InMotion Central

InMotion Central is your all-in-one interface for UltraStack ONE servers and projects. Whether you’re launching your first WordPress site or overseeing multiple projects, Central streamlines every aspect of your workflow—from server provisioning and site deployment to performance monitoring and team collaboration.

This guide will help you get started, explore key features, and make the most of your hosting environment with step-by-step instructions and expert tips.

Working with Projects

Learn how to use and manage Projects in InMotion Central. Change details (such as the name/description), delete projects, or manage environments.

Your UltraStack VPS

Website Migrations

Plugins & Themes

You can use this section to access tools for managing your plugins and themes. Save time and quickly install, uninstall, and update your plugins and themes right from InMotion Central.

Optimize

In this section, you can improve your website’s page speed with the W3 Total Cache plugin and optimize your site for search engines with BoldGrid SEO plugin.

Maintenance

From here you can review site health recommendations for security and performance and manage website backups using the Total Upkeep plugin.

Tools

The tools here help you quickly copy a website from one environment to another, manage website files, and access or edit databases.

Logging into WP Admin

There may be times when you want to make changes directly in your WordPress Dashboard, such as when you want to create a new page or post. WP Admin is the last link on the menu and clicking it will automatically take you to the Admin Dashboard for your WordPress site and you will be logged in as an Administrator role. From there you have full access to manage your WordPress site.

InMotion Central for Advanced Users

by Jesse Owens

While Managed WordPress Hosting is designed to be easy-to-use for beginners, the service also offers advanced tools that can be leveraged by more experienced users. Beneath the graphical user interface lies a powerful web server with all of the features and customizability of a modern VPS platform. In this article we will discuss the underlying Read More >

How to Analyze WordPress Traffic with GoAccess

by Jesse Owens

Your Ultrastack VPS has a powerful tool for analyzing your visitor information in a useful graphical tool called GoAccess. You can use it to view IP addresses of your visitors, analyze cache performance and more. How to View the GoAccess Tool GoAccess Logs Features A lot of information is available from GoAccess. Here, we’ll cover Read More >

Release Update: InMotion Central v3.1

by Harry Jackson

Version 3.1 of Managed WordPress Hosting has arrived! This is a major release with many new features, both in the InMotion Central interface and on the Managed WordPress UltraStack VPS. New Features The latest version of Central is out with several new improvements including a new look for our UI! Lets explore all the changes Read More >

Release Update: Platform i v3.0.35

by Harry Jackson

Version 3.0.35 for Platform InMotion has arrived, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to unveil the updates it brings! New Features Platform i v3.0.35 makes it easier than ever to create and submit support requests, provides secure access to your server via sFTP, and features a new look to our support page within your Teams Read More >

Release Update: Platform i v3.0.32

by Jesse Owens

Platform InMotion v3.0.32 has been released! This is a very large release, with several new features and enhancements to help improve your experience using the platform. New Features The newest features we have added are designed to improve the your experience and convenience using Platform i. Highlights include the ability to better control provisioning for Read More >

Migrating Your WordPress Site to Platform i Manually with rsync

by Jesse Owens

For large or busy websites, a manual transfer is the most reliable way to ensure that your migration is successful. In this guide, we’ll focus on using the command line, using the rsync protocol. Remote synchronization using rsync has a few major advantages including the ability to easily resume interrupted transfers, and quickly re-sync any Read More >

Starting From Scratch with your UltraStack VPS

by Jesse Owens

When you’re getting started with your new UltraStack VPS on Platform InMotion, you have two options to begin with: If you’re not planning to move a site from another hosting provider to your new VPS, the best option is to start from Scratch. What is “Starting from Scratch?” When you start from scratch, you’ll begin Read More >

How to Upgrade or Downgrade Your UltraStack VPS

by Carrie Smaha

InMotion Central makes it easy to upgrade or downgrade your UltraStack VPS as your budget and performance needs change. When you upgrade or downgrade your server tier, it will change all of your server’s resources including Disk Space, RAM, vCPU Cores, and Bandwidth. However, you cannot currently change your subscription length (monthly or yearly) with Read More >

Release Update: Introducing Platform InMotion

by Carrie Smaha

Today, we are thrilled to announce the dawn of a new era in managed WordPress hosting with the launch of Platform InMotion.  Platform InMotion is WordPress-as-a-Service that’s designed to revolutionize the way you manage WordPress sites. Create, manage, and deploy websites to high-performance VPS optimized for WordPress in one place. Platform InMotion Updates Over the Read More >

Using the Site URL Tool in InMotion Central

by Jesse Owens

When you’re ready to change the URL of your WordPress website in InMotion Central, the Site URL tool makes it easy. All of the different tasks that are normally required, like setting up an SSL and replacing entries in the database, are performed automatically by the tool. What Does the Site URL Tool Do? When Read More >

Using the File Manager with InMotion Central

by InMotion Hosting Contributor

The InMotion Central File Manager allows you to manually edit the files and directories associated with your WordPress site. Access the File Manager and other tools from the Vertical Elipsis menu on any environment. Manage your WordPress sites with InMotion Central! Try it out on one of our UltraStack One plans today! Navigating Directories Directories, or folders, Read More >

Migrating WordPress Sites Manually into InMotion Central

by Jesse Owens

When you’re getting started with your new UltraStack One server, you have two options to begin with: Migrating Manually is the most reliable way to get your website transferred over to your UltraStack One server. When using this option, InMotion Central will install a fresh copy of WordPress on your new VPS, and you’ll be Read More >

Platform i: BETA Release

by Carrie Smaha

We are excited to announce the BETA Launch of Platform i for Managed WordPress Hosting! Introducing Platform i BETA InMotion Hosting has launched new WordPress hosting plans and a website management platform called Platform i. With Platform i, users can manage, stage, and deploy websites to a high-performance VPS optimized for WordPress, all from a Read More >

How to Find Your Email Settings in Platform i

by InMotion Hosting Contributor

InMotion Central gives you complete control over your email accounts and their settings. Accessing your email settings can be done with just a few clicks.  In this article, we will show you how to find and manage your email settings in InMotion Central. How to Find Email Settings Manage Email Filters and Automated Responses  Congratulations, Read More >

How to Enable & Configure Redis Persistent Object Cache for WordPress

by Jesse Owens

Some Platform i accounts include Redis, which gives you the ability to store persistent object cache in the server’s memory. This can help serve your site assets up faster resulting in better performance. There are several popular plugins available for enabling Redis in WordPress and managing your site cache. This guide will explain how to Read More >

How to Fix a Connection Error in InMotion Central

by Jesse Owens

InMotion Central connects to your WordPress site to perform actions like automatically logging in, managing plugins and themes, and keeping track of your Total Upkeep backups. The platform includes an automatic troubleshooting system to explain and attempt to repair these errors for you. In this guide, you’ll learn some common reasons that your site may Read More >

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