{"id":3531,"date":"2021-02-12T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/?post_type=announcement&p=3531"},"modified":"2025-05-06T19:02:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:02:05","slug":"new-dreamhost-control-panel","status":"publish","type":"announcement","link":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/announcements\/new-dreamhost-control-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"We Revamped the DreamHost Control Panel to Make Managing Sites Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you manage one domain or one hundred <\/em>of them, you\u2019ve likely said to yourself, \u201cSelf, I wish there was a more attractive and intuitive way of managing my domains and website hosting options in the DreamHost control panel.\u201d You\u2019re not alone! We get that a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good news \u2014 things are changing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domain management \u2014 arguably the most important function of your control panel \u2014 has an all-new look today! <\/em>Right now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be wondering why we\u2019re changing a core component of the hosting experience here at DreamHost after it has fulfilled its purpose for the better part of two decades<\/a>. In short: Times have changed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The control panel was originally designed by developers whose no-nonsense sensibilities were a perfect match for DreamHost\u2019s customer base at the time (also mostly developers). It was the early-ish days of the internet, and the panel was an effective, efficient way to manage your sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over time, as we\u2019ve added new features and advanced functionality to the panel, its layout has become a bit . . . cluttered. With so many hosting options<\/a>, settings, and services, it can be a lot to process when you\u2019re a customer coming in with a great idea who simply wants to get online as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wishlist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What we needed was a platform that would better serve the customers we have now, and one that would have plenty of room to grow as we provide more of the services and features they\u2019re looking for. At the same time, modernizing the tech stack behind the DreamHost panel would allow us to deploy code and launch products more rapidly and recruit even more talented developers to the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, well, that\u2019s exactly what we built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Stunning New Way to Manage Your Sites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our first big update to the Websites <\/em>control panel was Grid View<\/em>, a beautiful new visual layout of all of the websites in your account. Grid View<\/em> lets you browse your sites with a screenshot of their front page to quickly find and manage the one you\u2019re looking for. You can see which features are enabled at a glance, so it\u2019s easy to tell if email<\/a> or malware protection<\/a> is set up for a particular site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Along with Grid <\/em>V<\/em>iew<\/em>, we\u2019ve added a more compact List <\/em>V<\/em>iew<\/em> that displays your sites in a condensed format without the screenshots. Additional details about your domains can be toggled on and off, making this view a powerful and flexible option for anyone managing a large number of sites on their account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advanced Features When You Need Them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Of course, we didn\u2019t want to cram everything about all your sites into a single view. Our second release introduced the new Domain Overview<\/em> section \u2014 a detailed dashboard that contains more information and settings specific to each of your sites. From here, you can manage every aspect of your website, from email to PHP settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Room for Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Expandability was a must-have when designing the new control panel. And expand, it can. Our new WordPress migration service<\/a> launched just in time to be the first live-action test of the panel\u2019s new modular layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What would have taken weeks to develop under the old interface was a much<\/em> simpler matter of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n