{"id":14387,"date":"2023-08-17T10:40:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/?p=14387"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:38:52","slug":"how-to-use-the-index-manager-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/how-to-use-the-index-manager-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the index manager in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide explains how to use the Index Manager in cPanel.\u00a0On occasion, visitors to your website might navigate to a directory within your site instead of a specific page. In such cases, web browsers usually present an index page associated with that directory. In situations where no index page or index.html file is present, the browser will exhibit a list displaying the contents of the directory.<\/p>\n<p>However, displaying the contents of directories can potentially lead to security vulnerabilities. To address this concern, you can utilise the Index Manager feature available in cPanel.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the steps-<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to cPanel.<\/li>\n<li>Select the \u201cAdvanced\u201d tool and click on the \u201cIndexes\u201d sub-option.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14389 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-19.png\" alt=\"advanced\" width=\"696\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-19.png 696w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-19-300x81.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select the directory and click on the \u201cedit\u201d button under the \u201cActions\u201d tab.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-20.png\" alt=\"edit\" width=\"976\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-20.png 976w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-20-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-20-768x106.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will enter a new page and find four options as shown below-\n<ol>\n<li>Inherit<\/li>\n<li>No Indexing<\/li>\n<li>Show Filename Only<\/li>\n<li>Show Filename and Description<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the appropriate option and click on the \u201cSave\u201d button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14391 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-21.png\" alt=\"indexes\" width=\"560\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-21.png 560w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-21-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will receive a success message after saving the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This way you can use the Index Manager in cPanel. 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