Managing your WordPress site in the Hosting Panel

Some newer hosting accounts use an administration interface directly within the hosting.com Hosting Panel. Unlike cPanel or Plesk, there is no separate login -- you just log in to your hosting.com account at https://my.hosting.com and control your web site, email, and WordPress from one unified interface.

This article provides an overview on how to use this administration interface to manage your WordPress site. It applies to the following account types:

• Starter Web Hosting
• Plus Web Hosting
• Pro Web Hosting
• Max Web Hosting

Managing your WordPress site

To manage your WordPress site from the Hosting Panel, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your account at https://my.hosting.com.

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   Note

   For more information about how to log in to your account, please see this article.

2. In the left sidebar, click Products & Services:

   

3. In the list of products and services, click your hosting account:

   

4. On the Overview tab, click Login to Control Panel:

   

   You are automatically logged in to the control panel.

5. On the control panel home page, in the Applications installed section, locate your WordPress site, and then click Manage:

   

6. The General section appears:

   • To log in to your WordPress dashboard, click Login to admin:

     

     The dashboard opens in a new tab. Additionally, in the General section you can:

     • Change the WordPress site URL.
     • Change the location of your WordPress site files.
     • Manage versions for your WordPress site.
     • Enable or disable maintenance mode.

7. To manage your WordPress plugins, in the left sidebar, click Plugins:

   

   In the Plugins section you can:

   • View installed plugins, including version and status information.
   • Install, activate, deactivate, update, and delete plugins.

8. To manage your WordPress themes, in the left sidebar, click Themes:

   

   In the Themes section you can:

   • View installed themes, including version and status information.
   • Install, activate, deactivate, update, and delete themes.

9. To manage WordPress security settings, in the left sidebar, click Security:

   

   In the Security section you can restrict administrative access to your WordPress site by IP address.

10. To manage your WordPress user accounts, in the left sidebar, click Users:

    

    In the Users section you can:

    • Add a user account by clicking Add user.
    • Modify an existing user account. You can change the username, email address, and password for an account.
    • Delete a user account.

11. To manage single sign on settings for WordPress, in the left sidebar, click Single sign on:

    

    With single sign on, you can log in to your WordPress site without having to enter a separate username and password.

12. To configure WordPress debug settings, in the left sidebar, click Debug:

    

    In the Debug section you can enable the following WordPress debugging settings:

    • WP_DEBUG
    • WP_DEBUG_LOG
    • WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY

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    Note

    For more information about these debugging options and what they do, please see this article.