Signing in to N2

You'll need a username and password to log on to N2CMS. When you have this, visit ~/n2 (e.g. www.yourdomain.com/n2) to enter your credentials. 

For N2CMS 2.5 and earlier

When you sign in, you'll see a 3-pane view (pictured below) that consists of: 

• The largest area is the preview pane, which shows you the page on your site that you're currently viewing. 
  • If you enter edit mode, the edit form occupies this area. 
• On the left, the site tree, which shows you the content of your website. 
  • Drag and drop nodes to adjust parenting (for example, put one page "under" another page). 
  • Left-click a node to view that page in the preview pane. 
  • Right-click a node to access the 
• On the top, the toolbar allows you to perform a variety of management tasks such as: 
  • Sign out from the administration area 
  • Manage user accounts
  • Manage site-wide settings
  • Manage page-level access permissions
  • Perform bulk operations, such as import/export 

Figure 1. the management UI

For N2CMS 2.5 and later (with UI refresh)

When you sign in, you'll see a user interface that should look familiar if you're already familiar with earlier versions of N2CMS. However, it's been refreshed for improved accessibility, performance, and mobile device compatibility.