How to Log Into WordPress

Logging into WordPress is as simple as visiting your WordPress dashboard URL.

Follow the options below to log into your WordPress's dashboard:

Option 1 - Use the Domain for the WordPress Site

• Main Domain: Visit the WordPress Dashboard URL by going to your domain and adding /wp-admin to the end.

  http://example.com/wp-admin

  (Where 'example.com' is your domain that you've installed WordPress to on HostGator)
• Sub-Directory: If you installed WordPress to a sub-directory, then use your domain followed by a forward-slash and the folder name followed /wp-admin.  

  http://example.com/blog/wp-admin

  (Where 'example.com' is your site's domain and '/blog' is whatever sub-directory path you used to install WordPress)

Once the login page loads, you will want to enter your WordPress Username and Password.

Option 2 - Use Softaculous within cPanel to log into your WordPress installation

1. Log in to your cPanel and go to Softaculous Apps Installer.

   Take me there!

2. Click on Installations at the top of the screen if you used Softaculous to install WordPress. 

   

3. Find the domain listed for the WordPress installation.
4. Click on the person icon under the column heading of Admin for that domain. 
5. A new tab will open automatically logging you into WordPress.

That's really it; now you know how to login to the WordPress Dashboard where you can install themes, plugins, and write posts and pages, among other things.