On Your Login Page<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197d5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197d5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The WordPress admin dashboard holds the control settings for your WordPress website. This is where you create and edit content, upload images and text, choose themes, add plugins, assign roles to multiple users, and much more.<\/p><p>While the WordPress interface is quite user-friendly, it may be a bit confusing at the start, especially if you don\u2019t consider yourself to be very tech-savvy. Creating a website sounds like a big deal, right? Well, it isn\u2019t! With a bit of help and guidance, you\u2019ll find the admin dashboard quite easy to use.<\/p><p>After reading this simple introduction for beginners you\u2019ll see that you\u2019re quite ready to utilize every function of the WordPress admin dashboard to build your ideal website.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/interface-wordpress-admin-dashboard-1024x529.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/interface-wordpress-admin-dashboard-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/interface-wordpress-admin-dashboard-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/interface-wordpress-admin-dashboard-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/interface-wordpress-admin-dashboard.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">The Interface of the WordPress Admin Dashboard<\/p><p>We will go over how you can use the WordPress admin dashboard to configure the look and functionality of your website. You\u2019ll learn where to find your dashboard on WordPress, what it has to offer, and how you can use it to take control of your website and customize it to your liking!<\/p><p>Knowing how to use the WordPress admin dashboard will help you expand your website, be it for a business, for entertainment, or for a personal blog. But first things first\u2026<\/p><h2 id=\"how-do-i-log-into-my-wordpress-admin-dashboard\" class=\"c-anchor\">How Do I Log Into My WordPress Admin Dashboard?<\/h2><p>A frequent question that we get asked by beginners to WordPress is <em>where do I find my dashboard on WordPress?<\/em> The answer to where you find the dashboard and how to log in is one and the same.<\/p><p>To access your WordPress admin dashboard, just add <strong>\/wp-admin\/<\/strong> at the end of your website\u2019s URL. For instance, this is what it should look like:<\/p><p><strong>https:\/\/www.yourdomainname.com\/wp-admin\/<\/strong><\/p><p>If you\u2019re already logged in, this link will directly take you to the admin dashboard. If you\u2019re not logged in, WordPress will redirect you to the login page where you will need to enter your username and password to access the admin dashboard.<\/p><p>Alternatively, if you know you\u2019re not logged in, you can append <strong>\/wp-login.php<\/strong> to your website\u2019s URL. Here\u2019s an example:<\/p><p><strong>https:\/\/yourdomainname.com\/wp-login.php<\/strong><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/wordpress-admin-login-page.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"719\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/wordpress-admin-login-page.png 719w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/wordpress-admin-login-page-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">WordPress admin dashboard login page<\/p><p>But before we get into the overview of what you can do from the WordPress admin dashboard, we\u2019ll go over two important points for beginners concerning your login page.<\/p><h3 id=\"how-to-change-your-default-login-url\" class=\"c-anchor\">How To Change Your Default Login URL<\/h3><p><strong>Pro Tip: Change your default login URL.<\/strong><\/p><p>You may not be aware of it, but it\u2019s just as easy for hackers to access your default login URL as it is for you. If your login URL is exactly what we have presented (i.e. <strong>https:\/\/yourdomainname.com\/wp-login.php<\/strong>), then any bot or hacker will be able to discover it.<\/p><p>One way to improve security is to use a strong password, but this isn\u2019t always enough.<\/p><p>Website security is <em>very<\/em> important. This additional step takes little time, but significantly improves security. Plus, in addition to keeping you safer from online attacks, changing your login URL will decrease the amount of bandwidth that gets eaten up by bots accessing it. When bots randomly open your login URL, WordPress counts it as bandwidth being spent by you.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t worry though, changing your default login URL is easy and won\u2019t complicate the login process for you. The easiest way to change your default login URL is by using a <strong>plugin<\/strong>.<\/p><p>We recommend using the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wps-hide-login\/\">WPS Hide Login<\/a>. This handy WordPress login is free, uses very little space, and doesn\u2019t change anything on your WordPress. It simply intercepts and redirects requests to access your login URL.