Quick reference for site owners
A one-page list of the places a site owner visits in the administration, with the menu path and the address after
the administration's address (for example https://www.example.com/admin). What you see depends on your role: an
editor sees fewer tabs than an administrator (A tour of the administration).
Each line names the page in the repository where it is described, so you can read more or point your partner to it.
Every day
| What | Menu | Address | Described in |
|---|---|---|---|
| The dashboard: your drafts, pending items, latest content | Dashboard | /content/dashboard | Admin tour |
| The content tree | Content structure | Admin tour | |
| Images and files | Media | Media and uploads | |
| Open an item by its number, path or address | Content finder below the tree, or Setup > Content finder | /contentfinder/search | doc/eng-us/features/6.0/content-finder.md |
| The store at a glance | Store (first entry) | /shop/dashboard | Store dashboard |
| Search all content | Search... in the header (press /) | Searching |
Every week or month
| What | Menu | Address | Described in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processes that wait (approvals, scheduled publishing) | Setup > Workflow processes | /workflow/processlist | Workflows |
| Old, locked and duplicate user accounts | Users > Check user accounts | /user/hygiene | Check user accounts |
| Assets nobody uses, broken relations, unused files | Content checks | /contentcheck/unreferenced/<node id>, /contentcheck/brokenrelations/<node id>, /contentcheck/storage/<node id> | Content checks |
| Who did what | Audit | /audit/dashboard | Audit trail |
| The log files | Setup > Log files | /setup/logs | Log viewer |
| Printable exports | Setup > PDF export | /pdf/list | PDF export |
When something changes
| What | Menu | Address | Described in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close the site for planned work | Setup > Maintenance | /setup/maintenance | Maintenance mode |
| Check the installation after an upgrade | Setup > Upgrade check | /setup/systemupgrade | Upgrade check |
| Workflows and their triggers | Setup > Workflows | /workflow/grouplist | Workflows |
These pages are usually used by your administrator or partner. As an owner it helps to know that they exist, so you can ask the right question: "Is the upgrade check clean?", "Is maintenance mode off again?".
The help
| What | Address | Described in |
|---|---|---|
| The help dashboard | /exphelp/dashboard | Help system |
| The landing page of an audience, such as this one | /exphelp/audience/customer | same |
| How to report an error | /exphelp/report | The help's report page |
Your own account
The person button in the header opens your user menu: Change information, Change password and My e-mail preferences (Admin tour). The left column of the dashboard lists My pending items, My drafts, My bookmarks and My notification settings.
Related pages
- A tour of the administration
- Customers: start here
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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