{"id":751,"date":"2022-10-10T11:01:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T11:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/10\/10\/6627955-how-to-use-the-hosting-dashboard-in-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:02:02","slug":"6627955-how-to-use-the-hosting-dashboard-in-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6627955-how-to-use-the-hosting-dashboard-in-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the Hostinger hosting dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hostinger hosting dashboard provides all the essential features to manage your hosting plan&rsquo;s settings, resources, and website files in one place.<\/p><p>If you have a web, Cloud or Agency hosting plan, you can access the user-friendly hosting dashboard through hPanel for all your websites created with PHP\/HTML, such WordPress and other CMS, or Node.js. This interface allows you to monitor your website status, manage databases, settings and resources.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-before-you-start\">Before you start<\/h2><p>Hostinger Website Builder and Horizons websites do not use this dashboard as they have different capabilities and alternative built-in features.<\/p><ul>\n<li>If all your websites are created with Hostinger Horizons or Website Builder, the hosting dashboard will not be available.<\/li>\n<li>If you need specific hosting dashboard features (like the File Manager) for a project, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583214-how-to-add-a-website-in-hostinger\/\">add a new PHP\/HTML website<\/a> using a subdomain or temporary domain. Note that these features will only be available for that website, not for the other Builder or Horizons websites on your hosting plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"h-how-to-access-the-hosting-dashboard\">How to access the hosting dashboard<\/h2><ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\">Log in to your Hostinger account and navigate to the <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a>&nbsp;section of hPanel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\">Locate your domain and click on <b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\">Dashboard<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/10\/e5d9cc89-4a82-438e-8825-9e4df51ee3fa.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"318\" data-media-id=\"3191\" alt=\"Hostinger websites dashboard with the Dashboard button highlighted for a domain site\"><\/div><p>You will be directed to the hosting dashboard main page.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_e97f7de392\">Sidebar<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">The sidebar contains the all the available management options for your website and a dropdown to ensure you are managing the correct website.<\/p><ul>\n<li>To display the specific tools, click on the category to expand it, or use the search bar for fast access to specific settings.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Dashboard<\/strong> at any time to return to the main page.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_62a0a3262d\">Main Options<\/h2><p>This section provides shortcuts to the most common management tasks.<\/p><ul>\n<li>Website name: Displays your website name, creation date, and a shortcut to open the live site.<\/li>\n<li>Upgrade plan button: Allows you to <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583459-how-to-upgrade-a-hosting-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upgrade<\/a> your hosting plan.<\/li>\n<li>WordPress Admin button: Shortcut to the WordPress management area if your site uses WordPress.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6940479-how-to-use-the-domains-section-in-hpanel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domain<\/a>: Access domain settings or manage the DNS zone if your domain points to Hostinger.<\/li>\n<li>Hosting: Click to open the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583276-how-to-find-the-details-of-your-hosting-plan-in-hostinger\/\">Plan details<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<li>Email: Click to access the Hostinger Email management options.<\/li>\n<li>Backups: Shows if backups are weekly or daily. Click to reach the Backups management page.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_8a5c0c56bd\">Additional Sections<\/h2><ul>\n<li>No-cache mode toggle: Available for WordPress websites.<\/li>\n<li>PageSpeed Insights: Shows the latest page speed analysis. Click <strong>Run speed test<\/strong> to analyze your site performance.<\/li>\n<li>Website safety: Displays the results of the latest malware scan. Click on <b>See details<\/b> to open the <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6197555-what-is-a-malware-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malware Scanner<\/a> section of your panel.<\/li>\n<li>File Manager: Provides access to your website&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4548688-basic-actions-in-file-manager#h_0f7a938593\">files<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Databases: Click to reach the options to create, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1864454-how-to-manage-mysql-databases\">manage<\/a>, or delete databases.<\/li>\n<li>CMS Management: If using WordPress, this option will open the WordPress Admin panel. Otherwise, you will find a shortcut to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583296-can-i-install-applications-automatically-with-hpanel\">auto installer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Clear cache: Buttons to reach a no-cache preview of your website and to clear cache.<\/li>\n<li>Tips to improve: Optional content with tailored recommendations.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"18\">You can now efficiently manage your hosting environment and access all relevant website information at a glance. Using these tools regularly helps ensure your website remains secure and performs optimally.<\/p><p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>The hosting dashboard for Node.js websites will present a different layout and options.<\/li>\n<li>If you wish to switch from the Hostinger Website Builder or Hostinger Horizons to a PHP-based site to use the hosting dashboard features, you must change the website platform. 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