{"id":1230,"date":"2012-03-23T14:10:01","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T14:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/03\/23\/changing-the-magento-startup-page-in-admin\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T10:50:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:50:58","slug":"changing-the-magento-startup-page-in-admin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/magento\/changing-the-magento-startup-page-in-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the Magento 1.6 Startup Page in Admin"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you log into the Magento 1.6 admin panel, you will see the Magento Dashboard. While the dashboard may contain valuable information, it may not be the information you want to see when you first log into the backend. You can change the Admin Startup Page in the Magento 1.6 Admin Backend relatively easy.<\/p>\n

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    1. Log into your Magento Admin Panel<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Go to System ->> Configuration<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \"magento_dashboard_1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

      <\/div>\n
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      1. \n
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        1. In the left menu pane, scroll down and click \u201cAdmin<\/strong>\u201d under the \u201cAdvanced<\/strong>\u201d heading<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \"magento_dashboard_2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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            1. Open the section labeled \u201cStartup Page<\/strong>\u201c<\/li>\n
            2. Find the \u201cStartup Page<\/strong>\u201d and change the dropdown to whatever page you want to see first<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \"magento_startup_1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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              1. Click \u201cSave Config<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                If you need further assistance please feel free to ask a question on our support center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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