Author: Paul O'Byrne / Source: Business 2 Community WordPress is one of the most popular CMS’s (Content Management Systems) that is specif
WordPress is one of the most popular CMS’s (Content Management Systems) that is specifically designed to help both developers and beginners create websites and blogs using an agile development. If you are a beginner and want to know how to install WordPress to create your website, there are two ways to do this.
- Installing WordPress using Softaculous
- Installing WordPress manually (click here to skip to this step)
Softaculous is an installation application that makes it extremely easy to install and configure WordPress within minutes and start working on the website. It’s something that a lot of hosting providers include within cPanel when you sign up to them for an account. It’s generally available on shared hosting accounts as standard. However, in some cases, (especially with VPS Servers) if your hosting service does not provide 1-click solutions you might have to use the manual installation process to install and configure WordPress. Let’s discuss both methods in detail.
How to Install WordPress Using Softaculous
1. Locate Softaculous in cPanel
In order to install WordPress with Softaculous, log into your cPanel using your credentials. Find the “Softaculous” icon. You might be able to find it in the “Software” section.
Based on your hosting service, the interface could be a little different but the process is exactly the same. Click on the “Softaculous” icon. You will then navigate to the next page where you will see different CMS and software options offered by Softaculous; for example WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and others. Click on the “WordPress” icon.
2. Select WordPress Within Site Builder & CMS
The WordPress installation wizard will ask you to choose the domain name and directory where you want to install WordPress. If you have multiple domains attached with the same hosting plan then you will get a dropdown menu to select the relevant domain name. From that menu, select the chosen domain name.
3. Use the directory to correctly map your site.
If you leave the “Directory” field blank, WordPress will be installed on the root of your domain name i.e. www.YourDomain.com. However, if you want to install it in a specific directory like www.YourDomain.com/blog then you have to enter the directory. If you are installing WordPress on the main domain then leave directory field blank and click on the next button.
4. Finish The Installation
On the next screen, you will have to enter some details about the WordPress installation. Enter the
- website name
- user name
- password
- your email address
The user name and password will be used later to login to your WordPress Dashboard. The email address should be used for password recovery and notifications; however you can change/modify this information from WordPress settings…
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