The admin at a glance

Start hereGetting startedThe admin at a glanceHow to sign in, what the dashboard tells you, how the sidebar is laid out, and where your own account settings live.Signing in

Go to your site's address with /login on the end, for example yoursite.co.uk/login.

Type your Email and Password.

Tick Remember me if this is your own computer and you want to stay signed in.

Press Log in. You land on the Dashboard.

Forgotten your password? Click Forgot your password? on the sign-in screen and Cairn emails you a link to set a new one.The dashboardThe Dashboard is a summary of your site. Along the top are counts, and each card you can click takes you to the screen behind it. If your site runs a shop, the top row shows Revenue, Orders, Products and Users.Below that is a row of cards for the parts of Cairn your site uses, such as Pages (how many, and how many are published), Catalogue, Forms, Redirects, Leads and Bookings today. A card only appears when that part is switched on.If anything needs you, a Needs attention list appears with a button beside each item that takes you straight to it. Further down are cards for the Media library, Accounts, Recent sign-ups and Settings.The dashboard. What you see depends on which parts of Cairn your site runs.Finding your way: the sidebarThe menu down the left of the admin is the sidebar. To keep the screen clear it starts closed: click the menu button in the top-left corner to slide it out. It closes again when you pick something, press Escape or click its X. If you would rather keep it open, click the pin at the top of the sidebar. It then stays docked beside your work until you unpin it.The sidebar is grouped:

Dashboard sits at the top, with Bookings under it if your site takes bookings.

Content: Pages, Menu, Media, Reusable Blocks and Themes.

Shop: Orders, Customers, Stocktake and Shipping.

Data: Catalogue, Forms, Leads, Members and any other modules your site runs.

System: Settings, Users, Redirects and 404 Log.

Not everyone sees every item. An item only appears when its part of Cairn is switched on for your site, so a site without a shop has no Shop group at all. Some items, including Themes, everything under Shop, Leads, Members and everything under System, only show to administrators. See Users and permissions.The sidebar, open.If a screen you expect is missing, that part of Cairn is switched off for your site, or your account isn't allowed to use it. Ask whoever set up your site.Making something new from anywhereClick your site's name at the very top of the sidebar for a quick menu of things you can create: New page, New reusable block, New form, New catalogue, New catalogue item, New booking and New user. As with the sidebar, you only see the ones your site and your account allow.The same menu ends with View live site, which opens your public site in a new tab.Your accountClick your name at the bottom of the sidebar and choose Profile. The Profile screen has four parts:

Profile Information: change your Name and Email, then press Save.

Update Password: type your Current Password, then your New Password twice, and press Save.

Warnings: the Confirm before moving a page to a new parent setting. It is remembered by this browser only, not by your account.

Delete Account: removes your own account.

Delete Account removes your account for good. If you only want to stop someone else using the admin, an administrator can do that from Users instead.Signing outClick your name at the bottom of the sidebar and choose Log Out. The same menu also shows the version of Cairn your site is running, which is useful if you ever need to report a problem.Your first page →Getting startedPagesBuilding with blocksNavigation and lookMediaForms and leadsCatalogueShopBookings and membersRunning the siteCairnWebsites for businesses that need more than a brochure. Built, hosted and kept running by us.StartBuildRun© 2026 Cairn. All rights reserved.Built with Cairn.