Where has my dashboard gone?

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    leeinblack · Member ·

    So, I woke up this morning ( this is not the start of a blues song but it might as well be) and I find that the dashboard to my site has vanished overnight!

    Instead of being greeted by the familiar, slick and easily navigated set-up, I see it has been replaced by some garish, cumbersome eyesore with most of the useful features missing!!

    Am I alone in this? If not has WordPress once again messed with something that doesn’t need fixing?

    Bah humbug!

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    geoffreyshilling · Member ·

    If the link to WP Admin isn’t on the bottom of the left column of your current dashboard, you can access the classic dashboard by adding /wp-admin/ to the end of your website address. For example, http://mibih.wordpress.com/

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    leeinblack · Member ·

    Ah I see… so they’ve separated the dashboard from the main site? What was the point of that?

    At least it’s still there. That’s a relief.

    Thanks for the reply! :-)

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    geoffreyshilling · Member ·

    In short, the reason they did this was to make it better :)

    Here is an interesting article titled, “The Story Behind the New WordPress.com,” that discusses the changes:
    https://developer.wordpress.com/2015/11/23/the-story-behind-the-new-wordpress-com/

    I know it can take some getting used to. Let me know if you have any other questions!

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    leeinblack · Member ·

    Thanks for the link.

    To be honest I’m not a techie or a programmer so I was completely lost after the first paragraph as everything thereafter was 99% jargon!

    I’m sure they mean well but I wish they would send out notifications to WP users via E-mail or such, since I am sure most of us only consult these forums when something goes wrong.

    Thanks again and Merry Xmas to you! :-)

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    geoffreyshilling · Member ·

    You’re welcome! Without getting technical, the new interface really is meant to make things better. Not just right now, but in the future as well. It is a bit different the first time you see it, though ;) Please feel free to ask if you have any specific questions as you start working with it.

    Thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you as well :)

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