This article describes how to access and use the Softaculous WordPress Manager on your account.
WordPress Manager enables you to manage WordPress sites that you have installed through Softaculous. Some of the tasks you can do from WordPress Manager's convenient interface include:
To access WordPress Manager, follow these steps:
A list of your WordPress sites appears. To view the details and options for a site, click the down arrow icon:
If no WordPress sites appear, but you are sure you have at least one WordPress installation in your account, click Scan:
To install a new WordPress site, click Install:
The following sections cover most of the features that WordPress Manager offers.
To log in to a WordPress site automatically, follow these steps:
WordPress Manager logs you in to the site automatically.
You can upgrade your WordPress sites, and optionally configure automatic upgrades. To do this, follow these steps:
If there a newer version available, the Updates available notification appears:
On the Upgrading WordPress page, select the version you want, and then click Upgrade:
To enable automatic upgrades, under Auto Upgrade WordPress Core, in the list box select one of the following options:
The new setting takes effect immediately.
You can also configure automatic upgrades for plugins and themes. To do this, follow these steps:
Under Auto Upgrade WordPress Plugins, click Enabled or Disabled:
Under Auto Upgrade WordPress Themes, click Enabled or Disabled:
You can make your WordPress sites visible or invisible to search engine crawlers. For example, if your site is under construction you may not want it to be visible to search engines.
To enable or disable search engine visibility, follow these steps:
Under Search Engine Visibility, click Enabled or Disabled:
WordPress uses a virtual “cron job” for scheduled tasks, but the WordPress Manager enables you to create a real cron job instead.
To configure the cron job for WordPress, follow these steps:
Under WordPress Cron (wp-cron.php) select one of the following options:
You can change the site URL for a WordPress installation. To do this, follow these steps:
In the Website URL text box, type the new URL:
Click Save Site Info.
If you forget the password for a WordPress user, or just want to reset a user's password, follow these steps:
On the Change Password tab, in the Username list box, select the user:
In the Password text box, type the new password, and then click Save:
WordPress Manager enables you to install, enable, disable, and delete plugins for your WordPress sites. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Manage Plugins:
On the Installed tab, a list of installed plugins appears:
On the Add Plugins tab, you can install a new plugin:
WordPress Manager enables you to install, enable, disable, and delete themes for your WordPress sites. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Manage Themes:
On the Installed tab, a list of installed themes appears:
On the Add Themes tab, you can install a new theme:
For more information about WordPress Manager, please visit https://www.softaculous.com/docs/enduser/wordpress-manager/.
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