Quick Start Your First Portal

Launch your self-service portal in minutes—step-by-step, with screenshots.


Ready to see your portal in action? With just a few clicks, you’ll launch a secure, self-service portal—preloaded with a sample "Paystub" document type and demo data. Instantly explore both admin and the user's (frontend) views, and discover how easy it is to manage documents and accounts.



Table of Contents

1. Open the ReportBurster Portal Tab

Start by opening the ReportBurster Portal tab in your ReportBurster application.

ReportBurster Portal tab with Start/Stop/Launch UI

2. Start the Portal

Click the Start button next to the portal app.

Start portal

On first launch, ReportBurster Portal downloads, provisions, and configures everything you need.

This initial setup may take a few minutes—grab a coffee and watch the progress!

ReportBurster Portal starting in apps manager

Wait until the status changes to running.

After the first setup, future start/stop cycles will be much faster.

3. Launch the Portal

Once the portal is running, click the Launch button (external link icon).

Launch button for portal app

Your portal opens in a new browser tab—ready for you to log in.

4. Log In as Admin

On the login page, enter your admin credentials (set in your .env file):

WP_ADMIN_USER=u2changeme
WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD=p2changeme123!

ReportBurster Portal login screen

5. Explore the Portal Admin Dashboard

After logging in as admin, you’ll see the portal admin dashboard. Here, you can manage users, organize documents, and adjust settings.

Sample employee users are already set up for you:

ReportBurster Portal login screen

Check out how sample "Paystub" data appears in the admin backend:

ReportBurster Portal paystubs admin screen

6. See “My Documents” from a User’s Perspective (Employee, Customer, Partner, Student, etc.)

Now, switch to the frontend—the experience your employees, customers, or partners will have.

Log out from the admin area, then go to the My Documents page:

http://localhost:8080/my-documents

Log in again using the same credentials (for now):

WP_ADMIN_USER=u2changeme
WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD=p2changeme123!

See the same paystubs (demo) data just like an employee would

My Documents page with paystub list

View the details of a single paystub

My Documents single paystub view

ReportBurster Portal Experience

Your portal is preloaded with a sample "Paystub" document type, demo data, and users—so you can immediately explore both the admin and the user perspectives.

As the admin (u2changeme), you see all employee paystubs; regular employee / users see only their own documents.

ReportBurster automates document creation, publishing, and user account management—new users are created as needed, so document distribution and access are fully automated.

When you’re ready to customize, you’ll define your own document types (like payslips, invoices, or any business document) and specify the fields and structure that fit your needs.

With AI, you can easily tailor how each document is displayed—both individually (using templates like single-paystub.php) and the account list view (page-my-documents.php).