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To access the Kentico administration interface, type /Admin after your site's domain into the browser address bar (for example http://mysite.com/admin)
A sign in page appears where you need to enter a username and password.
Default user name and password
The default user name is administrator with no password (leave the password field blank).
It is highly recommended that you set a password for the account before publishing the website to a live server.
All parts of the administration interface share the same header, which contains the following elements:
Application list | Opens a list of all applications that you are allowed to access, divided by category. Use the search bar to quickly find the application you need, or browse the categories. You can move between applications by pressing the up and down arrows on your keyboard. Press Enter to open the selected application. Click Live site at the bottom of the list to open a new browser tab with the live version of the current website. Keyboard shortcut: F2 |
Dashboard | Returns you to the application dashboard. Keyboard shortcut: F4 |
Site selector | Allows you to switch between different sites if your Kentico installation contains multiple sites. |
Breadcrumbs | Displays the current application and your location within the application's interface. You can click on items in the breadcrumbs to navigate back within the interface structure. |
Help toolbar | Provides links to relevant pages in the main Kentico documentation (based on the current application). Keyboard shortcut: F1 |
User menu | Expands a menu where you can adjust the settings and preferences of your user account. Also allows you to Sign Out of the administration interface, which takes you to the live website as an anonymous visitor. |
Supported browsers
To learn which browsers are supported by the Kentico administration interface, see Kentico administration interface requirements.
The administration interface is separated into applications. Each application represents a group of related functionality. Applications allow you to perform various types of tasks, configure the system, and view information. For example, use the Pages application to manage the content, design, metadata and other configuration options of website pages.
Tip: You can open any number of applications at the same time in different browser tabs. Right-click the application and click Open link in new tab.
The application dashboard provides quick access to your most frequently used applications and supported objects, such as Forms or Campaigns. Applications and objects on the dashboard have the form of tiles. The dashboard is the first page that opens when you sign into the administration interface. You can return to the dashboard from any part of the system by clicking the Home icon on the header.
Certain application tiles in Kentico work as Live tiles. This means that they provide information that may require the user's attention by displaying application data.
The following Kentico applications and objects work as live tiles by default:
Content management
On-line marketing
E-commerce
Configuration
Developers can modify the information displayed on Live tiles and make other tiles display application data.
Each Kentico user can individually configure the applications and objects they see on their application dashboard. Administrators can also predefine the application dashboard for particular roles.
Open an application.
(Optional) If you want to add a specific object to the dashboard, Edit the object the object that you want to pin (add) to the dashboard. See supported objects.
Click on the pin icon in the top bar.
You can now access the pinned application or object from the application dashboard.
You can pin (add) all Kentico applications and the following objects to the application dashboard:
To move a tiles on the dashboard, simply drag & drop them to a new place.
Click on Edit dashboard in the bottom-right corner of the application dashboard.
Delete individual applications and objects from the dashboard.
You can open applications from the dashboard or application list, and bookmark the URLs.
The URL of the Kentico administration interface consists of the following parts:
For example: http://mysite.com/Admin/cmsadministration.aspx#5576826f-328b-4b53-9f4b-e877fabd4d63