{"id":11240,"date":"2025-01-23T10:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11240"},"modified":"2025-01-23T10:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:22:02","slug":"how-create-your-first-wp-squared-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/how-create-your-first-wp-squared-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Your First WP Squared Server"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/master-reseller-hosting.html\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11227 size-full\" title=\"How to Create Your First WP Squared Server\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22650925_6620126.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create Your First WP Squared Server\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22650925_6620126.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22650925_6620126-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22650925_6620126-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22650925_6620126-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22650925_6620126-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22650925_6620126-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>How to Create Your First WP Squared Server<\/h1>\n<div class=\"instructions screensteps-textblock\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"text-content_3c26ca49-1a56-47be-a3c7-2d04f41cbce3\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<p>Before you can sell and provision hosting accounts, you must add at least one server to your WHMCS installation.<\/p>\n<p>The steps below create a WP Squared server in WHMCS. In WHMCS 8.8 and later, you can easily offer WordPress hosting to your customers on a\u00a0WP Squared\u00a0server. WP Squared, a WebPros product, hosts and manages WordPress-specific accounts while offering a specially-tailored version of WHM that meets all of the needs of WordPress hosts. For more information, see\u00a0WP Squared Account Provisioning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions screensteps-textblock screensteps-wrapper--warning screensteps-wrapper\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"status\" aria-label=\"warning\">\n<div id=\"text-content_c75dbdc3-da65-4b97-aa66-b7eb1ae06a6e\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<blockquote><p>WHMCS offers several different ways to incorporate WordPress into your hosting product offerings. For more information, see\u00a0WP Toolkit\u00a0and\u00a0WordPress Hosting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step step-depth-1\" data-step-uuid=\"155aa234-c652-426d-b3d1-303ce979b283\">\n<h2 id=\"creating-a-wp-squared-server\" tabindex=\"0\">Creating a WP Squared Server<\/h2>\n<div class=\"instructions screensteps-textblock\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"text-content_e528328a-d336-41a9-8868-2685a38aa3e8\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<p>To add your server to WHMCS:<\/p>\n<p>1. Create an API token in WHM. For more information, see\u00a0Manage API Tokens in WHM.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to note the API token. You will need this in subsequent steps and cannot retrieve the token again later.<\/p>\n<p>2. Log in to the WHMCS Admin Area.<\/p>\n<p>3. Go to\u00a0<strong>Configuration &gt; System Settings &gt; Servers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click\u00a0<strong>Add New Server.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5. Select\u00a0<em>WP Squared\u00a0<\/em>for\u00a0<strong>Module<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>6. Enter the server hostname or IP address, your WHM username, and the API token that you created.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0aea15d8-afb3-4b31-8f9a-242252694b35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0aea15d8-afb3-4b31-8f9a-242252694b35.png 718w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0aea15d8-afb3-4b31-8f9a-242252694b35-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For help with these details, contact your hosting provider or system administrator.<\/p>\n<p>7. Click\u00a0<strong>Test Connection\u00a0<\/strong>to ensure that WHMCS is able to communicate with the server. A success message will appear.<\/p>\n<p>8. Click\u00a0<strong>Save Changes.\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<strong>Servers\u00a0<\/strong>interface will appear, displaying the newly-added server in the list.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eac0d6c4-7ef9-40ae-8bef-6679e5a6cfaa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eac0d6c4-7ef9-40ae-8bef-6679e5a6cfaa.png 669w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eac0d6c4-7ef9-40ae-8bef-6679e5a6cfaa-300x38.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After you add a WP Squared server, you will need to create at least one WP Squared product. For steps to create your first WP Squared product, see\u00a0Creating Your First WP Squared Product.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Create Your First WP Squared Server Before you can sell and provision hosting accounts, you must add at least one server to your WHMCS installation. The steps below create a WP Squared server in WHMCS. In WHMCS 8.8 and later, you can easily offer WordPress hosting to your customers on a\u00a0WP Squared\u00a0server. 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