Getting Started

The login page for you website is at https://aoh.org.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/wp-admin

If you have forgotten your password, go to https://aoh.org.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/my-account/lost-password/  and follow the instructions. (Please note: these are the development URLs, they may change when your site goes live.)

When you’re logged in, the first thing you will see is the Dashboard – this is a summary page for your WordPress installation. It can be customised, but by default it should show things like Recent Activity, and WordPress News.

The most important part of the user interface (UI) is the bar on the left. This is the main navigation for the WordPress back-end. It has a list of several sections, beginning with the types of content on your website:

  • Posts
  • Pages
  • Events
  • Houses
  • Artists
  • WooCommerce
  • Products
  • Etc

It then has links to WordPress settings, Appearance options, User settings, and custom plugin options. Be careful with changing settings – if you’re not 100% sure what something does, it may be best to leave it alone. Editing content is a lot more flexible and forgiving, there is very little you can ‘break’ just by editing content.

Users

Users are people who have access to the back-end or admin part of your website. If you do not see a specific option, bear in mind that only users who have a role of Administrator can change important settings. Users who are Editors can usually only edit content. This control is set up in Users, where new users can be added, and existing users can have their role changed, password changed, etc.