Web Hosting Control Panels 101 - vDeck

In my last Web Hosting Control Panels 101 post, I’ve talked about the well known control panels cPanel and WHM. Today I’ll introduce you to another great (but maybe less popular) control panel, vDeck.

What is vDeck?

vDeck is more than a web hosting control panel, it’s a full website management environment. Most web hosting companies currently offer vDeck 2.0 but the next version, vDeck 3.0, should be out soon.

As opposed to WHM, vDeck is less oriented toward server management. While WHM allows you to manage your webserver’s components (configuration files, softwares, services, etc.), vDeck is used at the website management level. It is more comparable to cPanel than WHM although their features are differents.

Here are a few features of the upcoming vDeck 3.0 control panel (taken from vDeck.com):

Web site Management

• iPage site-creation tool
• SiteDelux site-creation tool
• WebSite Creator, powered by CM4all
• FileManager
• FTP Manager
• FrontPage Extensions
• CGI Support
• Enhanced Script Library
• MySQL Management
• Site Backups and Restore
• Gallery 2
• phpBB
• WordPress
• Gbook

E-mail Management

• Manage autoresponders
• More powerful spam and virus protection
• Direct WebMail Access
• iContact e-newsletters
• Constant Contact e-newsletters

Domain Management

• DomainCentral
• Manage subdomains
• Private nameservers

E-commerce Services

• osCommerce
• ShopSite

Marketing Services

• Search engine optimization services
• Search engine submission services
• Free search engine coupons ($30 or more)
• Pay-per-click advertising
• E-mail newsletter creation and distribution services
• Logo design services

Account Management Services

• Online Billing Console
• Online Support Ticketing System
• Customizable control panel design layouts

Reseller Account Management Services

• Historical billing records and cost breakdowns for each account.
• Detailed monthly invoices and printable receipts.
• An option for grouped billing and consolidated invoices.
• The ability to brand your client control panel with your logo, colors and fonts.

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