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Opening SitePad and publishing your first website from cPanel

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Where SitePad is included and enabled for your hosting service, its cPanel entry opens the website builder. A hosting customer normally launches the installed integration; installing the server plugin itself is an administrator task.

What you need before you begin

Confirm the domain and the destination directory you want to publish to. Back up an existing website before using a builder in its document root. SitePad is separate from NabWP’s native website builder, so use the tools associated with the product you purchased.

01 Open SitePad and publish your first website from cPanel

  1. Open cPanel and search for SitePad Website Builder. If it is unavailable, check the service’s included features with support rather than downloading a server installer.
  2. Open the builder and start a new site. Choose the intended domain and, if offered, a test subdirectory so you can review the design before replacing a live site.
  3. Choose a theme and enter the site name and contact details. Replace sample copy, images and placeholder links with your own material.
  4. Review the navigation and mobile layout. Configure the destination for contact forms and test it with an address you monitor.
  5. Publish only after checking the selected domain and folder. Visit the public URL in a private browser window to inspect the published result.

Confirm the expected result

Verify the homepage, internal pages, images, HTTPS and a real contact-form submission. A successful builder preview does not prove that the public site or its email delivery is correct.

Why did SitePad publishing fail or leave the old website visible?

If publishing fails, check the destination, hosting space and connection status. If old content remains visible, inspect the domain’s document root and caches before deleting files. Keep the previous site backup until the new site is fully verified.

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