Manage WordPress

After installing WordPress, you run day-to-day changes in wp-admin and use the Nisc Cloud dashboard for hosting-level tools like File Manager and backups.

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Log in to WordPress admin

1. Open browser to https://yourdomain.com/wp-admin
2. Enter username and password from installation.
3. Click Log in.
4. You see the WordPress Dashboard with posts, pages, appearance, and plugins.

Bookmark this URL. If you forget password, use Lost your password? on login page.

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Open WordPress from Nisc Cloud dashboard

1. Sign in at npanel.nisccloud.com.
2. Click WordPress in sidebar OR Hosting → [site] → WordPress.
3. Click Manage, Login, or wp-admin link next to your site may single-sign-on into admin.

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Update WordPress safely

1. In wp-admin, check Dashboard → Updates for core, plugin, and theme updates.
2. Back up first Backups tab or backup plugin.
3. Update plugins and themes before or after core as recommended.
4. Click Update buttons one section at a time.
5. Visit front of site to confirm it still loads.

Enable automatic updates for minor core releases if offered in Dashboard → Updates.

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Install plugins and themes

Plugins add features (forms, SEO, ecommerce):

1. Plugins → Add New.
2. Search or upload ZIP.
3. Install Now → Activate.

Themes control design:

1. Appearance → Themes → Add New.
2. Install and Activate.

Only install trusted plugins from WordPress.org or reputable vendors.

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Create pages and posts

1. Pages → Add New for static pages (Home, About, Contact).
2. Posts → Add New for blog articles.
3. Settings → Reading set homepage to static page if needed.

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File and database access (advanced)

From Nisc Cloud:

1. Hosting → File Manager edit theme files, wp-config.php (careful).
2. Hosting → Databases phpMyAdmin link if available for database export.

Wrong edits can break the site back up first.

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Staging (if your plan includes it)

Some WordPress plans offer staging copies:

1. Open WordPress or hosting WordPress tab.
2. Create staging site → test changes on staging URL.
3. Push to live when satisfied.

If you do not see staging, clone manually via backup restore to subdomain.

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