How to Log Into the Drupal Administrator Dashboard Carrie SmahaUpdated on October 12, 2023 1 Minute Read After installing Drupal, you are ready to begin creating your new site. The vast majority of tasks are done via the administration dashboard. Follow the instructions below, or watch the video on YouTube, to learn how to log into your administration interface. How to Log into the Drupal Admin Interface First, visit your site’s admin login area. This will be your site URL with /admin appended to the end. For example: https://example.com/admin Once you are on the login screen, enter your admin username and password in the login fields in the left hand sidebar. If you do not remember your password you can request a new one to be sent to your email address by clicking on the Request New Password link. Click Login and the admin dashboard will appear. From here you can begin to create the content for your site. You have successfully logged into the Drupal admin dashboard. Ignite your online presence with cutting-edge Drupal VPS Hosting. Elevate speed, security, and reliability for a seamless website experience. Share this Article Carrie Smaha Senior Manager Marketing Operations Carrie Smaha is a digital strategy, web development, and SEO leader with 20 years of experience. She built her foundation in fast-paced agency environments before moving in-house to InMotion Hosting, where she leads go-to-market programs, agency initiatives, and technical product marketing that connects product capability to real customer decisions. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles Getting Started Guide: Drupal How to Use the Simple XML Sitemap Drupal Module Finding 404 page not found errors in Drupal 7 Removing the site title in Drupal 8 Content Types in Drupal 8 Disabling user images for posts and comments in Drupal 8 How to add an image in Drupal 7 How to upload your custom logo in your Drupal 7 theme Setting custom logos in your Drupal 8 theme Fixing the “An unrecoverable error occurred” error in Drupal