Getting Started
Step 1 – How to login to your epk/website
To login to your website go to http://epkhosting.com/login
If you don’t know your password you can request a password reset below the login fields. If you fail to login 3 times in a row you’ll be locked out of the system for 5 minutes.
If you are still having issues accessing your account, please send an email to support@epkhosting.com
Step 2 – How to configure settings
General settings is where you set a name and tagline for your website as well as an administrator’s email among other things. The most important ones are the first three to make sure you enter a site title, tagline and administrator’s email address.
Left Admin sidebar > Settings > General
Writing settings is where you can set some of the defaults to your new blog posts such as the default category or post type.
Left Admin sidebar > Settings > Writing
Reading settings is where you decide on whether or not you want your blog to be your front page. If the answer is no then you’ll want to set the front page to a page called home, if you don’t have one yet you need to create it first.
Left Admin sidebar > Settings > Reading
Media settings is where you set the default dimensions of your image uploads such as the size of your post thumbnails as well as a media and large sized image dimension. Sometimes these settings are changed when you switch themes.
Left Admin sidebar > Settings > Media
Step 3 – How to import/export content
If you are looking to import your content from another site please make a selection from our supported platforms. If you need assistance migrating from a platform that is not listed please contact us and we’ll see if there is plugin that can help.
Left Admin sidebar > Tools > Import
If you are looking to export your content to move to another WordPress platform, we recommend exporting each post type separately as well as all post types in one. This is done just in case your all in one export is too large to upload to the new server. If you split up the exports you will at least be able to get it all uploaded piece by piece.
Left Admin sidebar > Tools > Export
Step 4 – How to manage users
This is where you can change your password and your display name among other things. To create an avatar we recommend http://gravatar.com
Left Admin sidebar > Users > Your Profile
Sharing logins is not recommended so if another band member wants access to the website give them their own login.
Left Admin sidebar > Users > Add New
Step 5 – How to use plugins
Left Admin sidebar > Plugins
Some plugins will already be enabled for you as the standard set that we recommend when getting started. To review the options available to you click on plugins in the left admin sidebar and use the sort buttons up top called “All”, “Active” and “Inactive”
Active plugins are the ones that are currently running on your website while inactive plugins are the ones that have not been turned on yet. Note that each plugin has a link called “Visit plugin site” where you can often find tutorials and step by step instructions. If the plugin you want is not listed please contact support@epkhosting.com to see if we can install it for you.
Step 6 – How to use themes
Left Admin Sidebar > Appearance > Themes
Are you the whiz kid in the band? You’ll love Pagelines which allows you to build something from scratch. If you’re looking for a quick fix we’ve got that too. Activate Soundstage, Slipmat or another one of our made for music wordpress themes.
To find tutorials for each theme checkout the tutorials on our website or search places like vimeo and youtube for WordPress “THEME NAME” Tutorial and you’d be surprised at how much you can find. As always, if you ever get stuck, don’t hesitate to ask for help by emailing support@epkhosting.com