Visit a tenant's site or back office

The two action buttons on the library detail page.

Open a tenant's public site or back office in a new tab.

Where

Super-admin → Libraries → click a library → action buttons at the top

Visit public site

Opens the library's patron-facing URL in a new tab. See what patrons see — catalogue, holds, portal.

Open back office

Opens the library's /admin in a new tab. You're signed in as a super_admin with full admin access.

Notes

  • Visiting doesn't notify the tenant
  • Your actions in their back office are logged with your super_admin user ID
  • Use sparingly — if you're going to make changes, communicate with the tenant first

Custom domain

If the tenant has a custom domain (e.g., library.example.org), the "Visit public site" button uses that domain. Otherwise it uses the default subdomain.

Privacy

You can see all data — patrons, loans, books, settings. Treat this as production access. Don't browse out of curiosity.

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