Scope of Support

Advanced Hosting
Dedicated Phone Support
Online Chat Support
Ticketed Support
(Agents only)

WordPress


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Install plugins / themes



Install WordPress



WordPress navigation walkthrough



Activate / deactivate plugins and themes



Troubleshoot 4xx / 5xx errors driven by plugin / theme friction

Troubleshoot database connection errors

Change the home and site URL

Make basic changes to the php.ini settings

Make basic changes / edits to the .htaccess

Make basic changes / edits to the WP-Config.php

Assist with updating core files when needed

Identify optimization opportunities and make recommendations on how to address it

Search and replace to fix mixed content

Staging setup and troubleshooting

Update PHP Version

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Server side


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

See if services are down and attempt to bring them back up


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Install older PHP version on a server



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Server Reimage



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Check disk usage and provide a breakdown



If disk usage is at 100% and the customer can't delete content themselves, a ticket will be escalated



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Mounting / unmounting drives



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Clearing server-side cache

WHM Navigation

Creating / resetting their root password

DNS


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Add A records



Add MX records



Add CNAME records



Add TXT records



Reset Zone File

Repush DNS when applicable

CDN Setup and Support / Troubleshooting

Email


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Configure MX records



Troubleshoot sending and receiving issues



Assist with spam filtering and email forwarding



Assist with configuring common email applications



Spamhaus Email blacklist removal requests



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Migrations


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Assist with migrating a site using the BH migration tool, or migrate guru



Provide updates on paid migrations, collect information needed to finish a migration, and expedite when needed



Collect information needed to finish a migration, and expedite when needed



SSLs


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Install SSLs



Renew paid SSLs



Assisting with AutoSSL



Troubleshoot sites showing a security risk due to the lack of an SSL



Backups


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Review to see what backups are available



Assist with configuring backups



Restoring from a backup



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Malware


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Run malware scans to identify potential threats



Malware cleaning



WHM


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Create sub-cpanels



Configure nameservers / custom nameservers



Create / edit Packages



Configure Backups

Domains


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Adding / removing a domain



Purchasing a domain



Assigning a Domain

Domain transfers

Billing


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Purchasing / renewing hosting



Purchasing / renewing addons



Account Manager Navigation Walkthrough



Cancel Hosting

Refund Requests

Managing Chargeback Reactivations

SSH/SFTP


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Creating SSH/FTP Users



Troubleshooting SSH/FTP Connection Issues



Configure FTP Clients

Configure SSH Terminals

Scope of Support for Windows Servers


In scope

Out of scope

Agent Ticket Needed

Plesk Login Credentials



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Adding a domain



Creating an email account



Uploading Website Files

Managing Backups

Creating FTP Accounts

Installing Let's Encrypt free SSL

Anything outside of basic navigation requires an agent ticket.

Out of Scope

  • Creating / implementing Custom Coding (CSS, HTML, PHP, etc.)
  • Custom server configurations (Apache, etc.)
  • Cleaning malware
  • Doing restores (We must escalate)
  • Domain Masking
  • Deleting / removing files
  • Deleting / removing content
  • Building / designing websites for a customer
  • WordPress Multi-site configurations
  • Troubleshoot Cron Jobs
  • Create Cron Jobs for a customer
  • Troubleshooting any other CMS outside of WordPress
Last updated: June 26, 2025