Fine tune your site configuration from dashboard #
Site Details: #
The Site Details tab provides comprehensive information and options related to your WordPress site. Here are the details you can expect to see:
- User Created: This section displays the username or account name of the user who created the site. It helps you identify the creator of the site within your account.
- Site Name: The name of your WordPress site is prominently displayed here. It represents the unique identifier for your website.
- Install Type: The Install Type section indicates whether your site is set up as a Single Site, Multisite, or Multi Sub Domain configuration. This information helps you understand the structure and capabilities of your WordPress installation.
- License Type: The License Type Used section specifies the type of license that was used to create your WordPress site. It could be the Free Community Plan for personal accounts or another license associated with an organization.
- Temp Domain Name: This field shows the temporary domain name assigned to your site during the setup process. It typically follows the format of “sitename.roconpaas.io” and allows you to access and preview your site before connecting a custom domain.
- DNS Name of Site: Once you have configured a custom domain for your WordPress site, this section displays the DNS (Domain Name System) name associated with your site. It indicates the URL or web address users can use to access your website.
- Site metrics: Please refer to site metrics page to learn more.
Additionally, the SiteDetails tab provides several actions that you can perform:
- Visit the site: By clicking on this action, you will be directed to your live WordPress site. It allows you to see how your site appears to visitors and test its functionality.
- Go to WordPress Admin Panel: This action takes you directly to the WordPress admin panel of your site. It is the control center where you can manage your site’s content, themes, plugins, and various settings.
Note: WordPress Admin panel id and password will be, your WordPressUsername_Sitename and password is same as your site’s password.
- Transfer your site: This action will transfer your site from base plan to add-on or vise versa. (Only owner can transfer the site)
- Create blueprint: With this action you can create a blueprint of your site.
- Delete the site: If you wish to remove the WordPress site from your account, this action allows you to initiate the deletion process. Please note that deleting a site is irreversible, so exercise caution when performing this action.
The SiteDetails tab offers a comprehensive overview of your WordPress site, including essential information about its setup, configuration, and associated actions. Use this tab to keep track of your site’s details and conveniently manage it within the ROCON platform.
Staging Environment: #
This will provide you a new environment for your site development. To know more and how to create please refer to Staging environment.
Domains Hosted: #
The Domains Hosted tab provides overview of all the domains associated with your selected site. It offers convenient search functionality to easily find specific domains within your list. Here’s a description of what you can expect from this tab:
- Domain List: The tab displays a list of all the domains added for the selected site. This includes both primary domains and any additional domains you have configured. You can quickly scan through the list to view the domains associated with your site.
- Search Domains: The Domains Hosted tab includes a search feature that allows you to search for specific domains within the list. Simply enter the domain name in the search box, and the tab will filter and display the relevant results.
- SSL Status and Expiration: For each domain listed, you can view the SSL status and expiration information if the SSL certificate is provided by ROCON. This enables you to monitor the validity of your SSL certificates and take necessary actions to renew or update them as needed.
- Pointing New Domains: If you wish to set up a new domain for your site, you can refer to the Point your domain section of the documentation. This section provides step-by-step instructions and guidelines on how to configure and point your domain. Follow these instructions to ensure a smooth setup process for your new domain.
The Domains Hosted tab provides a centralized view of all your domains associated with the selected site. It helps you manage and monitor your domain configurations effectively. Utilize the search functionality to quickly locate specific domains, and stay informed about SSL status and expiration for enhanced security. For setting up new domains, refer to the documentation’s “Point your domain” section for comprehensive guidance.
Backups & Restore: #
The Backups & Restore provides you view of the backups available for your sites. It is divided into two sections: Namespace Backups and Database Backups. Here’s what you can expect from this tab:
- File systyem Backups: This section displays the backups taken for the file system of your site. These backups capture the entire state of your site’s File explorer. You can view the list of available backups and their respective timestamps.
- Database Backups: In the Database Backups section, you can find backups of your site’s database. The database contains vital information such as posts, pages, settings, and user data. Similar to namespace backups, you can see the list of available database backups and their timestamps.
- OnDemand Backups: If you want to have a backup for that instance click on “Create OnDemand Backup” to create a backup of your site until that instance.
- Downloading Backups: For each backup, you have the option to download the backup file as a zip archive. This allows you to have a local copy of your database backup for safekeeping or further analysis. If
- Restoring Backups: If you wish to restore backup, you can click on Restore button to start the restoration of your site.
The Backups & Restore Tab provides you with essential backup management capabilities, enabling you to download database backups for local storage and selectively restore backups to revert your site to a previous state. Regular backups are taken every 24 hours, ensuring that you have recent restore points available. However, it’s important to keep in mind that restoring a backup may cause temporary downtime for your site.
Take advantage of this feature to maintain data integrity and protect against unforeseen issues
Dev Tools: #
The Dev Tools tab empowers users with essential development tools and functionalities to streamline their WordPress site management. Here’s an overview of the actions you can perform in this tab:
- Enable/Disable WP_Debug: You can conveniently enable or disable the WP_Debug feature for your site directly from the dashboard. WP_Debug is a debugging mode in WordPress that provides detailed error messages and helps developers identify and resolve issues more effectively. By toggling this setting, you can enable or disable WP_Debug as per your requirements.
- Enable/Disable WP_Cache: You have the ability to enable or disable the WP_Cache feature for your site. WP_Cache is a caching mechanism in WordPress that improves site performance by storing pre-generated HTML output and serving it to visitors. By controlling WP_Cache from the dashboard, you can easily enable or disable this caching feature based on your site’s needs.
- CDN: Your site gets CDN which is powered by GCP (Google Cloud Platform) which speeds up your site. To learn more about GCP, please refer the documentation.
- Cache invalidation: This will flush the cache of your site entirely, so that your latest updates will show immediately to the users.
- Database Details: The Dev Tools tab also provides a convenient link for DB panel redirection. By clicking on this link, you will be directed to the database panel associated with your WordPress site. Here, you can log in using the credentials created during the site creation process. Once logged in, you gain access to the WordPress site’s database (Maria DB), allowing you to perform database operations, modify tables, execute queries, and manage data.
With the Dev Tools tab, you have the tools at your fingertips to streamline development, debugging, caching, and database management tasks, enhancing your overall site management experience.
File Explorer: To know more, please refer to File Explorer
Alerts:
Your site gets scanned for every 24 hours, if there any malicious files found in your site’s database it will show an alert with the type, severity and when the alert was created. You can download the log file to debug the issue.
If you fixed the issue in your site and there’s no malicious files found the alert will be removed.