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WPS-Hide-Login-Plugin-for-WordPress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"988\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WPS-Hide-Login-Plugin-for-WordPress.jpg 988w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WPS-Hide-Login-Plugin-for-WordPress-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WPS-Hide-Login-Plugin-for-WordPress-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wps-hide-login\/\">Download<\/a> the WPS Hide Login Plugin for your WordPress website<\/p><p>Once you download the WPS Hide Login plugin, just select it from the <strong>Settings<\/strong> options in the admin dashboard panel. From there, you can choose the new login URL that you will use. You will also create a redirect URL for hackers and bots.<\/p><p>When these pesky threats try to access your login URL using <strong>\/wp-login.php<\/strong>, they\u2019ll be at your mercy! You can go for the standard <strong>404 NOT FOUND<\/strong>, or you can get creative.<\/p><h2 id=\"how-to-use-the-wordpress-admin-dashboard-overview\" class=\"c-anchor\">How To Use the WordPress Admin Dashboard: Overview<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Uploading-Content-Using-the-WordPress-Admin-Dashboard-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Uploading-Content-Using-the-WordPress-Admin-Dashboard-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Uploading-Content-Using-the-WordPress-Admin-Dashboard-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Uploading-Content-Using-the-WordPress-Admin-Dashboard-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Uploading-Content-Using-the-WordPress-Admin-Dashboard-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Uploading-Content-Using-the-WordPress-Admin-Dashboard-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">Add a new post from the WordPress admin dashboard<\/p><p>When you access your WordPress admin dashboard, you\u2019ll see an overview of all your website\u2019s functions and activities. At first glance, the admin dashboard serves to update you on what\u2019s been going on on your website. This includes notifications about activity on your web pages and notifications about WordPress and plugin updates.<\/p><p>At a second glance, it allows you to edit and tweak the content and functionality of your website.<\/p><p>On the left side of the screen, the admin panel and toolbar offer all sorts of activities. This panel allows you to select from the menu and submenu items to get around your web page. You can view, edit, and upload new posts, manage your media, respond to visitor comments, and so on. You can also update your WordPress to a newer version, install or deactivate plugins, and play with different themes.<\/p><p>If your website has multiple contributors, you, as an <em>admin<\/em>, can also assign roles and limit accessibility for different users.<\/p><p>But let\u2019s go through all the main functionalities step-by-step.<\/p><h3 id=\"how-to-create-a-new-post\" class=\"c-anchor\">How To Create A New Post<\/h3><p>Underneath the <strong>Dashboard<\/strong> bar on the left side panel, you can see a bar that says <strong>Posts.<\/strong> Simply click on <strong>Posts<\/strong> (or hover over it, depending on your WordPress version), then select <strong>Add New<\/strong> from the submenu items.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-add-new-post-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-add-new-post-wordpress.jpg 852w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-add-new-post-wordpress-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-add-new-post-wordpress-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">How to add a new post on WordPress<\/p><p>Your dashboard overview will be replaced by a page that resembles GoogleDocs, where you can easily insert text and other content, adjust headings.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-write-post-1024x403.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-write-post-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-write-post-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-write-post-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-write-post.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">How to write a post in WordPress<\/p><p>If you\u2019re trying to edit a previous post, instead of <strong>Add New<\/strong>, select <strong>All Posts<\/strong> from the submenu. From here, you can select past posts and edit their content.<\/p><h3 id=\"how-to-create-a-new-page\" class=\"c-anchor\">How To Create A New Page<\/h3><p>You can create a new page just as easily. Once again, find the <strong>Pages <\/strong>option underneath the <strong>Dashboard<\/strong> bar. Click on it (or hover over it), and select <strong>Add New<\/strong> from the resulting submenu items.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/add-new-page-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/add-new-page-wordpress.