{"id":4530,"date":"2018-06-05T15:40:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T15:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/06\/05\/how-to-use-the-getting-started-wizard-in-whmcs\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T22:27:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T02:27:08","slug":"how-to-use-the-getting-started-wizard-in-whmcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/whm\/how-to-use-the-getting-started-wizard-in-whmcs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Getting Started Wizard in WHMCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Web Host Manager Complete Solution<\/em>, or <strong>WHMCS<\/strong>, is built to make reselling hosting easy for anyone. WHMCS is a complete solution because it manages orders\/sales, renewals\/billing, domain registration, cPanel account creation, client information, and even a Support Help Desk.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to install WHMCS using Softaculous.\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/whmcs-install-softaculous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">install WHMCS<\/a> using the Softaculous software installer. After you install WHMCS, <a title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to log into WHMCS.\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/whm\/whmcs-login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">log into the administrative back-end<\/a>. The first time you log into the WHMCS administrative back-end, a <strong>Getting Started Wizard<\/strong> will display to guide you through setting up your store with the following:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article_list\">\n<li>Business Details and Information<\/li>\n<li>Payment Gateway<\/li>\n<li>Domain Registrar<\/li>\n<li>Web Hosting Server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With these functions set up, you will be ready to begin adding products and customizing your user&#8217;s experience in no time. In this guide, you can learn <strong>how to use the Getting Started Wizard in WHMCS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting Started Wizard<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to log into WHMCS.\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/whm\/whmcs-login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log into WHMCS<\/a>.\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\" role=\"alert\">\n<p><b>NOTE:<\/b> When you log into WHMCS (for the first time) the <em>Getting Started Wizard<\/em> should display automatically. If it does not, you can always access this feature in the <em>Help<\/em> menu. Simply hover over the <em>Help<\/em> tab and click on <strong>Setup Wizard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Next<\/b> to begin the <em>Setup Wizard<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Fill in each field with the details pertaining to your business. When you have completed the form, click the <b>Next<\/b> button.<\/li>\n<li>Select your desired <b>Payment Gateway<\/b> options and deselect any options you do not wish to enable. Then, click the <b>Next<\/b> button.\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\" role=\"alert\">\n<p><b>NOTICE:<\/b> WHMCS will offer to enable a few payment options. These options will enable the ability to accept payments. You may enable\/disable these later. You may also setup alternative Payment Gateways later. If you do not wish to set up the Payment Gateway options here, simply click on the <b>Skip Step<\/b> button.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the Domain TLD extensions you would like to offer to your customers and deselect the enable button for eNom. Click the <b>Next<\/b> button to proceed.\n<p><!--\n\n\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">\n\n<b>WARNING:<\/b> If you create an eNom account through the Set Up wizard (NOT through the IMHStore), our Technical Support team will <u>not<\/u> be able to maintain the eNom account.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n--><\/li>\n<li>Enter the details in this form to setup your cPanel server with WHMCS. Then click the <b>Next<\/b> button.\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\" role=\"alert\">\n<p><b>NOTICE:<\/b> You can use the <b>Verify Connection<\/b> button to ensure that your credentials are correctly entered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Finally, click the <b>Finish<\/b> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Congratulations!<\/b> Now that you have run the <strong>Getting Started Wizard<\/strong> <em>for WHMCS<\/em>, you are ready to begin adding products and services to your store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Host Manager Complete Solution, or WHMCS, is built to make reselling hosting easy for anyone. WHMCS is a complete solution because it manages orders\/sales, renewals\/billing, domain registration, cPanel account creation, client information, and even a Support Help Desk. You can install WHMCS using the Softaculous software installer. 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