{"id":12143,"date":"2026-06-01T10:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/?page_id=12143"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:44:33","slug":"domains-vs-wordpress-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/domains-and-websites\/wordpress-basics\/build-your-site\/domains-vs-wordpress-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Domains vs WordPress Dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When working on your Trinity WordPress site, you may use two different dashboards: <strong>Trinity Domains\/cPanel<\/strong> and the <strong>WordPress Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>They are connected, but they are not the same thing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Is Trinity Domains\/cPanel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Trinity Domains<\/strong> is where you manage your web space. After logging in, you are taken to <strong>cPanel<\/strong>, which is the control panel for your domain.<\/p>\n<p>Use Trinity Domains\/cPanel for tasks such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Installing WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Opening <strong>My Apps<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Managing installed applications<\/li>\n<li>Setting up HTTPS\/security settings<\/li>\n<li>Managing domain or subdomain settings<\/li>\n<li>Accessing site files or backups, if needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In most cases, you will only need cPanel when you are setting up your site or managing technical settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Is the WordPress Dashboard?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>WordPress Dashboard<\/strong> is where you edit the actual content of your WordPress site.<\/p>\n<p>Use the WordPress Dashboard for tasks such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating or editing pages<\/li>\n<li>Writing blog posts<\/li>\n<li>Uploading images or PDFs<\/li>\n<li>Managing menus<\/li>\n<li>Changing themes or appearance settings<\/li>\n<li>Updating basic site settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is where you will spend most of your time once WordPress has been installed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Do I Get from Domains to WordPress?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>domains.trincoll.edu<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Log in with your Trinity username and password.<\/li>\n<li>In cPanel, click <strong>My Apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Find your WordPress site.<\/li>\n<li>Click the link ending in <strong>wp-admin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This will take you to the WordPress Dashboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common Point of Confusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In cPanel, clicking the <strong>WordPress<\/strong> icon under <strong>Applications<\/strong> usually starts the process of installing a new WordPress site.<\/p>\n<p>If you already installed WordPress and want to edit your site, click <strong>My Apps<\/strong> instead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick Comparison<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Use This<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>For This<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Trinity Domains\/cPanel<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Installing WordPress and managing technical site settings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>My Apps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Finding an existing WordPress installation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WordPress Dashboard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Editing pages, posts, media, menus, and site content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>wp-admin link<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Opening the WordPress Dashboard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>In Short<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use <strong>Trinity Domains\/cPanel<\/strong> to manage the technical side of your site. Use the <strong>WordPress Dashboard<\/strong> to edit your website content. If you want to work on an existing WordPress site, go to <strong>My Apps<\/strong> and click the link ending in <strong>wp-admin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When working on your Trinity WordPress site, you may use two different dashboards: Trinity Domains\/cPanel and the WordPress Dashboard. They are connected, but they are not the same thing. What Is Trinity Domains\/cPanel? Trinity Domains is where you manage your web space. 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