Managing Website Content

To create your website and fill it with the content you need (text, images, videos, and so on), use one of the methods provided by the Panel:

• Using website creation and management tools. If you do not have a website yet, consider setting one up by yourself with a tool for creating, editing, and publishing websites. You can do this even if you do not possess the necessary web programming and design skills. The best tools of this sort are the following:
  • Web Presence Builder - a website editor integrated with the Hosting Control Panel.
  • Third-party Content Management Systems (CMS) - web applications for creating and editing websites.
• Uploading existing websites to your hosting account using one the following methods:
  • FTP File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. client program. You can obtain a free FTP client from the Internet, or, if you are using Windows, use Windows Explorer. This enables you to access your directory on the hosting server and manage your files. If you collaborate with other people when managing your website (say, programmers or designers), you can provide them with access to your directory using FTP to let them edit the website by themselves.
  • File Manager. A tool for uploading and managing website files and directories through the Panel web interface.

Note: if you have a website created in Microsoft FrontPage editor, refer to the section Working with Microsoft Frontpage Websites (Windows) for details on managing this site in Panel.

Below you will find detailed descriptions of the ways to manage your content

Web Presence Builder

Web Presence Builder is a great tool that enables users with no knowledge of HTML HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for displaying web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser. markup or graphic design skills to create professional-looking sites. Just pick a suitable page design and content template, add your text to the pages, and publish the site.

You can create and publish websites using Web Presence Builder if your hosting subscription provides this option. If it does not, or if you have already created and published the allowed number of sites, you still can create a new website with Web Presence Builder and edit it. However, to publish this website, you will need to upgrade your hosting plan.

To start creating a website using Web Presence Builder or edit an existing Web Presence Builder site

1. Go t the Websites & Domains tab, and click Launch Web Presence Builder.
2. If you have several domain names or subdomains, click the corresponding link Edit in Web Presence Builder.

Find more information on creating and editing websites in Web Presence Builder in the chapter Building Website with Web Presence Builder

Third-Party Content Management Systems

To create and maintain a website, you can use third-party Content Management Systems (CMS) - web applications that let you easily edit a website's structure and content with a graphical user interface. Examples of such systems are Drupal and Joomla.

CMS are usually server applications, so to start using one of them you should install it on your hosting account. Hence, if you plan to use a CMS, ensure that your hosting subscription allows such applications to be installed.

Content Management Systems (or CMS) are third-party applications that provide a graphical user interface for adding and editing website content: pages, scripts, files, multimedia content, and so on. The following CMS are the most popular and widely used:

• WordPress - a free and open-source blogging tool.
• Joomla - a free and open-source content management system for publishing web content.
• Drupal - a free and open-source content-management framework

Before you can create a website with a CMS, you need to install the CMS on your hosting account. All most popular CMS can be installed as web applications using the Plesk Plesk Panel is the preferred choice for hosting service providers, web designers, and website owners. Plesk Obsidian 18 is the latest release from Plesk and offers a range of new benefits and features for every user type. interface. To do so, follow these instructions:

To create a website using a CMS:

1. Go to the Applications tab.
2. Find the CMS you need in the list of available applications, and install it as described in the section Employing Website Applications.
3. Create and edit your website in the CMS. For information on how to create websites with your CMS, refer to the relevant documentation.

Uploading Using FTP

If you already have all your website files and directories, consider uploading them to your hosting account using FTP. This is the quickest way for simple uploading of files when you do not need to edit or manage them on the server.

To upload files using FTP:

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, a method of transferring files over the Internet. To upload files via FTP, you will need a special program called an FTP client. FileZilla is a free and reliable FTP client. You can download it here:

https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

Its documentation can be found here:

https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Documentation

Of course, you are free to use a different FTP client if you choose. To connect to an FTP server, you need the following information:

FTP server address. The FTP address should be ftp://your-domain-name.com, where your-domain-name.com is your site’s Internet address.

FTP username. It is identical to your system username. Note that the system username may differ from the username that you use for logging in to Plesk. To find what your system user name is, open the Websites & Domains tab and click Web Hosting Access. You will find it under Username. You can change your system username if you want.

FTP password. It is identical to your system user password. If you do not know what your system user password is, open the Websites & Domains tab and click Web Hosting Access. You can reset the password under Password.

NOTE: Refer to your Hosting Welcome Email for the exact FTP information to utilize

To publish a website using FTP:

1. Connect to your webspace on the server with an FTP client program, using your FTP account username and password. Enable the passive mode if you are behind a firewall. Refer to your FTP client documentation to learn how to enter passive mode.
2. Upload the files and directories of your site to the httpdocs directory. If you use CGI scripts, place them in the cgi-bin directory.
3. Close your FTP session.

You can also set up additional FTP accounts if you need to collaborate on website content with other users. For more information, see the section Adding FTP Accounts.

File Manager

Another way to publish a website created outside the Panel is File Manager - a tool that provides a set of file management functions through the web interface. File Manager is available from the Websites & Domains tab of the Hosting Control Panel.

To upload a website from your computer to the Plesk server by using File Manager, follow these steps:

1. On your computer, add the folder containing your website’s files to an archive (right-click it and select Send To > Compressed (zipped) Folder) from the context menu.
2. In Plesk Control Panel, open the Files tab, click the httpdocs folder to open it, click Upload Files, select the archive file (the zip file which was created in the previous step), and click Open.
3. Once the file has been uploaded, click the checkbox next to it, click the More button, and select the Extract Files option.

If you want to edit pages of your website, you can do it in File Manager. It provides an HTML editor that allows visual editing of HTML pages (without needing to manually type HTML tags). To edit a file in the HTML editor, click the button in the Tools column next to the file's name.

You can also edit files in File Manager's text editor if you like. To open a file in the text editor, click the corresponding button in the Tools column.

If you have files or web pages that you want to make inaccessible on the Internet, change these files' access permissions in File Manager. To edit access permissions for a file or a directory, click the corresponding link in the Permissions column. To learn how to review and edit the permissions, refer to the sections Setting File and Directory Access Permissions.