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===The "Admin" view of your site===
 
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====Admin Top Bar====
*You can edit some areas of your site directly from the Dashboard.
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*Use the Admin Bar at the top to quickly Visit your site (see what the public view)
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*From the '''Screen Options''' button you can also control what types of editable content you want to see
 
*From the '''Screen Options''' button you can also control what types of editable content you want to see
 
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Watch the [http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/05/the-wordpresscom-dashboard-introduction “The WordPress.com dashboard – introduction”].
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Revision as of 14:37, 8 October 2013

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When you login to the admin area of your site, the dashboard is the first screen you see and gives you a bird's eye view of content and activity in your site.

The "Admin" view of your site

Admin Top Bar

Wp-adminbar.png

  • Use the Admin Bar at the top to quickly Visit your site (see what the public view)
  • Use it as a toggle to quickly switch back to Admin view

Admin Left Menu

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Use the Admin Menus in the left to edit more detailed sections of your site

  • Dashboard - access the dashboard of the currently active site, check under My Sites to view or access the dashboard for any other sites you administer
  • Posts - to add/edit the posts in your site
  • Media - manage the files you upload to your site
  • Links - add/edit links to external sites in your sidebar
  • Pages - add/edit pages to your site
  • Comments - if you have comments enabled, manage the comments others make on your site
  • Appearance - edit the settings for how you site looks including the sidebar and menu
  • Plugins - activate additional functionality through plugins
  • Users - if you have a group site, this is where you would add additional users to edit your site. This is also where you can update your personal profile.

Tools - a few useful utilities like import/export are tucked away here. Settings - change your site's default settings


Customize the dashboard

  • You can also drag and drop sections of your dashboard to new locations

Set your Screen Options

  • From the Screen Options button you can also control what types of editable content you want to see

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See also: Watch the “The WordPress.com dashboard – introduction”.

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