Your site is installed. This page walks you through your first sign-in and a sensible first-day checklist, from securing your account to choosing a design.
The admin sign-in page, at /admin/login.
https://your-site.com/admin/login.If you forget the password, use Forgot password on the sign-in page; the reset email needs working mail settings.
Work from the whole site down to details: site-wide settings first, then design, then content.
| # | Task | Where | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secure your account | Profile & Account Security | Use a unique password and switch on two-factor authentication for every administrator. |
| 2 | Check General settings | Settings → General | Site name, contact email, time zone, date formats, registration and the default user role. |
| 3 | Set up outgoing mail | Settings → Mail | Needed for password resets, verification, tickets, bookings and order emails. Send a test message. |
| 4 | Start the scheduler | Scheduled Tasks (Cron) | One cron entry keeps page sections, bookings and shop data up to date. |
| 5 | Choose a design | Website Templates | Import a ready-made site for your kind of business (salon, clinic, shop, restaurant…) with pages, menus, colours and demo data, then replace the text and pictures. |
| 6 | Fine-tune appearance | Theme Options, Menus | Logo, colours, header, footer and navigation. |
| 7 | Check page roles | Settings → Page Setup | Which pages are your Home, Blog, Contact, Booking and Shop pages. |
| 8 | Activate and configure plugins | Plugins, then Booking, TruCommerce and TruPayments settings | Follow each module’s recommended setup order. |
| 9 | Add your staff | Users, Roles | Give each person an account with only the role they need. |
| 10 | Visit the site | Profile menu → Visit Site | Check navigation, pages and customer workflows on the public site and on a phone. |
Start from a template
It is much quicker to import a website template and edit it than to build every page from nothing. Importing in keep mode adds the template next to your existing content; replace mode swaps your content for the template’s.
The sidebar lists the CMS features and the plugins that are active; see the Admin Panel Overview. The header offers Visit Site, Profile, Change Password, Two-Factor Authentication and Sign Out under your picture. The menus you see depend on your role.
Set site-wide defaults first, then module defaults, then individual pages, services, products and payment methods. This avoids conflicting settings and makes problems easier to trace.
Do not assume the feature is missing: menus follow permissions. Check the plugin is active and your role includes the permission (see Roles & Permissions).
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