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How to login to your WordPress admin panel (dashboard)


WordPress Admin Panel also called WordPress dashboard enables users to edit, use and manage all the features of WordPress like creating new posts, creating pages, installing new wordpress themes and managing the website templates etc.

How to Login to WordPress Admin Panel

New webmasters, bloggers and WordPress beginners sometimes find it difficult to login to their WordPress admin panel also known as WordPress Dashboard. In this tutorial we show you the simple steps on how you can login to your WordPress Admin Panel

What you need for Login to WordPress Admin Panel

To login to your WordPress Admin panel or Dashboard you will require the following details:
WordPress Login URL: This is the URL from which you can access your WordPress admin panel. In most cases it will be yourdomain.com/wp-admin, if you have installed WordPress on the root folder.
Username: This is the Username that you had set during your WordPress installation.
Password: This is the password that you had set during your initial WordPress installation.

Steps to Login to WordPress Admin Panel

Now here are the simple steps to login to your wordpress admin panel:

Step 1) Open your Web browser and in the navigation bar type the following URL:

In case you have installed wordpress on root/main folder and not in any sub-directory or subdomain then your WordPress URL will be:
www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/

Wordpress Admin panel URL
If you have installed WordPress in a subdirectory like “wp” or “abc”. Then you can access wordpress from:
www.yourdomain.com/wp/wp-admin/ for “wp” subdirectory
www.yourdomain.com/abc/wp-admin/ for “abc” subdirectory
When you have installed wordpress on a subdomain like “abc.yourdomain.com” then your wordpress admin panel will be visible at:
www.abc.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/

Step 2) After vising the WordPress URL, Enter your login details that is your Username and Password and click “Log In” button.
Wordpress Admin panel Login page

After clicking “Log In” button you will redirect to WordPress Dashboard page, Once there you can start using WordPress and its features.

Conclusion:

Congratulations! I hope you have successfully login to WordPress Admin panel. Now you can start managing your website in your WordPress Dashboard.

You can start publishing or create your first WordPress post by taking help from our guide.

Moreover if you are facing any issue like not able to login in your WordPress Admin Panel then you can reset WordPress login password by taking help from our guide.

You can also change the WordPress username using our guide.

If you are still facing any issue then you can contact our support team by raising a support ticket. Our support team will help you to resolve your issue.