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/add-new-page-wordpress-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">How to add a new page in WordPress<\/p><p>Adding pages is quite useful if you\u2019re trying to make a versatile website. You can use this feature to easily direct visitors across the different content on your website. For instance, in addition to a <strong>Home<\/strong> page, you can have an <strong>About <\/strong>page, a <strong>Product<\/strong> page, an <strong>Archive<\/strong>, a <strong>Contact<\/strong> page, and so on.<\/p><h3 id=\"how-to-change-the-appearance-of-your-website\" class=\"c-anchor\">How To Change the Appearance of Your Website<\/h3><p>You can create and adjust the look on your website from the WordPress admin page. Look for the <strong>Appearance <\/strong>option from the sidebar. Hovering over it or selecting it will result in submenus that will allow you to:<\/p><ul><li>install new themes,<\/li><li>change old themes<\/li><li>control your widgets and menus.<\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/add-theme-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/add-theme-wordpress.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/add-theme-wordpress-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">How to add a theme to WordPress<\/p><p>Themes basically dictate the look of your website. WordPress offers thousands of theme options you can <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/browse\/featured\/\">choose from<\/a>. Browsing through the sea of choices can lead you to finding the ideal look for your website.<\/p><p>You can also customize the themes and the page to your liking.<\/p><p>Go to <strong>Appearance &gt; Customize. <\/strong>Under <strong>Customize<\/strong>, you can adjust different aspects of your selected theme. The interface that pops up to let you do this is called the <strong>WordPress Customizer.<\/strong><\/p><p>The WordPress Customizer allows you to change the look and functionality of your website. With the Customizer, you can play with fonts, colors, layout and menu options on your website. Here are examples of what the Customizer offers:<\/p><ol><li><strong> Changing the site title and tagline.<\/strong> You can see how your site title and tagline will look on your selected theme on a preview window on the right as you edit!<\/li><li><strong> Managing menus. <\/strong>Under the Customizer, you can go to the <strong>Menus<\/strong> tab, then select <strong>Add a Menu<\/strong>, write its name, and click <strong>Create Menu<\/strong>. You can come back to this menu and change its name, rearrange the menu options, add new ones, manage the menu\u2019s location, and more!<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"3\"><li><strong> Changing the website colors.<\/strong> You can change the color scheme of your selected theme from the <strong>Colors<\/strong> option of the Customizer. This allows you to tweak the look of your website with very little effort! You can see what the change would look like in the preview. Keep in mind, however, that different themes offer different arrays of color options.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"4\"><li><strong> Modifying your background image, adjusting the single post settings, changing mobile and tablet previews\u2026 <\/strong>Just do some exploring &#8211; the Customizer has a lot to offer!<\/li><\/ol><h3 id=\"how-to-manage-your-plugins\" class=\"c-anchor\">How To Manage Your Plugins<\/h3><p>You can add and manage your plugins from the admin panel. Plugins allow you to adjust the functionality and features of your website without knowing <em>anything<\/em> about coding. You can use them to improve your SEO, make an eCommerce store, add a chat option, and pretty much anything you can think of. As WordPress is an open-source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/what-is-a-content-management-system\/\">CMS<\/a>, developers from across the world create and share plugins. In fact, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/opinion\/how-many-wordpress-plugins-should-you-install-on-your-site\/\">54,000 free WordPress plugins<\/a>, and additional paid, premium options.<\/p><p>You can select <strong>Plugins<\/strong> from the admin panel and install new plugins or manage existing ones.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-add-plugins-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-add-plugins-wordpress.jpg 572w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-add-plugins-wordpress-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">How to add new plugins on WordPress<\/p><h3 id=\"how-to-manage-users\" class=\"c-anchor\">How To Manage Users<\/h3><p>If your website has multiple contributors &#8211; writers, photographers, product developers, and so on &#8211; you can adjust their roles from the admin panel. This changes how much control each user has over the website.<\/p><p>Just select the <strong>Users <\/strong>tab from the panel to assign roles to different users.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-manage-users-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-manage-users-wordpress.