Signing in
Your admin panel sits behind a sign in screen. Visitors never see it. Only the people you invite can get in.
Go to your website’s address and add /_emdash/admin to the end. The tour of
the admin panel has the full steps.
The sign in screen
Section titled “The sign in screen”
Two ways in. You only need one of them.
1. Sign in with Passkey. The fast way, on a device you have set up.
2. Sign in with email link. The backup way. Works on any computer.
3. The language picker. Sets the language of the panel. It does not change a word on your website.
What a passkey is
Section titled “What a passkey is”A passkey is your device standing in for a password. There is no password to type, and none to forget. Your fingerprint, your face, or your device PIN unlocks it.
We set your passkey up with you the first time. After that:
- Click Sign in with Passkey.
- Your device asks you to prove it is you. Use your fingerprint, your face, or your PIN.
- You land on the Dashboard.
A passkey belongs to the device you set it up on. On a borrowed laptop, or a new phone, it may not be there. Use the email link instead.
Signing in with an email link
Section titled “Signing in with an email link”This way sends a link to your inbox. Clicking that link signs you in.
- Click Sign in with email link.
- Type your email address in the Email address box.
- Click Send magic link.
The screen says it will send you a link to sign in without a password.
Now open your inbox and click the link in the email. It brings you back to your site, signed in.
Use the email address your account was set up with. Another address will not work, even if it is yours.
When you cannot get in
Section titled “When you cannot get in”Stop. Nothing on the sign in screen can let you back in, and guessing will not help.
Once you are in, the tour of the admin panel shows you around.
Checked against EmDash 0.34.0 and Lookout Ridge IT template 0.11.8 on August 21, 2026.