In this article, you will get an overview of how to sign in to your Thinkific Site, and a brief outline of the various areas within your Admin Dashboard.
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How to Sign In to Your Site
Once you have created an account, there are three ways you can Sign In to your site:
- From your Thinkific welcome email, you will find a sign-in link. Click this link to take you directly to your sign-in page or
- Type in your Thinkific site URL, and click Sign In at the top right-hand side of your site or
- Go to Thinkific site and click Sign In in the top-right corner
Once you've opened your Thinkific site using either of these methods, enter your email and password and hit Sign In.
If you have changed your site URL since creating your account, you can simply login by navigating to your current URL. You can also log in from Thinkific.com.
Navigating the Platform
Once you are logged in to your site, there are a few main areas that you will want to become familiar with as you begin building your products and site. These areas include:
- Admin Dashboard
- Product Builders
- Landing Pages and Website
- Settings
- Searching Thinkific
The Admin Dashboard
Your Admin Dashboard is the first thing you will see when you log in to your Thinkific site as the Site Owner or Site Admin. It is accessible at yoursite.thinkific.com/manage, where yoursite is your Thinkific subdomain and provides access to your various Thinkific pages and settings.
See Admin Dashboard: A Closer Look for a detailed breakdown of what is available on this page.
Minimize Navigation Menu
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!
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.
Product Builders
The Product section of the Admin Dashboard is where you can find, create, and edit all of your products.
All Product builders are structured similarly and allow you to create your products, set your product pricing, and publish them! To open Course Builder:
- From your Admin Dashboard, go to Products
- Select the product type you want to edit
- Click on a specific product
Learn more about each product here:
- Create a Course
- Create a Community
- Drive Leads and Revenue with Digital Downloads
- Forge Connections and Drive Leads and Revenue with Coaching & Webinars
- Create a Membership
Landing Pages and Website
Landing Pages is where you can see, edit, and preview all your landing pages. Website is where you can find and edit your default and custom pages, including your Home Page. To access them:
- From your Admin Dashboard, select Channels
- Select Landing Pages or Website
- Select the page you want to edit.
To learn more:
Site Preview
Once you have created your products and edited your landing pages or website, you might want to preview your site to see how it looks to your visitors. To do that:
- From your Admin Dashboard, select Channels
- Under the Website section, select Preview
Settings
Select Settings in your Admin Dashboard to configure your site and make edits to various settings for your site and products, including:
- Site (Global Site Settings)
- Learning Content (Course Player and Site Languages)
- Payments (Built-in payment integrations)
- Orders & Accounts (Custom Terms/Privacy Policies, Order numbers, etc.)
- Code & Analytics (Custom Site-wide Code, API Key, etc.)
Learn more about what each of these settings means, and how to use them, in our Site Settings article.
Searching Thinkific
If there is something else you are looking for while in your Thinkific account, try our Search option!