Last modified: October 24, 2024

Overview

The WHM interface provides the server’s root user and resellers with root-level privileges to all of WHM’s server administration features.

The WHM interface consists of the following sections:

1. Top navigation bar
2. Side navigation menu
3. Important next steps
4. Favorites
5. Statistics panel
6. Server Monitoring
7. Tools
8. Footer navigation bar

Top navigation bar

WHM’s top navigation bar remains visible as you navigate through the WHM interface. The top navigation bar contains the following features:

Feature	Description
Searching for Features and Accounts	To search for a feature or an account, enter one or more keywords in the Search text box. Search results will populate as you enter words. Use the arrow keys or mouse to select the search result that you want to view. Use the forward slash (/) keyboard shortcut to quickly access the Search text box. This feature shows ranked results, prioritizing exact matches. This feature displays cPanel accounts based on the text matching a username or a primary domain owned by that cPanel account.
Notifications	WHM will show you notifications of recent activity, problems with the server, and other information of importance. If your Notifications icon is red (), you have a message, warning, and/or an error on your WHM account. Click the Notifications icon to display them.
User Menu	To change the root password (if you are logged in as the root user) or log out from the account, click the account icon ().
Username	This feature displays the logged in cPanel account or root username.
Hostname	This feature displays the server’s hostname.
OS	This feature displays the server’s operating system, server profile, and environment. More: For more information on server profiles and environments, read our How to use Server Profiles documentation.
cPanel Version	This feature displays the server’s cPanel & WHM version. Click the version number to navigate to WHM’s Upgrade to Latest Version interface (WHM » Home » cPanel » Upgrade to Latest Version).
Load Averages	This feature displays the server’s one-minute, five-minute, and 15-minute load averages, respectively. Click the averages to navigate to WHM’s Process Manager interface (WHM » Home » System Health » Process Manager).

Side navigation menu

WHM’s side navigation menu provides access to all of WHM’s interfaces, and allows you to quickly locate specific features. For more information about WHM’s features and interfaces, read our WHM documentation.

We minimize the feature categories by default. You can expand a feature category to see the grouped features by clicking the feature name. You can expand and collapse all feature categories by clicking Expand or Collapse at the top of the side navigation menu.

The Favorites category will contain the tools that you select with the Favorites feature.

To search for a tool, enter one or more keywords in the search text box. Search results will update the options on the side navigation menu to show only those features that match the entered search criteria.

Important next steps

The first time that you log in to WHM, the interface displays an Important next steps section with quick access to important actions for new servers.

• To hide this section of the interface, click Dismiss.
• To restore this section of the interface after you hide it, run the following commands as the root user:

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sed -i '/home:hide_important_next_steps/d' /var/cpanel/whm/nvdata/root.yaml
rm -f /var/cpanel/whm/nvdata/root.cache

Favorites

The Favorites section of the WHM Home interface provides immediate access to the WHM features that you select. You can choose which features you prefer and the order in which they appear. You can also choose whether to display the feature descriptions. The tools that you select will appear in the Favorites category in WHM’s side navigation menu.

To add features to the Favorites section, perform the following steps:

1. Click Edit Favorites. A star icon () will appear next to each feature.
2. Click the star icon () for each feature that you wish to add.
3. Click Done Editing to stop adding features.

To reorder features in the Favorites section, perform the following steps:

1. Click Edit Favorites.
2. Click and drag the features to the position you prefer.
3. Click Done Editing.

To remove features from the Favorites section, perform the following steps:

1. Click Edit Favorites.
2. Click the x icon () for each feature that you wish to remove.
3. Click Done Editing to stop removing features.

To enable or disable feature descriptions, perform the following steps:

1. Click Edit Favorites.
2. Click the Compact or Detailed toggle.
3. Click Done Editing.

Statistics panel

In the WHM Home interface Statistics panel, you will find useful information about your server. The statistics panel contains the following features:

Server Monitoring

The Server Monitoring section displays statistics and metrics for your server’s performance at a glance. Here you can see details such as CPU usage, CPU load average, and Top processes. For a more detailed view, click View Reports to be taken to the Server Monitoring (Powered by 360 Monitoring) interface.

Tools

The WHM Home interface provides quick access to the features that manage cPanel & WHM servers and accounts. These features are grouped for quick access to functions of a similar type.

Footer navigation bar

In the WHM interface footer navigation bar, you will find links to documentation and support sources for WHM & cPanel. The footer navigation bar contains the following links:

Additional Home interface features

Feature	Description
Trial license banner	Servers that use a trial license display a banner at the top of the WHM Home interface. This banner displays the server’s trial license status, and you can click Purchase a License to buy a full WebPros International, LLC license. For more information, read our How to Purchase a cPanel License documentation.
Trial license support chat	If your server uses a trial license and you log in as the root user or a reseller with root-level privileges, a chat icon () will appear on the lower-right side of the interface. Click the icon to display a chat window, where you can chat with cPanel Customer Service. When you upgrade to a paid license, your current chat sessions will remain available until you or cPanel Customer Service end the chat. To request further support, open a technical support ticket.
Feedback	When you log in as the root user or a reseller with root-level privileges, a feedback icon () will show on the lower-right side of the interface. Click the icon or tab to take a brief survey to let WebPros International, LLC know your thoughts about cPanel & WHM.
cPanel Analytics	If you have enabled Interface Analytics at the server level, a graph icon () will appear on the right side of the interface. Click the icon to display your account-level Interface Analytics settings. Select Allow to enable Interface Analytics for your account, or select Deny to disable it. Note: Plugin developers should make certain to respect user privacy. We strongly recommend that you anonymize any data that you collect for analysis. For more information about how WebPros International, LLC handles private data, read our cPanel Analytics documentation.