How to create a cPanel account within WHM Updated on May 26, 2022 by Brad Markle This article pertains to WHM, a feature only available to VPS Hosting, Dedicated Hosting, and Reseller Hosting users. Shared Hosting users do not have WHM access. See our page for more information on Shared cPanel Hosting. One of the more important features within WHM is the ability to create individual cPanel accounts. Learn how to Read More >
What is WebHost Manager (cPanel vs. WHM)? Updated on March 10, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor cPanel has a lot of features for managing files, email, databases, and more on cPanel-managed Shared hosting plans. But what is WHM? WebHost Manager (WHM) manages CentOS, DNS, software, and multiple cPanel accounts on Managed VPS and Dedicated server hosting plans. Reseller Hosting includes a limited form of WHM as well. Below we cover: Need Read More >
Restoring WordPress index files Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle A common technique for hackers is to target index files, such as index.php or index.html. Because index files usually load first when a website is visited, a hacked index file gives hackers a higher probability of their message / malicious code being loaded most often. If you’re attempting to restore your WordPress site after a Read More >
How to Use Shortcodes in a WordPress Text Widget Updated on March 22, 2024 by Brad Markle By default, WordPress shortcodes do not work within Text widgets. If you need this functionality, it is quite easy to accomplish, simply follow the steps below. Using Shortcodes in a WordPress Text Widget Log into your WordPress Dashboard Under “Appearance” click “Editor” In the list of files on the right of the page, click “functions.php” Read More >
Installing GIMP to edit Images Updated on July 7, 2020 by Carrie Smaha GIMP is a free open source image editing software that has many different features to help you edit images on your website. GIMP has a very close feel to Photoshop, but is absolutely free. If you need to make make advanced modifications to your images a more powerful image editor may be needed, but for Read More >
Setting the IMAP Path Prefix on your iPhone Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha When you first set up your iPhone to check your email hosted with InMotion Hosting, it’s possible you will not see the Sent, Trash, Drafts, and Junk folders. Typically, these folders are in your INBOX and you’ll need to set the prefix path for it to work correctly. How to set the prefix path If Read More >
Installing WordPress Jetpack Plugin Updated on July 7, 2023 by Carrie Smaha The Jetpack plugin from Automattic brings WordPress.com premium features to your self-hosted WordPress site. If you’re not sure what the differences are between WordPress.com sites and self-hosted WordPress sites, don’t worry, we’ll explain more about that below. In this article, we’ll also cover the basic installation of the Jetpack plugin and the basic configuration. Jetpack Read More >
How to show an author’s avatar within WordPress Updated on February 23, 2022 by Brad Markle If you’d like to show the author’s avatar within a WordPress post, we’ll show you how in this article. While the functionality is not built into WordPress (version 3.2.1 as of this writing), you can surprisingly accomplish this task with just one line of code. In this article, we’ll update the top part of the Read More >
WordPress – Changing the Site URL and Home Settings Updated on December 9, 2025 by Jesse Owens If you need to migrate your WordPress site or change the domain name or location of your WordPress installation, it’s good to keep in mind how WordPress keeps track of itself via the WordPress Address and Site Address settings. These settings can be adjusted directly in the WordPress admin dashboard from Settings > General or Read More >
A Common Way to Fix the Blank page in WordPress sites Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle Updating PHP.INI file Enabling Error Reporting How to View the Error Log We’ve had a lot of our customers and WordPress users, in general, have an issue where their site is showing a blank page. This blank page is typically caused by a PHP error. If you have your php.ini file set to hide PHP Read More >
WordPress Error: Failed to write file to disk Updated on February 23, 2022 by Brad Markle When troubleshooting error messages similar to “Failed to write file to disk”, the most common causes include: The server’s hard drive is full The server’s tmp folder is full There are not sufficient privileges set to the folder being written to This error, “Failed to write file to disk”, within WordPress generally means that the Read More >
Installing OpenCart 1.5 Manually Updated on July 26, 2022 by Carrie Smaha OpenCart is a free, open-source shopping cart. In this tutorial, we will show you how to manually install OpenCart. Please note: If you are an InMotion Hosting customer, you can install OpenCart using Softaculous, which will be much easier than manually installing it. In the first step, you will need to download OpenCart from the Read More >
Understanding Software Versions Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha You may find you have installed various third party software on your website such as Joomla, Moodle, and WordPress. Periodically, you may be trying to determine if you have an older version of the software. This can be confusing to some, so we’re going to explain it to you. Each new release of the software Read More >
Publishing WordPress from EasyPHP Updated on February 23, 2022 by Carrie Smaha This tutorial is aimed at showing you how to migrate your WordPRess website that you have on your local computer using EasyPHP to your InMotion Hosting account. If you are not familiar with EasyPHP, this article is not written for you. In this article, we already assume you have installed EasyPHP on your local computer Read More >
WordPress Maintenance Mode Updated on March 19, 2025 by Carrie Smaha Maintenance mode enabled in WordPress allows you to place a splash page up on your website while you are working on it. The basic splash page lets your visitors know that your website is undergoing maintenance. There’s a plugin in the WordPress plugin directory that makes this task easy. Let’s go over the basic steps Read More >
How to Install Magento Manually Updated on October 19, 2023 by Carrie Smaha In this Magento installation guide, we’ll show you how to install Magento and get your store up and running in no time. Since Magento is going to be manually installed without the use of a third party installer, there are quite a few steps, however, the installation process is quite easy. Before installing Magento, please Read More >
Installing Joomla without Fantastico Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle Fantastico, a feature in cPanel that helps you easily install programs to your account, is no longer available. As of September 17th, 2012, Fantastico has been replaced by Softaculous. This article is being kept in our Support Center for our VPS and Dedicated Customers who may still be using Fantastico. For all other users, please Read More >
How to Create a Subdomain in cPanel Updated on June 3, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The Subdomains function in cPanel lets you create a subdomain — a domain with an extra prefix that operates separately from the original domain. You could make a forum for your site (example.com) with an address of “forum.example.com” — or a blog, a test site, or any number of other variants. Read below for instructions Read More >
Using File Manager in cPanel Updated on December 9, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Your cPanel account has the ability to allow you to access, view, modify, add, and delete files from your account effortlessly, using the File Manager. In this tutorial we will show you how to access the File Manager, then go over the features available there. Accessing and Using the File Manager in cPanel cPanel File Read More >
How to Modify MX Records Using cPanel Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle In this tutorial: How MX Records Work View Current MX Records InMotion MX Records Obtain Third Party Records Change MX records How Do MX Records Work? MX Records (Mail Exchanger Records) are a type of DNS record that determine which mail server is responsible for handling the email for a specific domain. An MX record Read More >
