Access the Manifold Backend

The Manifold backend is where new projects are created, texts and resources are loaded, and where system settings are configured.

Requirements

To access the Manifold backend, you will need a Manifold [user account]../backend/users.md) with Administrator, Editor, Marketeer, or Project Creator credentials.

You can also access the backend if you have a Reader account that has been scoped Editor permissions to at least one Project. Read more about scoped permissions in the [Project Access]../backend/projects.md#access) section.

Directions

After you’ve [logged into]../walkthroughs/login.md) the Manifold instance, a new user link labelled Enter Admin Mode (or Enter Editor Mode, for those with privileged Reader accounts) will appear in the header, atop the page, beside the the search button spyglass. Select this link and you will enter the backend, with a view of the Dashboard.

Exiting

To leave the backend and return to the public-facing side of Manifold, select the user link reading Exit Admin Mode from the backend header; it will be the second-to-last link in the header.