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Getting Started

Community Ready Admin — Quick Start

A short route through the seven tasks a new Community Admin is most likely to use.

Last reviewed: 30 August 2026

Follow these steps

  1. Open the Admin Portal and sign in with your email address and password.

    Community Ready secure portal sign-in page
    The secure Admin Portal sign-in page.
  2. Publish your first update by following Create and publish a news item.

  3. Add an activity by following Create an event.

  4. Share urgent information by following Create an alert. Only a Community Admin can do this.

  5. Check the locally saved guidance by following Create or update an Emergency Plan page.

  6. Add a useful place by following Add a Community Map pin.

  7. Give a colleague access by following Add an Admin or Contributor.

What happens next

Use the linked detailed guides when you are ready to complete each task. Your menu may contain fewer items if your Community Admin has limited your access.

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