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As stated in the subject line, I’d like to see if it’s possible to use the forum when using the Wordpress platform built on top of the Infinity Free cPanel. I can’t seem to login normally without going through the cPanel if that makes sense.
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What do you mean exactly? While it’s possible to install and host WordPress on an InfinityFree hosting account, InfinityFree has no built-in functions for it.
I mean for example, using the regular Wordpress site features such as the forum using the same login details as the Wordpress platform linked to the hosting account. I can edit just fine but for some reason it requires me to login again to access the forum
As I (and others) tried to explain to you before, InfinityFree is not associated with the WordPress.org community. The admin login details for your WordPress site are also completely independent- the WordPress software doesn’t technically integrate with your InfinityFree client area account in any way. So naturally they’re going to have separate logins.
Just for a little clarification, WordPress is open-source software and its versatility (it only requires a database server and PHP) means a WordPress site can be hosted with almost any shared hosting provider. InfinityFree is one of those providers. However, because it’s open source, those hosting companies don’t need to have any affiliation with the developers of WordPress. The forum and community at WordPress.org are run by their own people and are not related to InfinityFree in any way.
Are you referring to using Softaculous to login to your website? That’s one way to login to your website, but it involves quite a few steps and interfaces to access your site.
When installing your site with WordPress, during the setup, you need to enter an admin username, password and email address. Once the site is installed, you can use those details to login.
To access the admin area, just take your website URL (e.g. http://example.com/) and add wp-admin to the end (e.g. http://example.com/wp-admin/). Going there will bring you a login page where you can login using the details entered during installation.
If you don’t remember the admin details, you can login to Softaculous again, and then go to your profile in the WordPress interface. There you can see your username and email address, and update the password.
Thank you! I understand the concept of logging into the website as an admin I just now understood the concept that the admin account that I use with Softaculous is significantly different to a regular Wordpress account which is why they ask me to login again even if I’m still logged into my administrator account. It was kind of confusing and honestly a bit disappointing but I see I would probably have to create an account with different login details (since I had tried to create a Wordpress.org account using the same login details as the Softaculous wp-admin account).
Based on the description you provide, I’m not quite sure you understand. So I would like to try and summarize it from my perspective.
Every WordPress websites has its own authentication system and its own user database. Setting up an administrator user is part of the setup process of WordPress. And if you’re installing it with Softaculous, then Softaculous will create that admin user for you during the setup. Once the site is installed, you can login to it using the admin credentials you entered during the installation.
You can also login through Softaculous. But from a technical perspective, that’s essentially breaking in through the window, and not officially supported by WordPress.
Because WordPress’ authentication is completely standalone, you can login to your website or give other people access without needing to sign up at InfinityFree, Softaclous or WordPress.com. It also means that - as long as you have the files and database of your website - you can setup the website anywhere and no company can block you from logging in to your own site.
So on one hand, it’s yet another username and password to keep track of, which is not great. But it’s a huge advantage for the autonomy of your website.
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