The skeleton directory in WHM is a directory of templates used in creating new accounts. As such, any files that are stored in this directory will be automatically copied as well to accounts that are recently created by the reseller. Therefore, if you, for example create and include an .html file in the folder /public_html, the new accounts you will create will also have that file.

These WHM video tutorial & demo will help you familiarize yourself with the skeleton directory. Follow the listed steps below once you access your WHM:

1. Learning about the skeleton directory in WHM.

2. Log in to WHM. Click the Account Functions link.

3. Click the Skeleton Directory link.

4. The Skeleton Directory is where you put a temporary home page for all accounts you create in WHM. The temporary home page is what visitors will see in their browsers, until a new home page is uploaded to the account. In this tutorial, the reseller’s account’s main username is abc123c, so that’s where the skeleton directory is located (see here). To change the temporary or default home page, simply upload a new page to the cpanel3-skel directory in the location shown above, using either an FTP program or the File Manager tool in your main account’s cPanel.

5. This is the end of the demo. You know now how to view the skeleton directory in WHM.

6. Thank you for watching our video tutorial. Please leave us any questions and comments below!