{"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":"2026-03-26T11:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:01:51","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 Hosting Dashboard in Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">If you have a Web or Cloud hosting plan, you have access to our user-friendly <b>Hosting<\/b> dashboard. It provides you with all the essential features to manage your hosting plan&rsquo;s settings, features, and resources.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Start by navigating to the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a> <\/b>section of hPanel<b> <\/b>and clicking on<b> Dashboard <\/b>next to your domain:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/10\/e5d9cc89-4a82-438e-8825-9e4df51ee3fa.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">You will be directed to the hosting dashboard. It will display information related to the selected website and the hosting plan. It&rsquo;s comprised of the following sections:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/10\/ea05c92e-89d2-4ef2-81e7-9a6e1069c38c.jpg\"><\/div><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"#h_e97f7de392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sidebar<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"#h_62a0a3262d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Main options<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"#h_8a5c0c56bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Additional sections<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 id=\"h_e97f7de392\">Sidebar<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">This sidebar contains all the options for managing your hosting plan. It also includes a <b>domain selector<\/b> to ensure you&rsquo;re managing the right domain.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">To see the options, click on the arrow to the left of each category. You can also use the <b>search bar<\/b> to fast access a specific option. To go back to the hosting section, click on <b>Dashboard<\/b>:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/10\/a7bec435-e630-411c-8039-1cfcdc0e2bd9.jpg\" width=\"250\"><\/div><h2 id=\"h_62a0a3262d\">Main Options<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Here, you will find shortcuts to manage the following:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Website and status<\/b>: your website name, date of creation, and shortcut to open your website on a new tab. The green dot indicates the website is active.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Upgrade<\/b>: <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583459-how-to-upgrade-a-hosting-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upgrade<\/a> your hosting plan.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Admin Panel<\/b>: if your website is built using WordPress, a shortcut to reach your administration panel will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Hosting plan<\/b>: displays the name of your current plan and click on <b>See details<\/b> to check and manage your <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583276-how-to-find-details-of-your-hosting-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting, server, and FTP details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6940479-how-to-use-the-domains-section-in-hpanel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domain<\/a><\/b>: if your domain is purchased at Hostinger, click on <b>Manage<\/b> to access all the domain&rsquo;s options. If your domain is pointing to Hostinger by nameservers, you can manage the DNS zone as well as <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583436-how-to-transfer-a-domain-to-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Email<\/b>: displays your <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5832752-how-to-check-which-type-of-emails-i-m-using\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current email service<\/a>. Click on <b>Setup<\/b> to configure your first email or <b>Manage<\/b> to access the email management section if you&rsquo;ve already created email accounts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Daily backups<\/b>: you will see if it&rsquo;s enabled in this area, as well as access the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/2298928-how-to-create-backups-at-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backups section<\/a> <\/b>of your panel by clicking <b>Manage.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_8a5c0c56bd\">Additional Sections<\/h2><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Performance score<\/b>: it will show the result of the last page speed analysis for your website. Click on <b>Run speed test<\/b> to access the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6104420-how-can-i-analyze-my-website-s-speed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page Speed<\/a> <\/b>section of your panel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>File Manager<\/b>: click for easy access to manage your website&rsquo;s files using the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4548688-basic-actions-in-file-manager#h_0f7a938593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">File Manager<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Databases<\/b>: access the <b>Database<\/b> section to <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1864454-how-to-manage-mysql-databases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create, manage, and delete databases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5609910-how-to-use-the-wordpress-dashboard-in-hpanel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Overview<\/a><\/b>: if your website is created with WordPress, you can reach the WordPress administration panel and other options by clicking here. If you&rsquo;re not using a CMS, you will see a shortcut to the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583296-can-i-install-applications-automatically-with-hpanel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Auto installer<\/a><\/b> instead.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Website safety<\/b>: shows the result of the latest malware scan for your website. Click on <b>See details<\/b> to reach the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6197555-what-is-a-malware-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malware Scanner<\/a><\/b> section of your panel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Tips to improve<\/b>: 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 <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1863967-how-to-point-domain-to-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to point your domain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Now you know how to manage all of your hosting options and get the most relevant information at a glance!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting to know the Hosting dashboard and easily manage your hosting plan from one place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[270],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-getting-started-hpanel"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6627955-how-to-use-the-hosting-dashboard-in-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/6627955-como-usar-el-tablero-de-hosting-en-hostinger-hpanel\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/6627955-comment-utiliser-le-tableau-de-bord-de-l-hebergement-dans-hpanel-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/6627955-cara-menggunakan-dashboard-hosting-di-hpanel-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/6627955-como-usar-o-painel-de-controle-da-hospedagem-no-hpanel-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/6627955----\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=751"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9092,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751\/revisions\/9092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}