{"id":655,"date":"2024-07-01T05:36:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T05:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/?p=655"},"modified":"2024-07-01T05:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T05:36:28","slug":"how-to-use-the-index-manager-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/how-to-use-the-index-manager-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Index Manager in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Index Manager in cPanel allows you to control how directories on your website are displayed to visitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#step-1-log-into-c-panel\">Step 1: Log into cPanel<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-2-access-the-index-manager\">Step 2: Access the Index Manager<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-3-navigate-to-the-directory\">Step 3: Navigate to the Directory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-4-choose-the-directory\">Step 4: Choose the Directory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-5-set-indexing-options\">Step 5: Set Indexing Options<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-6-confirmation\">Step 6: Confirmation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#additional-tips\">Additional Tips<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#summary\">Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow these steps to use the index manager in cPanel:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-log-into-c-panel\">Step 1: Log into cPanel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your web browser and go to your cPanel login page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your username and password, then click \u201cLog in.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kb-cpanel-78-login-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kb-cpanel-78-login-3.jpg 324w, https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kb-cpanel-78-login-3-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-access-the-index-manager\">Step 2: Access the Index Manager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once you\u2019re logged in, locate the\u00a0<strong>\u201cAdvanced\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0section in the cPanel dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>\u201cIndex Manager\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-navigate-to-the-directory\">Step 3: Navigate to the Directory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will see a list of directories in your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarebrothers.com\/web-hosting-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web hosting account<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the directory you want to manage by clicking the folder icons. You can drill down into subdirectories if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-9.png 728w, https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-9-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4-choose-the-directory\">Step 4: Choose the Directory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the name of the directory for which you want to set the index options.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-5-set-indexing-options\">Step 5: Set Indexing Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You will see four options for indexing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Default System Setting:<\/strong>\u00a0This uses the default indexing settings set by the server.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No Indexing:<\/strong>\u00a0This prevents a directory listing from being shown if there is no index file (e.g., index.html, index.php). Visitors will see a 403 Forbidden error instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Standard Indexing:<\/strong>\u00a0This shows a simple list of files and directories if no index file is present.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fancy Indexing:<\/strong>\u00a0This shows a more styled and detailed list of files and directories if no index file is present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image04-Indexing-Settings-min-1024x472.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image04-Indexing-Settings-min-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image04-Indexing-Settings-min-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image04-Indexing-Settings-min-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image04-Indexing-Settings-min.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the desired indexing option for the directory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>\u201cSave\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-6-confirmation\">Step 6: Confirmation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You will see a confirmation message indicating that the indexing options have been updated for the selected directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"additional-tips\">Additional Tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Applying to Subdirectories:<\/strong>\u00a0If you want to apply the indexing settings to subdirectories as well, you will need to navigate to each subdirectory and repeat the process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reverting Changes:<\/strong>\u00a0You can revert to the default system setting at any time by selecting \u201cDefault System Setting\u201d and saving the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the Index Manager in cPanel allows you to control how your directories are displayed to users, enhancing security and improving the user experience by showing or hiding directory contents. By following these steps, you can easily configure the index settings for any directory on your <a href=\"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Index Manager in cPanel allows you to control how directories on your website are displayed to visitors. Follow these steps to use the index manager in cPanel: Step 1: Log into cPanel Step 2: Access the Index Manager Step 3: Navigate to the Directory Step 4: Choose the Directory Step 5: Set Indexing Options [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-web-hosting","category-cpanel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":665,"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions\/665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulkspace.in\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}