How to Change your sub-users to PaperLantern via WHM Updated on January 22, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial we will show you how to change the cPanel theme from the x3 to Paper Lantern in WHM. This is recommended since cPanel is no longer supporting the x3 theme. Read more in our full announcement on cPanel Replacing x3 With Paper Lantern. NOTE: This guide requires WHM access. WHM access is Read More >
New cPanel Interface: Paper Lantern Updated on May 1, 2017 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Topic: cPanel’s upgrade from x3 to Paper Lantern. Status: Updates will be completed no later than June 30, 2017. Updates will begin the first week of May. We do not have specific schedule for individual servers. Who is impacted? All Business Class & Reseller Hosting Customers. Keep in mind, as we update the server that Read More >
How to Update cPanel in your VPS Updated on July 13, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Note that cPanel creation is no longer unlimited. For more information, please see cPanel Pricing Changes. You can see the pricing that now applies to cPanel licenses. To learn more about the change, please see our FAQ on cPanel Pricing. Note that you will need root access in order to use these directions. These directions Read More >
Editorial Calendar Plugin for WordPress Updated on June 9, 2023 by Christopher Maiorana Managing your content is WordPress’s main job. But, you need to use WordPress strategically. Anyone who writes for the web or creates new content must have an editorial calendar. Maintaining a detailed editorial calendar helps you plan content and new campaigns strategically so you can make the best use of trends. In this article, we’ll Read More >
Storing Your Backups with Amazon S3 via WHM Updated on June 12, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Note that you will need root access in order to use these directions. Backups are a vital part of any healthy website configuration. Unfortunately, valid backups are often neglected, or not kept. All too often there are mistakes, files get changed or deleted by mistake, hard drives fail, and so on. Keeping regular, valid backups Read More >
How to Migrate Followers from a WordPress.com Site Updated on June 9, 2023 by Christopher Maiorana Your InMotion Hosting account allows you to host your own WordPress blog or website. If you are migrating your site from WordPress.com, you will be surprised and delighted by the amount of control you now have over your site. In this article, we will focus on migrating followers (your blog readers) from WordPress.com. In order Read More >
Your Free cPanel-signed Hostname SSL Certificate Updated on August 16, 2021 by Christopher Maiorana Issue: cPanel has issued a free SSL certificate for your server’s hostname. Status: SSL will be installed automatically today. Who is impacted? Customers with a VPS/Dedicated hosting plan. You may have received an email from the cPanel team with a subject heading that follows: <em>Your Free cPanel-signed Hostname SSL Certificate</em>. Read further to learn about Read More >
How to Connect WHM to WHMCS Updated on July 13, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this guide, we will show you how to connect WHMCS to your WHM. This allows them to communicate for easy login from WHMCS, automatic cPanel creation, synchronizing packages, among other options. Connecting WHM to WHMCS Log into WHMCS. Roll your mouse over Setup, then Products/Services, and click Servers. Click the Add New Server button. Read More >
Joomla 3.6.5 Security Release Updated on September 22, 2020 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Joomla! 3.6.5 Security Release Security Release and Bug fixes Status: Joomla! 3.6.5 has been released and is available as a full package Joomla! 3.6.5 Security Release Info The update focuses on three security vulnerabilities, security hardening, and three bug fixes. If you are using the 3.x version of Joomla, then you should update your sites. Read More >
Update BoldGrid if you are using WordPress 4.7 Posted on December 6, 2016 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Issue: We are encouraging all BoldGrid users to update to the latest version, if you are running WordPress 4.7. Status: Update has been released. Who is impacted? Websites running BoldGrid with WordPress 4.7. Today (12/06/2016), WordPress released a version 4.7 update, and it is now available. We recommend all WordPress users update to the latest Read More >
How to Add Purchasable TLDs in WHMCS Updated on July 13, 2021 by Scott Mitchell You have the ability to resell domain names within your WHMCS software. You need to connect your WHMCS to the registrar for which you are a reseller. Then you can assign the different Top Level Domains (TLD) extensions you wish to sell. Be sure to only add extensions that your domain registrar sells. For example, Read More >
How to Add a General Email Signature in WHMCS Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Within WHMCS you will set up emails to be sent out automatically to your clients. These emails will go out to confirm the actions of the client, such as when they first sign up, place an order, etc. There are email templates that you can customize for different scenarios. This article demonstrates how to create Read More >
How to Install WordPress on an Addon Domain Updated on June 7, 2023 by Christopher Maiorana WordPress is installable on any domain regardless of whether it is your primary domain or a secondary domain. With Softaculous, you can install WordPress on an addon domain in the same way that you would install WordPress on your primary domain. This does not require a WordPress.org account prior to setup. Installing WordPress on an Read More >
How to Change your cPanel Language Updated on June 20, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor This guide will show you how to change your language preference in cPanel. When you first access your cPanel it will be in English, but there may be times when you want to change this to a different language. As an example, your designer may prefer to use cPanel in German or Japanese. Changing your Read More >
How to Change the Front End Logo Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell After installing WHMCS onto your site, you may want to change the client side logo to your own. This way you can continue your branding in this area. This article shows you how to replace the default WHMCS logo with your own. How to Change Your Front End Logo in WHMCS Log into cPanel. Click Read More >
How to Update Contact Information in cPanel Updated on June 7, 2023 by Christopher Maiorana In this article, we will cover the basic steps involved in updating your cPanel contact information. cPanel only requires that you use an email address where you can be reached for important system notifications like disk quota warnings, change of preferences, external logins, password changes, and more. Updating your cPanel Contact Information In order to Read More >
How to Use MultiPHP in WHM to Change your Server’s PHP Version Updated on March 28, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of cPanel’s newer features is the MultiPHP Manager. The MultiPHP Manager allows you to change the PHP version your websites are using. From WHM you can change the PHP version for your entire server. This is useful if all your websites need a version of PHP that your server is not currently set to. Read More >
How to Find Your Server Name in cPanel Updated on December 4, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial, we will show you how to find your server name in cPanel. The server name is for the actual server that hosts your website files and is good to know at times. For example when you are trying to identify if we are performing maintenance on your server. Find Your Server Name Read More >
How to Import Email Accounts and Forwarders into cPanel Updated on January 22, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article, we will explain how you can import a list of email addresses and email forwarders into a cPanel account. This can be incredibly useful for beginners and advanced users migrating content from one cPanel to another. Or, if you want to create a massive list of users from a spreadsheet instead of Read More >
Wildcard Subdomains and DNS Updated on June 12, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor You may need to set up a wildcard subdomain, and this can be done within your cPanel account. A wildcard DNS record is a record that matches requests for non-existent domain names. A wildcard DNS record is specified by using the * symbol to create a record for the *.example.com. The most common applications for Read More >
