Each site on Flywheel features its own dashboard where you can view information and configure your site. A site’s Overview tab is where you manage your domains, collaborators, SSL certificates and more. In this article, we’ll cover each section of the Overview tab in more detail.
1. Accessing the Overview tab
2. Domains card
3. Collaborators card
4. SSL Certificates card
5. IP Address card
6. Privacy Mode card
The Domains card displays all the domains associated with your site, including the randomly generated temporary domain (ending in flywheelsites.com or mysites.io).
From here, you can add or remove domains, check the DNS status, enable SSL, and edit the temporary domain name.
You can also sort the columns using the arrows, or search for a particular domain using the search field (helpful if you have a lot of domains).
To add a domain, click the plus button in the top right corner.
To remove a domain, click the 3-dot menu next to the domain you want to remove and select Delete Domain.
Note: A domain set as primary cannot be removed, so set a different domain (such as your temporary domain) as primary first, then remove the desired domain.
Flywheel’s built in DNS checker lets you know if your site is successfully pointed to Flywheel. If you see the Check DNS button, it means your site is not yet pointed (or is still propagating). Click the button to run a fresh DNS check.
If you added a domain to your site without pointing it, you can restart the process from the 3 dot menu at any time.
If your domain has an active SSL certificate, the type of certificate will be displayed. If not, you can enable SSL for your site by clicking the Enable SSL button.
Flywheel will attempt to determine your domain’s registrar and display it here. Click the registrar name to be taken to their site.
This card displays the site’s owner as well as any users added to the site.
To add a collaborator, click + Add Collaborators. To remove, click the 3-dot menu and select Remove.
This card displays all SSL certificates installed on the site.
You can remove a certificate by clicking the 3-dot menu and selecting Remove.
The SSL Certificates card may also display error messages if there are issues installing a certificate.
Your site’s IP address is needed when setting up your domain to point to Flywheel. The flag icon indicates the location of the physical server.
Privacy mode hides your site behind a username and password until you’re ready to share it with the world. Toggle Privacy Mode on and off or edit the login credentials from this card.
New to Flywheel? Start here, we've got all the information you'll need to get started and launch your first site!
How to migrate your site to Flywheel using Flywheel Migrations
How do I go live on Flywheel?
What is a demo site?
Learn all about managing your Flywheel user account, Teams and integrations.
View allFlywheel hosting plans include a ton of great features. Learn about how to get a free SSL certificate, set up a staging site, and more!
Deploying to Flywheel via SSH and GitHub Actions
How do I get started with Staging?
Backups on Flywheel
All the server and setting info you'll need to help you get the most out of your Flywheel hosting plan!
Connecting to Flywheel’s SSH Gateway
Can I access my Flywheel site via SSH?
Can I get access to my database?
Tips and tricks for managing your sites on Flywheel, including going live, troubleshooting issues and migrating or cloning sites.
View allLearn how to connect, deploy, and more with SSH on Flywheel's platform.
Using SSH tunneling to access your site’s database
Deploying to Flywheel via SSH and GitHub Actions
Connecting to Flywheel’s SSH Gateway
Learn more about Growth Suite, our all-in-one solution for freelancers and agencies to grow more quickly and predictably.
Getting started with Growth Suite
Growth Suite: What are invoice statuses?
Growth Suite: What do client emails look like?
Learn more about Managed Plugin Updates, and how you can keep your sites up to date, and extra safe.
Managed Plugin Updates: Database upgrades
Managed Plugin Updates: How to pause plugin updates for a site
Managed Plugin Updates: Plugin Security Alerts
We can help! Check out our Brand Resources page for links to all of our brand assets.
Brand Resources