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Is there an example of EE code if creating a link to the control panel to put in a template? or do you just have to hardcode it?

so if logged in - show CP Home link.

Can only find one that links to profiles, which I don’t use.

Hi stevo_s,

There isn’t a pre-set variable for it, but you could assign the link to a global variable and then call that in your template based on member level. If you are using admin.php you can use this in your template as well:

{site_url}admin.php

Cheers,

If you’re using it in multiple contexts I would set it as a snippet which is just :-

<a href="http://{site_url}admin.php">Control Panel</a>

You could alternatively make it a Global Variable of:-

<a href="/admin.php">Control Panel</a>

But if you were to implement the GV across 5 templates and then realise you need to use EE code it’d be a mess, so may as well jump right into Snippets for this. In addition it only works in a neat way if you’re admin is on the top level of the domain.

Of course if you’re only using the link in a global footer template, you may stick it directly into the template.

Great thanks.

BTW I created another topic on this, but is it secure to allow access to the admin login url anyway?
And is it best to change it to admin673.php or something?

Can’t use {cp_url}?
http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/templates/globals/single_variables.html#cp-url

Thanks Boyink! hadn’t seen that one before.

Hi stevo_s,

Thanks to Mike!

It looks like you are all sorted now.

Thanks you for using the forums!

Cheers,