When you first log into the control panel, there are lots of options. Let us take a quick tour of the control panel.
First, we will need to log into ExpressionEngine. If you are using XAMPP to follow along with this chapter, go to http://localhost/admin.php
or http://localhost/system/index.php
to log in.
Note
Throughout this book, it is assumed that you are using XAMPP with http://localhost/
addresses. If you are following along on an actual website, substitute http://localhost/
for your website domain (for example, http://www.example.com/
).
Note
In Chapter 2, we discussed moving the login page to the root of our website to mask the location of our system directory. If http://localhost/admin.php
does not work, refer to Chapter 2.
The first page we see is the CP Home. We can return to this page anytime by selecting CP Home from the menu at the top-right of the screen, above the main menu. In the left column, we have EllisLab News Feed. Below, we have Most Recent Weblog...