--- title: "Content Management Systems (CMS)" source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/" description: "A Content Management System (CMS) is a software application that allows you to create, manage, and modify digital content on a website without needing extensive…" vertical: "Hosting" date: "2025-07-02" last_modified: "2026-08-17" --- # Content Management Systems (CMS) A Content Management System (CMS) is a powerful platform that allows you to build, manage, and publish content on your website without needing to write code. This is the engine behind popular applications like **[WordPress](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/wordpress/)**, **[Magento](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/magento/)**, **Drupal**, and **Joomla**. Our guides in this section will empower you to take full control of your site. You’ll find step-by-step instructions for **installing your CMS** (either manually or with an installer like **[Softaculous](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/softaculous/)**), managing your day-to-day operations, and performing advanced tasks like **cloning a WordPress site**. We also cover best practices for **optimizing performance**, **hardening your site’s security**, and **troubleshooting** common issues. --- Content Management Systems (CMS) Articles 64 results Explore our specialized guides for managing popular CMS platforms. If you are using one of our fully managed servers, your **control panel** (**[Interworx](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/interworx/), [WHM / cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/), [Plesk](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/plesk/)**) provides tools to install and manage various CMS applications. Using one of our self-managed services? We have manual installation guides, as well. - ## [Backing Up Applications in Softaculous](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/softaculous/backing-up-applications-in-softaculous/) Softaculous in cPanel simplifies web app installation and offers backups for quick site restoration. Configure automatic or manual backups as needed. [Read more: Backing Up Applications in Softaculous](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/softaculous/backing-up-applications-in-softaculous/) - ## [Best Practices: Changing Your CMS Login URL](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/best-practices-changing-your-cms-login-url/) Most Content Management Systems (CMS’s) have a unique identifying login url. For example, WordPress uses /wp-admin for your login home page. Because of this, hackers can assume that is your login and the default username is admin. If you don’t change either of these, you risk the potential for hacking exponentially. It is important that… [Read more: Best Practices: Changing Your CMS Login URL](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/best-practices-changing-your-cms-login-url/) - ## [Best Practices: Enabling Automatic Updates in WordPress](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/wordpress/best-practices-enabling-automatic-updates-in-wordpress/) Learn how to enable automatic updates for WordPress core, plugins, and themes. Protect your site with these best practices for editing wp-config.php. [Read more: Best Practices: Enabling Automatic Updates in WordPress](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/wordpress/best-practices-enabling-automatic-updates-in-wordpress/) - ## [Cloning a WordPress Site & Moving It to a New Domain](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/cms/wordpress/self-service-migrations/) Thinking about moving your WordPress site to a new domain? Follow these steps to migrate WordPress to a new domain successfully. [Read more: Cloning a WordPress Site & Moving It to a New Domain](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/cms/wordpress/self-service-migrations/) - ## [Creating and Modifying Users With WP-CLI](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/wordpress/troubleshooting/creating-and-modifying-users-with-wp-cli/) Need to reset a password or create an admin without the dashboard? Use this guide to manage WordPress users directly from the terminal with WP-CLI. [Read more: Creating and Modifying Users With WP-CLI](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/wordpress/troubleshooting/creating-and-modifying-users-with-wp-cli/) - ## [Deleting a Backup Manually in Softaculous](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/softaculous/deleting-a-backup-manually-in-softaculous/) When you set up your backups in Softaculous, you have the option to have them automatically delete on a rotating basis, but deleting them manually takes just a few steps. [Read more: Deleting a Backup Manually in Softaculous](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/softaculous/deleting-a-backup-manually-in-softaculous/) - ## [Download a Backup from Softaculous](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/softaculous/download-a-backup-from-softaculous/) Protect your site data. Learn how to download a Softaculous backup to your local computer for offline storage and emergency restoration. [Read more: Download a Backup from Softaculous](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/softaculous/download-a-backup-from-softaculous/) - ## [Going live with your Magento 2 store](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/cms/magento/launch-a-magento-2-store/) Learn the final steps to take your Magento 2 store live. This guide covers updating DNS, changing the base URL, enabling SSL, and clearing caches. 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