Softaculous remembers each installation's URL, folder, database and admin username. When you rename the admin user, move the site or change the domain, those saved details become outdated: one-click login stops working and updates or backups may fail. The Edit details page fixes that.
Before you start
- Open cPanel → Software → Softaculous Apps Installer → All Installations and find the site.
Open Edit details
Click the pencil icon (Edit details) next to the installation. The page shows:
| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Directory | Full path of the files, e.g. /home/cpuser/public_html |
| URL | The site address Softaculous uses |
| Database name / user / host / password | Read from the app's config file; update if you changed them |
| Admin username | Used for one-click admin login |
| Auto upgrade / plugin and theme upgrades | Update policy |
| Automated backups / rotation / location | Backup schedule |
| Disable update notification emails | Email preferences |
Change what you need and click Save Installation Details.
Fix one-click admin login
If clicking the admin icon in Softaculous opens the normal login form, the stored admin username no longer exists (for example you created a new admin and deleted the old one). Enter the current admin username in Admin username and save. For WordPress you can also Reset Password for an admin from Softaculous's WordPress Manager; see WordPress Manager.
After moving a site
- If you moved files to another folder or domain by hand, update Directory and URL here, so updates and backups target the right place.
- A cleaner way to move a site is Clone, which updates these details automatically.
- If the details are badly out of sync, remove the installation record (untick all delete options) and import it again.
Warning: Changing the URL here does not change the site's own address setting. For WordPress, change Settings → General or follow change the WordPress URL; Edit details only updates Softaculous's records.
Database details
If you changed the database password in cPanel Manage My Databases, update it in the app's configuration file (e.g. wp-config.php) first, then here. A mismatch makes Softaculous backups of the database fail.
Troubleshooting
- Save fails with "could not find config file": the Directory is wrong.
- Backups fail after editing: wrong database credentials stored; re-check them.
- Auto-upgrade does nothing: make sure the version detected matches the real installation; re-import if not.