Over the past year, we have been working to better develop both the infrastructure and the experience of using cPanel with WordPress. This time our goal has been to provide our customers with an easy, dependable, self-service method for managing WordPress sites through the cPanel interface. We are pleased to be releasing the first phase of this work to our customers in the form of WordPress Manager. cPanel WordPress Manager is a …
In case you’re new here, we try to do a cPanel Development update once every month. July has been a roller-coaster of a month for us, but it’s ending at the top of the hill. Let’s talk about the new stuff, the old stuff, and some fun stuff. Version 66
Versions with the updates have been added to the bottom of this post! ———————————————- The cPanel Market SSL Provider allows webhosts to easily sell DV, EV, and OV SSL certificates through cPanel. Similarly, AutoSSL automatically requests and installs free SSL certificates for hosted domains. Both of these features allow you to install SSL certificates issued by cPanel, and signed by Comodo. Late last week we were alerted to changes that Comodo is making to how they handle domain verification. …
It’s been a little while since we did an old-fashioned feature-round-up on any of the applications on a cPanel server. Email hosting on cPanel & WHM servers has gotten a whole lot better in the last year. Let’s talk about some of the awesome features that we’ve recently added to make hosting email on a cPanel & WHM server a breeze for webhosting providers, system administrators, and cPanel users. cPanel & WHM Version 58 SubAddressing …
The month of June is all about putting the finishing touches on version 66, and getting started on version 68. Version 66 hit Feature Freeze last week (take a look at this post about the cPanel Development Process if you aren’t sure what that means), so we know what features will and will not be in version 66. We went into planning for version 68 just a few weeks ago, and our teams are starting work …
With version 64 in the STABLE tier, we’re getting more and more time to work on what’s next. Let’s talk about some of the stuff that you can test right now in the EDGE version of cPanel & WHM, version 66. Backups! Multiple Remote Incremental Backups One of the most exciting things included in version 64 was the ability to retain more than one incremental backup, and be able to restore …
Every year cPanel shows our support for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education in a bunch of different ways, but we don’t often talk about it. It’s incredibly important to us that we help get young people involved in technology early, and we recognize that everyone isn’t presented with the same opportunities. Besides, who can resist the delight of a child who’s learned something new? Last week I had the pleasure of meeting 60 …
As of cPanel & WHM version 60, the cPanel interface had four different places that allowed you to edit your zone files in different ways. The Simple DNS Editor (cPanel >> Domains >> Simple DNS Editor) allowed the user to setup A records, and CNAMEs records. The Advanced DNS Editor (cPanel >> Domains >> Advanced DNS Editor) provided the ability to setup, edit, and delete records such as TXT records, SRV records, and AAAA records. The MX Entry interface provided …
The cPanel Conference is just 5 short months away, and today is the last day to submit your speaker application. Some of the talks that we’ve already accepted have to do with SystemD, Custom API integrations, building your cPanel & WHM plugins, A/B testing and even a talk from our legal counsel about the risks you take on by providing open source software. Now, all we need is you! 5 Reasons for …
Ladies and Gentlemen, the rumors of my death have been wildly exaggerated. However, while I’ve been quiet the folks in the Development Department here at cPanel hasn’t slowed down one bit, and there’s a lot to talk about. Since our last update in October we have released two major versions of our software, and 3 mobile apps. Version 62 has made it all the way to the STABLE tier, version 64 is headed to …