How to Log in and Find your Site

☆ How to Log in to Sites

  1. To log in to Smith College WordPress, go to https://sites.smith.edu.
  2. In the sidebar on the right side of the page, select Log in. The login screen will open.The Sites homepage with the login button circled in red
  3. On the “WordPress Login Page,” you will log in based on the type of WordPress account you have.
    • If you have a Smith or Five College account, select your institution from the list.
      The WordPress login screen with buttons for each five college school circled in red
    • If you are a Northampton high school student, alum, or another member of the wider community with a log in, enter your username and password in the username and password field. Need a username and password? Contact ITS.
      The WordPress Login screen with the username and password fields circled in red
  4. Follow the prompts to log in with your Smith or Five College ID.
  5. Once you’ve logged in, the page will refresh. Use the WordPress toolbar to navigate to your site.

☆ How to Find Your Site

When logged into WordPress, you’ll be able to navigate to any of your sites hosted on Sites. This is especially helpful if you work on multiple sites. 

Once you’ve logged in to WordPress, at the top left of the page, in the WordPress toolbar, hover over My Sites. A list of sites you have access to will appear.
The list of sites listed under the My Sites option in the WordPress toolbar

Access the Dashboard

To navigate to the dashboard of a site, hover over the site name in the drop-down list and choose Dashboard.
the Dashboard link of the WordPress 101 site highlighted

View the Site

To view the site, hover over the site name in the drop-down list and choose Visit Site.
the Visit Site link of the WordPress 101 highlighted

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