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• Plesk Obsidian for Linux
• Plesk Obsidian for Windows
• Plesk for Linux
• Plesk for Windows

Question

How to change default index type for a domain in Plesk?


Answer

Note: If the options described are not available in Plesk GUI, contact the server's administrator or the hosting support.

Note: By default, the index order sets *.html with more priority than the *.php files.

                    For Plesk on Linux

1.Log in to Plesk GUI

2.Go to Domains > example.com > Apache & Nginx Settings > Check the option Enter custom value near Index files > Make all the required changes > Click OK to apply the changes:

(https://pix.cobrasoft.org/images/2025/10/17/IndexLin.png)

                        For Plesk on Windows

1.Log in to Plesk GUI

2.Go to Domains > example.com > IIS Settings > Check the option Enter custom value near Default documents > Make all the required changes > Click OK to apply the changes:

(https://pix.cobrasoft.org/images/2025/10/17/IndexWin.png)

To change the default document for all domains, use instructions available in the following article:
How to change the default index for all websites?