# Edit post button

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/edit-post-button/13857>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Created:** [April 26, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/edit-post-button/13857 "2020-04-26T18:41:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kevin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/kevin/32/32_2.png) [@Kevin](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Kevin)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/edit-post-button/13857/3 "2020-04-28T13:46:30Z")

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@mattes3 the front-end and the admin are intentionally disconnected for security. With most setups there’s no way for the site to know if you’re logged into the admin area which precludes making a conditional button.

The `/edit` url redirect is the best way to jump from a post to the edit screen. If it’s something you do a lot you could always add a script to your theme/code injection to implement a hidden shortcut so that if you pressed Cmd+E for example it loads `window.location + 'edit'`

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