Creating a Product
In this tutorial, we will create a shared hosting product utilizing cPanel as the plugin. In order to configure a cPanel server, click here.
- Navigate to Settings **> **Products **> **Products. We will use the Shared Web Hosting category.
- Click Shared Web Hosting (Hosting).
- Click Add New Product.
- Configure these settings:
**Field Name ** | **Description ** |
|---|---|
Signup Order | Order in which the product is displayed in signup. |
Welcome E-mail | Choose the appropriate Welcome E-mail for the service you are creating. |
Description | A full description of the hosting plan. |
Allow Direct Link | Allow the Direct Link to be utilized. |
Show in Signup Form | Have the product display during signup. |
Send welcome email | Send welcome email on account creation. Note: Must be enabled in Setup -> Settings -> Signup. The option is "Send Account Welcome E-mail". |
Automatically Activate Package | Have the package automatically activate once payment is received. Note: You must also enable the Order Processor automation service to allow this product to be automatically created. |
Open A Ticket | Open a ticket when this product is ordered. |
Highlight This Product | This feature is not currently in use. |
Include Additional Bundled Products | Include Additional Products with this one. |
Domain products | Provides the option to purchase a domain with the product. |
SSL Certificate Products | Providing SSL products to purchase with the product. |
Subdomains | Enter a list of subdomains separated by ; to offer your clients a free alternative to a domain name. |
Hide custom hosting fields | Hosting products have 3 built-in mandatory fields (Username, Password & Domain Name). The fields are displayed in Step 2 of the signup process, check this box to hide them from view. Note: Any server plugins that rely on these fields will fail so use with caution. |
- Click Save.
- Click the Pricing tab.
**Field Name ** | **Description ** |
|---|---|
Price | Enter the price for the timeframe. |
Setup | If you charge a setup fee for your products, enter it here. |
Allow in signup | Click this to enable this price option in signup. |
One-Time | Allow the client to pay a one-time fee to keep the hosting account for the life of the company. |
Product is Taxable | Enable this if the product should require tax. |
Automatic Coupon | Enter an existing Coupon Code to have the coupon automatically applied during checkout. |
- Configure any Addons you may have, such as domain registration.
- Click Advanced & Plugin Settings.
(Not seeing Advanced & Plugin Settings? Click here)
- Type in the name of your cPanel server that you created in this tutorial.
- Type in the name of the package exactly as it appears in WHM.
- If this package is a reseller package, click the check box and continue filling out the settings.
Updated on: 22/09/2023
Thank you!