Title: Starting WordPress
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Starting WordPress

 *  [nfjimc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfjimc/)
 * (@nfjimc)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/)
 * Ok here is a pretty dumb question…I installed WordPress a few nites ago after
   several days of frustration. Anyway I was able to log in and creat my blog name
   etc. via the admin panel. Here’s the dumb question…how do I launch the program
   to now go in and start programming?

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 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428083)
 * Log in. Set up your settings as you want. Post something. Go to your URL and 
   see how it looks.
 *  Thread Starter [nfjimc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfjimc/)
 * (@nfjimc)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428084)
 * I should have mentioned that I am running WordPress on my local machine under
   Xampp. I guess my question is how do I get to the login screen again?
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428086)
 * You still need to login to your WordPress. That will give you the dashboard where
   you can add Pages, posts, widgets, etc. to your theme.
 * Enter your site address with /wp-admin at the end.
 *  Thread Starter [nfjimc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfjimc/)
 * (@nfjimc)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428088)
 * kmessinger thanks for the quick responses…..how do I get to the login screen 
   again?
 *  Thread Starter [nfjimc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfjimc/)
 * (@nfjimc)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428090)
 * OK..thanks…I have been trying that but keep getting address not found. Maybe 
   I’m entering the wrong address…I’ll keep trying. Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [nfjimc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfjimc/)
 * (@nfjimc)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428091)
 * OK..thanks…I have been trying that but keep getting address not found. Maybe 
   I’m entering the wrong address…I’ll keep trying. Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [nfjimc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfjimc/)
 * (@nfjimc)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428095)
 * Is there a way to check a file to see what I entered originally for the name?
   If not is there a way to start over? It seems that no matter what I try I’m unable
   to launch the admin panel.
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428096)
 * You are not live on the internet correct? Or do you have a URL?
 * Yes, you can check your WordPress data base for that information.
 *  Thread Starter [nfjimc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfjimc/)
 * (@nfjimc)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428098)
 * No, not live on the net. Trying to build a site locally first. I do have a site
   already up that I plan on replacing. My site that is live today is a .org name.
   I assume the I need to enter my site locally as a .com on to try and access the
   admin panel? In any case I can’t get it to launch after trying every possible
   combination of the name that I can think of.
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428100)
 * mine is at
    [http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin](http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin)
   yours should be similar edit – whoops – without .com
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428103)
 * Thanks samboll!
 *  Thread Starter [nfjimc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfjimc/)
 * (@nfjimc)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-wordpress-2/#post-1428107)
 * SUCCESS!!!! Thanks so much fellows! I wrote it down this time…duh!

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