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How to Use the Hosting Dashboard in Hostinger
How to Use the Hosting Dashboard in Hostinger

Getting to know the Hosting dashboard and easily manage your hosting plan from one place

Updated over a week ago

If you have a Web or Cloud hosting plan, you have access to our user-friendly hosting dashboard. It provides you with all the essential features to manage your hosting plan's settings, features, and resources.

Start by navigating to the Websites section of hPanel and clicking on Manage next to your domain:

You will be directed to the hosting dashboard. It will display information related to the selected website and the hosting plan. It's comprised of the following sections:

Sidebar

You will find all the options to manage your hosting plan in this sidebar. It includes a domain selector to ensure you're managing the right domain.

To see the options, click on the arrow to the left of each category. You can also use the search bar for fast access to a specific option. To go back to the hosting section, click on Dashboard:

Main Options

Here, you will find shortcuts to manage the following:

  • Website and status: your website name, date of creation, and shortcut to open your website on a new tab. The green dot indicates the website is active

  • Upgrade: upgrade your hosting plan

  • Admin Panel: if your website is built using WordPress, a shortcut to reach your administration panel will appear

  • Hosting plan: displays the name of your current plan and click on See details to check and manage your hosting, server, and FTP details

  • Domain: if your domain is purchased at Hostinger, click on Manage to access all the domain's options. If your domain is pointing to Hostinger by nameservers, you can manage the DNS zone as well as transfer it

  • Email: displays your current email service — click on Set up to configure your first email or Manage to access the email management section if you've already created email accounts

  • Daily backups: you will see if it's enabled in this area, as well as access the Backups section of your panel by clicking Manage

Additional Sections

  • Performance score: it will show the result of the last page speed analysis for your website. Click on Run speed test to access the Page Speed section of your panel.

  • File Manager: click for easy access to manage your website's files using the File Manager

  • Databases: access the Database section to create, manage, and delete databases

  • WordPress Overview: if your website is created with WordPress, you can reach the WordPress administration panel and other options by clicking here. If you're not using a CMS, you will see a shortcut to the Auto installer instead.

  • Website safety: shows the result of the latest malware scan for your website. Click on See details to reach the Malware Scanner section of your panel.

  • Tips to improve: this area will show tips on how to improve your website. For example, if your domain is not connected to Hostinger, you will find the recommendations and instructions on how to point your domain

Now you know how to manage all of your hosting options and get the most relevant information at a glance!

NOTE

  • This hosting management dashboard is not available for websites created using the Website Builder. Instead, the hosting dashboard includes useful articles as well as website analytics

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