{"id":2269,"date":"2013-03-08T14:31:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T14:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/03\/08\/moveable-type-admin\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:19:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:19:48","slug":"moveable-type-admin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/movable-type\/moveable-type-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to log into your Movable Type admin dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you have <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/movable-type-install\/\">installed your Movable Type<\/a> application, you will need to know how to log into the administration section. The steps below will guide you on accessing your administration dashboard for your Movable Type application.<\/p>\n<h2>Logging into your Movable Type Admin section<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mt_login_login.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mt_login_login.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"login\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mt_login_login.png 388w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mt_login_login-300x257.png 300w\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Visit your Moveable Type dashboard login page<\/strong>. <br>This is a bit tricky as it is not obvious at first. 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