What is Softaculous in cPanel?
Softaculous is an application that makes it easy for you to install and manage various popular web applications directly from your cPanel hosting.With Softaculous, you can quickly install CMSs (Content Management Systems) like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and others, as well as other applications like forums, online stores, galleries, and so on.
Advantages of Using Softaculous
- Easy Installation: The application installation process only takes a few clicks, without the need for in-depth technical knowledge.
- Automatic Updates: Softaculous helps you monitor and update applications to the latest version automatically, so your website is always secure and has the latest features
- Centralized Management: You can manage all applications installed through Softaculous from one place in cPanel.
- Diverse Choices: Softaculous offers hundreds of web applications ready to be installed.
Changing a WordPress User Password through Softaculous
Here is a more detailed and improved guide to changing a WordPress user password through Softaculous:
- Log in to Your cPanel Hosting:
- Open your web browser and type in your cPanel address (usually in the form of namadomainanda.com/cpanel or namadomainanda.com:2083).
- Enter your cPanel username and password.
- Find the WordPress Manager by Softaculous Menu:
- After logging into cPanel, look for the "WordPress Manager by Softaculous" icon or menu.
- Click the icon or menu to open Softaculous.
- Select the WordPress Website You Want to Change the Password For:
- On the Softaculous page, you will see a list of your WordPress installations.
- Find the WordPress website for which you want to change the user password.
- Then Click the down arrow icon to the right of the Website for which you want to change the password.
- Click the "Manage Users" or "User List" Icon:
- There is usually an icon or button that leads to user management (often a person icon or the words "Manage Users").
- Click the icon or button.
- Select the User Account You Want to Change the Password For:
- You will see a list of existing WordPress users.
- Select the user account whose password you want to change.
- Enter the New Password in the Password Field:
- On the user details page, you will see a field for the password.
- Enter the new password you want to use. Make sure your new password is strong and unique.
- For optimal security, your password should consist of 12 characters with a combination of at least 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 number, and 1 symbol.
- Click the "Save" Button:
- After entering the new password, click the "Save" button to save the changes.