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-manage-users-wordpress-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">Once you open the <strong>Users<\/strong> tab, you can select various users and manage their roles<\/p><h3 id=\"how-to-adjust-the-look-and-functionality-of-the-admin-dashboard\" class=\"c-anchor\">How To Adjust the Look and Functionality of the Admin Dashboard<\/h3><p>You can even adjust the look and function of the WordPress admin panel.<\/p><p>For instance, if there are some items that you don\u2019t use, you can hide them from the dashboard. This will make your interface simpler, and your work more efficient!<\/p><p>Just click <strong>Screen Options <\/strong>in the top-right corner of the admin page and uncheck the boxes on the items you don\u2019t use much or don\u2019t want to see.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-manage-admin-dashboard-1024x262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-manage-admin-dashboard-1024x262.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-manage-admin-dashboard-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-manage-admin-dashboard-768x196.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-manage-admin-dashboard.jpg 1346w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">You can uncheck the boxes of the items you don\u2019t want to see on your admin dashboard, if you want to reduce clutter<\/p><p>You can also change the default color scheme of WordPress admin dashboard and panel. If the classic blue-gray-black scheme isn\u2019t doing it for you, just go to <strong>Users &gt; Your Profile &gt; New Admin Color Scheme. <\/strong>You\u2019ll see a number of cool color scheme options to give your interface some edge.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Manage-the-color-scheme-of-your-wordpress-admin-dashboard-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Manage-the-color-scheme-of-your-wordpress-admin-dashboard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Manage-the-color-scheme-of-your-wordpress-admin-dashboard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Manage-the-color-scheme-of-your-wordpress-admin-dashboard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Manage-the-color-scheme-of-your-wordpress-admin-dashboard.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"image-description\">Manage the color scheme of your WordPress admin dashboard<\/p><h3>And Much, Much More\u2026<\/h3><p>Just do some exploring of the menu options of the WordPress admin panel! You\u2019ll find that there\u2019s lots more you can do &#8211; manage settings, comments, widgets\u2026<\/p><p>As we\u2019ve &#8211; hopefully &#8211; taken some of the confusion out of your WordPress experience, you can now boldly go forth and prosper! If you are looking for good quality WordPress hosting you should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/cheap-wordpress-hosting.php\">check out our hosting here<\/a>.<\/p><h3 id=\"bonus-how-to-fix-bugs-on-your-login-page\" class=\"c-anchor\">Bonus: How To Fix Bugs On Your Login Page<\/h3><p>Whether you\u2019re new to WordPress or you\u2019ve been using it for a while, you may all of a sudden be surprised to find that the <strong>\/wp-admin\/<\/strong> extension doesn\u2019t work. It may be redirecting you directly to the homepage or refreshing the login page, rather than to the admin dashboard.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s how to fix that.<\/p><ol><li><strong> Clear Cookies and Cache.<\/strong> Since WordPress uses cookies to authenticate logins, the best place to start is clearing your browser cookies and cache. Plus, or the authentication process to work, your browser must have cookies enabled. Following these two steps, restart your browser, and try accessing your admin login page again.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"2\"><li><strong> Deactivate Plugins.<\/strong> There are thousands of useful plugins to choose from for your WordPress website &#8211; but sometimes they can cause login troubles. As logins are created from different users and for different purposes, sometimes these plugins come into conflict with one another! To deactivate all your WordPress plugins so you can login and see <em>what the hell is going on<\/em>, connect to your web host using FTP client. Then, change the name of <strong>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/strong> directory to <strong>plugins_backup<\/strong>. Now you can try logging in again!<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Deactivate Your Theme.<\/strong> As there can be conflicts between plugins, there can also be a conflict between themes and WordPress. Especially if you\u2019ve upgraded your WordPress to a newer version, but your theme is only compatible with an older one, this can cause problems logging in. To fix this, once again connect to your web host using FTP client. Select <strong>\/wp-content\/themes\/ <\/strong>and change the name to your theme directory. This will cause WordPress to go back to the default theme. 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