Once your new Djangify Mini eCommerce Site has been set up, you will receive an email confirming that everything is live and ready. A PDF will be attached with all the details you need. This article explains what happens next and how to get comfortable managing your own store.
Access Your Dashboard
In the PDF you will find:
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Login Details: contains your admin URL (example:
yourdomain.com/admin/) and your username. -
Password Setup Link: allows you to create your own secure password.
Click the link to login to the Django Admin Dashboard. You are now inside your private area where products, orders, and pages are managed. It is recommended that you change your password.
Familiarise Yourself with the Dashboard
After logging in, you will see a clean menu on the left.
The admin dashboard area is listed alphabetically
- Accounts - User profiles and free member resources
- Authentication - User details
- Blog (if you have one)
- Core - Home Page and dashboard settings
- Shop - Your products
- Sites - you can ignore this section as it is set up for you. It simply contains your chosen domain name
Each section is grouped logically:
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Products: manage what you sell.
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Orders: view who bought and when.
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Files: upload and replace digital downloads.
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Info Pages: edit About, Contact, and Policies.
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Core: contains site settings information including site content, social media links etc
Take five minutes to click through each area. Nothing you open will publish changes until you press Save.
Understanding the Layout
When you log in, you will see:
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Left Sidebar: lists everything you can manage — Products, Orders, Info Pages, and so on.
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Main Panel: shows what is inside the section you clicked.
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Top Bar: gives you quick access to your profile, password change, and logout.
The dashboard works like a simple table: click to open, click again to edit, click Save to apply changes.
Review Your Default Setup
Your site has been delivered fully configured, including:
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1-6 products added.
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Example policy pages (Privacy, Terms etc). These are not complete and you should update them with your business information.
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Connected payment gateway via Stripe.
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Secure download system for digital files.
The site will have been set up to your specification and the site is completed and ready for your next step but if you see anything that you want to adjust, note it down.
Make Your First Update
If you do want to change something on your main homepage e.g. add some text:
Open Core→ HomePage Settings.
Click on your business name and the page will open.
Replace the text that you want to amend with the new text.
Click Save and then visit your public site (at the very top of the page on the right is a View Sie button) to see your update.
You have now made your first live change.
Bookmark Key Links
Keep these links handy:
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Admin Dashboard:
yourdomain.com/admin/ -
Public Storefront:
yourdomain.com/ -
Backup Access Guide (sent in your handover email)
Store them in your browser bookmarks or a password manager.
Explore Safely
You cannot “break” your site by clicking around so feel free to open and close pages. Just remember to hit save if you make any changes you want to keep.
Staff Only Area
Under Authentication. The Groups section is an Admin-only section.
This section is part of Django’s built-in authentication system. It allows the site administrator to create permission groups for internal team members (e.g., staff who manage orders or edit content).
It’s not used for customers or store owners in the standard setup and can safely be ignored unless you’re assigning admin roles. For example if you have someone adding content for you, then you might want to assign them with a role of being able to add blog posts only and not be able to add new products. Or if you have someone adding products you may want to assign them with access to the Products area only. This helps if, for example, you have a Virtual Assistant working for you and you don't want them to have full access to the site.
Logging Out Safely
Always click Log out from the top-right corner when finished.
This ensures your admin session closes and no one else can access your account from your computer.
Quick Checklist
☑ Update your password
☑ Log in to the dashboard
☑ Familiarise yourself with each section
☑ Edit information on a page (optional)
☑ Bookmark important links
☑ Assign specific roles if necessary by creating groups