In this article, you will learn the basics of navigating the Admin Dashboard.
If you are logging in to your Thinkific site as the Site Owner or Site Admin, the Admin Dashboard is the first page you will see. This page is the control center for your Thinkific site; from here, you can access everything you need to view and make updates to your site, including Product Builders, Website and Landing Pages, Student progress, Site settings, Orders, Integrations and more!
If you are just starting with Thinkific, you will see a checklist designed specifically to help you get started. Follow the instructions and start building your business.
Your Admin Dashboard offers an overview of your site's performance. You can access this page at yoursite.thinkific.com/manage, where yoursite is your Thinkific subdomain. From here, you'll see the following information displayed on the main page:
This area shows the total revenue of purchases made on your site. When highlighting the Revenue section, you'll see orders listed for the specified time period in the date picker directly below the amount shown.
Clicking on the Revenue section and selecting View All will take you to the Orders area of your Admin Dashboard.
This number reflects the total number of leads created on your site. When highlighting the Leads section, you'll see the list of leads created within the specified time period.
Clicking on the Leads section and selecting View All will take you to the Leads area of your Admin Dashboard.
This number reflects the total number of users created on your site. When highlighting the New Accounts section, you'll see the list of users created within the specified time period.
Clicking on the New Accounts section and selecting View All will take you to the Users area of your Admin Dashboard.
Scrolling down, the next section of the homepage you will see is your Recently Edited Products section. This section will display your recently edited products, along with the product type, product card image, and publish status.
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You can click on any of these products to be brought directly to the settings page for that product.
The Navigation Menu is located on the left-hand side of your Admin Dashboard and allows you to switch between different Thinkific areas and functionalities. The navigation menu makes it easy to move from one feature to another, wherever you are!
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If you are using a smaller screen, the menu can be accessed by clicking on the three horizontal lines on the top left.
If you want to minimize and collapse the menu, click the arrow button. To open the full menu again, click anywhere on the menu.
The Products tab is where you will access each of your learning product types. Within this tab, you will find the following sections:
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Courses - Access the Course Builder and build your courses. Under the Courses tab, you'll find the following additional tabs:
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Communities - From this tab, you can create and manage your communities.
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Digital Downloads - From this tab, you can create and manage your Digital Downloads
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Coaching & Webinars - From this tab, you can create and manage your Coaching & Webinars
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Memberships - From this tab, you can create and manage your Memberships.
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Video Library - This area is where you will go to upload and manage your videos
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The Channels tab is where you can find all the different avenues to connect with your users. This includes your landing pages, your website, Spotify partnership, and our mobile app. In this tab you will find the following sections:
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Landing Pages - this tab contains all landing pages powered by our AI-Assisted editor.
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Website - this tab allows you to view and edit your homepage, product pages, default pages, and custom pages that use our classic Theme-based editor. Under the Website tab, you'll find the following additional tabs:
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Theme Library - in this section, you can view your current theme, update or change your theme, and access your theme code.
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Categories - From here, you can create subsections on your site's "All Products" page to make it easier for students to find similar topics.
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Preview - By clicking this link, you can review how your site looks to students! Note: This will open your site preview in a separate window.
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Mobile App - this tab allows you to enable and work with the Thinkific Mobile app or your Branded app.
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Widget - create a sales widget to add to your own site.
Your Marketing tab contains all of the tools you will use to help you market your products. In this tab you will find the following sections:
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Leads - From this tab, you can manage and view your leads.
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Funnels - Create and manage the Thinkific Funnels you created here.
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Affiliates - Set up and manage your affiliates in this area.
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Email Automation - Create and send email sequences to your contacts who fit certain criteria.
The Sales tab contains tools to help you make sales and track your revenue and orders. Some of the sections you will see in this tab are:
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Bundles - From this area, you can create and manage your bundles, and re-order how your products appear on your site.
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Order Bumps - Create and manage your Order Bumps from this tab.
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Coupons - In this tab, you can create and manage your coupons.
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Transactions - In this tab, you can see your Thinkific Payments transactions. Exclusive to creators on Thinkific Payments.
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Orders - In this tab, you can track your course sales within a selected date range, search for specific orders by student name or email, and export a list of your orders.
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Payouts - In this tab, you can see your Thinkific Payments payouts. Exclusive to creators on Thinkific Payments.
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Revenue Partners - From this section, you can add Revenue partners, share your course revenue with them, and manually record your payments.
From the Users tab, you can manage your users' accounts and groups, view progress reports, issue certificates and assignments, and more! The sections you will find in this category include:
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All Users - View your students' profiles, add new users, and add users to groups or enroll them in learning products from this space.
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Groups - In this area, you can create and manage groups.
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Certificates - In this section you can view, manage, and create certificates to issue to your students.
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Notification Emails - In this area you can enable, edit, and customize your personalized email notifications to your students, as well as create your own Admin notification settings.
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Student Progress - Within this section, you will be able to view your students' progress (sorted by either courses or groups).
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Discussions - Enable and manage your course discussions in this area.
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Assignments - Manage and view student Assignment submissions in this area.
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Quiz & survey - View & export quiz and survey results from your courses.
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Reviews - Enable and manage your course reviews here.
In the Analytics tab, you will be able to view and export analytics about your site and content. Sections you will be able to access from within this tab include:
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Marketing - The Marketing Dashboards are a powerful component of Thinkific Analytics to help you grow your business smarter. Get the data and insights you need to measure how your content is performing and converting.
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Enrollments - The Enrollments dashboard provides valuable insights into the performance of your courses and communities and allows you to understand which learning products your audience values most over time.
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Orders - The Orders Dashboard provides valuable insights into your completed orders over time, enabling you to optimize your sales strategies on Thinkific and effectively target your audience.
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Revenue - The Revenue Overview Dashboard provides a comprehensive overview of your business's revenue trends over time.
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Engagement - The Engagement Dashboards are a powerful component of Thinkific Analytics to help you grow your business smarter. Get the data and insights you need to measure engagement, revenue, and overall program performance while empowering your team to make impactful decisions.
These reports allow you to view and filter key insights and data to help you easily understand how your learning content, business, and students are performing. Thinkific Analytics enables you to utilize your insights to improve the effectiveness of your learning programs and grow your business. Learn more here: Thinkific Analytics.
In this area, you can view your account details like plan level, payments, and profile. Click to expand the dropdowns for more details.
Update your own user profile, including:
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Login email and details
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Set up Multi-factor Authentication
View your current plan type, billing details, update your credit card on file, and view previous subscription invoices.
Join the Thinkific Partner program.
In the Integrations tab, you will be able to view, upgrade, and manage the settings for your installed Thinkific App Store apps.
Apps can be installed from the Thinkific App Store, where there are a variety of apps and integrations available depending on your business needs. If you're just getting started, check out our most popular apps - this list includes some of our most used integrations (like Shopify, MailChimp, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, and more!).
Your site settings section is where you will find the basic settings for your Thinkific site - things like your site name and URL, Course Player customizations, payment information, information regarding your order setup, your tax information (if using Thinkific Payments) and various code settings!
At the bottom of the menu, you will find our Resource Center, where you can find all of the tools to help you get the most out of Thinkific!
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Hub - Helpful resources for success on Thinkific
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Help Centre - Get answers to any of your questions.
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Updates - See the recently released features and learn more about each one.