Admin Area
The admin section in WordPress is a central control panel from which you manage everything on your website.
It allows you to simply change the appearance of your site, manage posts and pages, install plugins and themes, and add new users.
The WordPress administration area is sometimes referred to as wp-admin, the WordPress backend, or the admin dashboard.
How to Access Your WordPress Admin Area
You may access your admin area on a standard WordPress installation by adding /wp-admin to the URL.
https://website.com/wp-admin
Another alternative is to add /wp-login.php to your URL, which will transport you directly to your login page.
https://website.com/wp-login.php
You are not required to use the website’s default login URL. In fact, we recommend that you update your WordPress login URL to something unique.
Changing your login URL reduces the amount of incorrect login attempts to your website and improves the security of your WordPress website.
If you’ve changed your login URL but can’t remember it, check out our beginner’s guide to finding your WordPress login URL.
If you’re still having issues logging into your website, see our troubleshooting guide on what to do when you’re locked out of WordPress admin.
What You’ll Discover in the WordPress Admin Area
You will be in the admin section once you have successfully logged in, where you can control your WordPress website and access everything with a single click, and access the admin bar.
Visitors to your website will not see this part. It is only accessible to logged-in users who have permission.
You’ll see that your admin area is divided into three sections: the toolbar, the admin sidebar, and the dashboard.
You’ll see a floating horizontal black bar at the top of the screen whenever you log in to your WordPress website.
The toolbar contains useful shortcuts to commonly used WordPress features:
- WordPress.org homepage updates for your WordPress installation, themes, and plugins installed
- Your site title, which also serves as a link to your home page, the comments screen, and the number of comments in moderation
- Adding a new post, page, and more to your user profile, as well as a link to log out
Some WordPress plugins may add new icons to the admin toolbar as you install them.
How to Make Your WordPress Admin Area More Personal
You may personalize your WordPress admin area in a variety of ways.
You can change its appearance, for example, by picking a different admin color scheme or enabling dark mode using a plugin.
To encourage team communication, you may also update the ‘Howdy Admin’ welcome on the admin toolbar or add a notebook to the dashboard.
See our beginner’s guide on customizing the WordPress admin area for more information (dashboard).
How to Keep Your WordPress Admin Area Safe
The WordPress backend area gives you access to all areas of your website. You must protect it from illegal access and security concerns.
We’ve compiled a list of 14 essential WordPress admin area security tips. If you follow this instructions, you will be able to prevent many common security threats.
You should also protect yourself from brute force attacks. This method of hacking use trial and error to guess your password and gain access to your WordPress admin area.
A brute force attack might cause your website to slow down, become unreachable, and allow the hacker to install malware on your website.
We hope this post has helped you learn more about the WordPress admin area. You may also be interested in our Additional Reading list, which includes articles on valuable WordPress tips, methods, and ideas.