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This is an archived copy of the SandyWP docs. It is kept online as a fallback and may be out of date. The maintained documentation lives at docs.sandywp.com.

Open wp-admin

SandyWP is built so there's no friction between you and wp-admin. No password emails, no credential resets most of the time you just click one button.

Sandbox detail page showing the site URL, WP admin link, username, password and Auto Login button
The sandbox detail page WP admin URL, credentials, and the Auto Login button.

Auto Login (magic login)

On any ready sandbox, click Auto Login in your dashboard (or on the sandbox's detail page). SandyWP mints a one-time link and opens it in a new tab you land in wp-admin already signed in as the admin user. There are no credentials to copy or remember.

Magic login links keep working until the sandbox expires. The dashboard reuses the same valid link while it's good, so a link you opened earlier still works and clicking Auto Login again is always safe. Treat the link like a password and don't share it.

Copy a login link

The sandbox actions menu with the Copy login link option highlighted
The sandbox actions menu choose Copy login link to mint a fresh magic-login URL.

Need to open the sandbox elsewhere, or hand admin access to a teammate? Open the actions menu (the … button on a sandbox row) and choose Copy login link. This generates a fresh magic-login link and copies it to your clipboard. Anyone who opens it lands in wp-admin as admin, so treat it like a password.

Use the admin username & password

Some workflows need the actual credentials (for example logging in from another device, or a tool that drives the WordPress login form). You have two ways to get them:

  • Copy site details in the actions menu, this copies the wp-admin URL, username, and password as a block of text.
  • Sandbox detail page open Site settings and, under Site details, reveal or copy the password, username, and admin URL individually.

The WordPress admin lives at /wp-admin/ on the sandbox URL, and the default admin username is admin.

Open the public site

To see the sandbox as a visitor would, click its URL anywhere it appears in the dashboard, or use the open-in-new-tab icon next to the URL on the detail page. That opens the front end without logging you in.

Troubleshooting

  • Auto Login is greyed out. The sandbox isn't ready yet wait for provisioning to finish.
  • A copied link stopped working. The link expired (it lasts until the sandbox expires) or the sandbox was deleted; generate a new one with Auto Login or Copy login link.

Next steps