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 January 22, 2026 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 January 22, 2026 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 March 19, 2026 by Brad Markle 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 is configured to point to a canonical (or CNAME) record, such as example.com or mail.example.com. The CNAME record’s hostname is configured Read More >
Using Fantastico to Install Drupal 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 >
Installing Joomla using cPanel 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 Change Your cPanel Password Updated on December 1, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Your cPanel password can be reset from within the Account Management Panel (AMP) or after logging into cPanel. In this guide we will show you how to do both. Did you know? You can manage multiple cPanel accounts with our Reseller Hosting packages. Reset Your Password Within AMP Log into your AMP Click Reset Password. Read More >
Using the cPanel Video Tutorials Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle With the release of the new Paper Lantern theme for cPanel, the help videos are no longer available. If you are using the x3 theme then you will be able to see the tutorial videos. However, with the update most of the help links open the online cPanel documentation. With so many robust features built Read More >
