How to manage websites in the control panel

Open the hosting control panel from your active service, then choose Websites in the global sidebar. Manage websites lists the sites available to your login. Billing and service subscriptions are managed separately in the Kiravo client area.

The Websites list

Each row shows the website’s primary Domain, its disk Size, a selection checkbox, and a three-dot menu. Click the domain to open the website, or choose Manage from its menu.

Use All statuses and the search control to narrow the list. Add website opens the creation wizard.

Add a website

Click Add website. Check the subscription and website allowance shown at the top of the form before choosing the website type.

1. Choose the website type

• Production website uses your own domain name for a live site.
• Staging website uses a name under the staging domain shown in the form, currently mystagingsite.dev. Use it for development and testing. See Staging sites.

A staging address does not by itself restrict who can visit the site. Check access controls before publishing private content there.

2. Choose how to start the website

The wizard offers four methods:

• Start from scratch creates blank web space for files you upload or an application you install later.
• Install an app adds an application as part of website creation. The WordPress fields are described below.
• Deploy from GitHub starts a deployment from a GitHub repository, with optional automatic deployment. Review the connection and repository options shown for your account.
• Clone a website starts from a copy of an existing website. Check the source and destination before continuing. See Staging sites for the staging workflow.

Install an app

Select Install an app, then complete the application fields:

1. Select WordPress under Application and choose the WordPress version. The form marks its latest available version with LATEST.
2. Enter the WordPress administrator’s Username and Email address.
3. Enter a Password and matching Confirm password. The form requires at least 10 characters, including a lowercase letter, an uppercase letter, a number, and a special character. The key button can generate a password.
4. Save these credentials in your password manager. They belong to WordPress and are separate from your Kiravo client-area login.

After installation, use the WordPress Toolkit to manage the application.

Already have WordPress files?

If you are uploading an existing site, choose Start from scratch and complete the migration. Then open Apps → Scan to detect the existing installation. Avoid starting a fresh installation over files you intend to keep. See Migrate a website.

3. Enter your domain

For a production website, enter the domain name without https://, a path, or the www. prefix already shown beside the field. For staging, enter the name before the staging suffix displayed by the form.

Creating a website does not register a domain or update DNS at an external provider. Follow Point your domain to Kiravo to connect a domain you own.

4. Click Add

Review the website type, creation method, domain, and any application settings, then click Add. Check for confirmation or a validation error and wait for the website to appear. Use Cancel to leave without creating it.

Open the website dashboard

The website’s navigation includes Apps, Files, Databases, GitHub, Emails, Domains, Analytics, Backups, and Advanced. The home icon returns to Overview. Other settings are available through Advanced.

If a nameserver notice appears, use the values shown for your website when connecting its domain. You apply that change at the domain’s registrar or current DNS provider.

Quick links on Overview includes Clone, Restart container, phpMyAdmin, Webmail, Download, Upload backup, and Preview. Availability depends on the website and your access. At a glance shows details such as the web server, PHP version, home directory, and IP addresses.

Use Preview to check the website while preparing the domain connection. Preview does not confirm that the public domain points to Kiravo. Check the domain separately after changing DNS.

Disable a website

Disabling pauses a website without deleting it.

1. Find the website in Websites and open its three-dot menu.
2. Choose Disable and review any confirmation shown.
3. Check the resulting status. To resume the website later, use Enable from its menu.

Disabling or deleting a website is separate from cancelling a hosting subscription.

Delete a website

Before deleting, create a manual backup and download any website or email data you need to keep.

Open Delete from the website’s row menu, or from the three-dot menu on its Overview card. Check the website named in the confirmation before proceeding.

Caution

Deletion removes the website and its associated data. Do not assume a backup will remain available after deletion or will recreate the website configuration. Keep an independent export and contact support before deleting if you need a recovery plan.

Bulk actions

Select the checkboxes beside the websites you want to manage. A bar appears with Delete, Disable, and Enable. An action may be unavailable for the current selection.

Review every selected website before applying an action. Use Deselect all to clear the selection. For a missing website or unavailable action, check the chosen service and your access before creating a replacement.