create a link to admin area

Question

I want to create a link from the font side of my site to the admin area.

The problem is the session id

<a href ="admin.php">go to admin</a>

This goes back to the login page even though I am logged in, how can I achieve this.

Answer 1

You can use the {cp_session_id} global variable to create a control panel link. See the documentation here.

{if logged_in_group_id == "1"}
    <a href="{cp_url}?S={cp_session_id}">go to admin</a>
{/if}