WordPress Essentials

Login and Dashboard

Posted on Wednesday, October 31st, 2018

Getting Access

If you are assigned with the task of maintaining any of the Algonquin College website which is under the domain of algonquincollege.com you will need to request access to the site from the Web Team by filling in the project request form

Once you have access to the website you can login in to the site by going to https://algonquincollege.com/admin

When Logged in successfully you will see the dashboard for your site. This section shows you an overview of your content, number of posts and pages, the WordPress version and theme that is installed on your site and most importantly Storage Space information.

At a glance section

Screenshot of the dashboard highlighting the storage space and at a glance information.

At a glance section

The two main areas of the dashboard to navigate around are Admin Bar and Admin Menu.

Screenshot of the Dashboard highlighting the Admin Bar and Admin Menu areas

The two main areas of the dashboard to navigate around are Admin Bar and Admin Menu.

You can access the full list of your sites from the My Sites link on the Admin Bar

Screenshot of Dashboard highlighting the My Sites button

You can access the full list of your sites from the My Sites link on the Admin Bar