Signing in to the shop admin

Sign in to the admin, where you manage products, orders and shop content, and find your way around the main menu.

⏱ 4 minBeginnerUpdated 8 Oct 2026

Where the admin is

The admin (administration panel) is at your shop's address with a special path, for example https://your-shop.com/access. You received the exact address, user name and password when we handed the shop over to you.

Save the admin address as a browser bookmark and do not publish it. Together with your password, it is the key to all orders and customer data.

Signing in

  1. Open the admin address in your browser.

  2. Enter your user name and password.

  3. Click the sign-in button. The dashboard opens with the latest orders.

What is where in the menu

The main menu is on the left. You will use these items most often:

  • Sales - orders, invoices, shipments and credit memos.
  • Catalog - products and categories.
  • Customers - registered customers.
  • Content - pages, blocks and the shop design.
  • Stores - shop settings: payments, shipping, emails.
  • System - admin users and the cache.
In these guides, admin labels are written exactly as you see them on screen. The path to a page is written like this: Catalog › Products

Forgotten password

  1. On the sign-in page, click Forgot your password? below the password field.

    Admin sign-in form with the Forgot your password? link
    The link is below the Password field.
  2. In Email address, enter the email saved on your user account and click Retrieve Password.

  3. Click the link in the email and enter a new password. The link is only valid for a limited time. If it expires, start again.

If the email does not arrive within a few minutes, check your spam folder. If you do not know which email is saved on your user account, a colleague with access to System › Permissions › All Users can check it, or you can write to us.

Password rules

The admin protects access to customer data, so it has a few rules that can surprise you the first time:

What happensWhyWhat to do
The message You did not sign in correctly or your account is temporarily disabled.wrong password, or the account is locked after several failed attemptswait 30 minutes or ask a colleague to unlock you (see below)
The message It's time to change your password.your password is older than 90 days; for security reasons the shop recommends or requires a change (depending on the setting)click your name at the top right, choose Account Setting and enter a new password
When you save a user, the admin asks for Your Passwordevery change to users or to your own account must be confirmed with your current passwordenter the password you are signed in with (not the new one)
Your Password field at the bottom of the user form
Your Password - your current password, which confirms the change.
Your new password must have at least 7 characters, with both letters and numbers. Do not use it anywhere else and do not send it by email.

Unlocking a locked colleague

System › Permissions › Locked Users

  1. Tick the locked user. Leave Unlock selected in the drop-down and click Submit.

    Locked Users list with the Unlock action
    Unlock - the ticked users can sign in again straight away.
An account is locked after six wrong passwords in a row and unlocks itself after 30 minutes. If you are the only admin user and you are locked out, write to us.

Common problems

The password reset email does not arrive

Check your spam folder and make sure you entered the email saved on your user account. You can only send another request after a few minutes.

The admin is in the wrong language

The admin language is set separately for each user. Click your user name at the top right, choose Account Setting and pick your language in Interface Locale.

After signing in, I am sent back to the sign-in page

Your browser is not saving cookies, or you have opened the admin at two different addresses (with and without www). Use the address you received at handover.

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