Overview

The cPanel interface provides all of the functions available for you to manage your cPanel user account, and it displays important information and updates.

The cPanel interface consists of the following sections:

1. Navigation bar


2.  Sidebar 


3. General Information


4.  Features 


5. Statistics

Navigation bar

Every interface in cPanel displays the navigation bar. The navigation bar provides the currently-active account information, controls that allow you to change settings, and a link to log out of your account. 

• Click the site logo to navigate to the Home interface. 


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  Use the Search Features text box to quickly find the interfaces that you need.

  
  

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  Use the / keyboard shortcut to jump to the Search Features text box. This feature only functions in the Google Chrome™ and Internet Explorer browsers.

  
  



• Click your username to manage your preferences and configure the cPanel interface.




• Click the notification icon () to see any messages, warnings, and errors on your cPanel account. Server owners can also customize this interface to broadcast important information to their customers.

 Sidebar

 Every interface in cPanel displays the sidebar. The sidebar provides access to the following features:

• Click the Home icon () to return to the cPanel Home interface.




• Click the User Manager icon () to navigate to the  User Manager  interface (cPanel >> Home >> Preferences >> User Manager). 

General Information

 The General Information section displays the following information about your cPanel account:

• Current User — The name of the current cPanel account. 


• Primary Domain — The current account's primary or main domain name.


• Home Directory — The absolute path to the account's home directory on the server.


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  Last Login — The IP address of the user that most recently logged in to the account.

  
  

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  This IP address is not the currently-authenticated IP address. For example, if you log in via the 10.1.1.1 IP address, and then log in multiple times via the 10.2.2.2 IP address, the interface will display 10.1.1.1 as the Last Login IP address. It will not display 10.2.2.2 as the Last Login IP address until you log in via a different IP address.

  
  


• Theme — The current cPanel theme. If your account includes more than one theme, you can use the menu to search for and switch between cPanel themes.

Click Server Information to navigate to cPanel's Server Information interface, which displays additional information about the account and the account's server.

 Features

The cPanel interface lists of all of your account's available features in groups for different types of functionality. To search for a desired feature, use the Find functions quickly by typing here... text box.

 Statistics

The Statistics section displays important usage statistics for your cPanel account. 

• If your account meets or exceeds 60% of an item's quota, the interface will display that statistic in yellow text.


• If your account meets or exceeds 80% of an item's quota, the interface will display that statistic in red text.

Note:

 ∞ indicates an unlimited quota.

The Statistics section displays the following information about your cPanel account's resource usage: