10Web provides the capability to host HTML websites, but there are a few limitations you should be aware of:
- FTP Client Editing: The website can only be edited through an FTP client.
- Unavailability of 10Web Specific Features: The 10Web AI Builder, Website Booster, Image Optimizer, plugins, themes, backup, SEO features, and more, will not be accessible.
- Limited CDN: Although Cloudflare CDN can be used, automatic cache clearing won't be available.
- Manual Syncing: If the staging environment is enabled, you'll need to manually synchronize the staging and live sites.
How to host your HTML website on 10Web
Note:
Before you begin, make sure you have the index.html file of your website.
If you have a website hosted on 10Web, it is most likely a WordPress website. If you want to host an HTML site on 10Web, here is how to do it.
- Log in to your 10Web account
- Click on the empty website that you want to make HTML
- Under Hosting Services, click on Credentials
Find the SFTP card with the login credentials.
- Go to your SFTP/FTP client and use the credentials provided by 10Web to log in
Important:
Make sure that you use SFTP Protocol when logging in to your SFTP client.
- Once logged in, upload your index.html file into the root folder of your website, in this case home/wplive/web/wp-live
- After index.html has been uploaded, you must delete the index.php file
Lastly, you will need to clear cache and restart PHP.
To do this:
- Navigate to your 10Web dashboard
- Click on your HTML website
- Under Hosting services, click on Tools
- In the Website caching section, click Clear Cache
- Next, scroll down and click Restart PHP