williamlives

I just went thru the 5 minute instal. Actually, it was only two or three minutes to install. Cool.

However, another 30 minutes later I was about to through the worthless pile of junk out the window (figuratively speaking, of course). Why? Because, just as several other posters mentioned, there is NO LINK in the default theme to an admin panel or login screen. None. And, the docs provided on WordPress.org are worthless on this point.

Why? Well, under “WordPress for Beginners”, the link “First Steps With WordPress” simply offers: “Begin by logging into the Administration Panel.”

Seriously? No, really – seriously? Well, just how the heck do you do that?

“Offcourse (sic) the default theme has a login link”
No- no it doesn’t. There is NO LINK to an Admin login screen ANYWHERE on a freshly installed WordPress installation.

So, here’s a hint to the authors of ANYTHING that has “First Steps” in the title: actually provide those FIRST STEPS! No, “logging in” is NOT the “First Step”. Getting to the login screen would be. (Technically, one could argue that installation would be, but getting to the login screen would be the “First Step” after install.)

So, I do thanks tfbpa for providing that info. It’s a shame it was even a question.