{"id":5244,"date":"2018-07-27T09:51:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T13:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5244"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:01:09","slug":"how-to-edit-files-in-the-acc","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-edit-files-in-the-acc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Edit Files in the ACC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can edit files directly in the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/my.pair.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Account Control Center (ACC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> interface. This is so you can make changes to single files without having to download, make changes, then re-upload the file. Instead, you can make the change right from your hosting account interface.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How to Edit Files in the ACC Interface<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legacy Interface<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New ACC Interface<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not sure what the difference is? See<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/my.pair.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Files<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the left sidebar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the drop-down, click the name of the directory where the file is located:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Home<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the home directory holds all files<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Web<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the web directory holds all website files<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to the file and click on the file\u2019s name under the <\/span><b>Name <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">column<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tFile names are indicated by gray page icons.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray-file-icon.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray-file-icon.png\" alt=\"file icon image\" width=\"590\" height=\"62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray-file-icon.png 590w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray-file-icon-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray-file-icon-50x5.png 50w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray-file-icon-60x6.png 60w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray-file-icon-100x11.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the page navbar, click <\/span><b>Edit<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edit your file<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Save Changes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to save the edits<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my.pair.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the top navigation bar, click <\/span><b>Files<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to the file and click on the file\u2019s name in the <\/span><b>Name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> column. File names are indicated by gray page icons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the toolbar, click the\u00a0<strong>Action\u00a0<\/strong>button<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">In the drop-down, click the <strong>Edit<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the ACC file editor to edit your file<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><b> Save Changes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to save the edits<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 You can edit files directly in the Account Control Center (ACC) interface. This is so you can make changes to single files without having to download, make changes, then re-upload the file. 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