Once cPanel has loaded in a new tab, move to that tab, and scroll down to the “Software” section, and click “Softaculous Apps Installer”
Install WordPress via Softaculous
- Select Softaculous On the next page, under Top Scripts, click WordPress.
- Install WordPress via Softaculous - Select WordPress
- On the next page, click “Install Now”
- Next you will need to fill out the required fields, to ensure your installation goes exactly as you want. Once all fields are filled out, click the “Install” button.
- Choose the protocol using http:// or https:// – If you select https:// and see an error, this is likely due to your domain being recently added to the cPanel account, AutoSSL will update the certificate within 24 hours.
- Select the correct domain name from the drop down menu
- Enter the directory, such as blog, or just set it to blank/empty. By entering blog, it will install WordPress to yourdomain.com/blog and leaving this blank will install and overwrite any files that are in yourdomain.com and your public_html folder.
- Enter the Site Name that will appear at the top of a browser when visiting your website
- Enter your Site Description if you would like to have a subtitle under your Site Name
- Enable Multisite if you would like to utilize this feature
- Enter the admin username other than admin
- Enter the admin password for your user by generating a strong password
- Enter the admin email address for notifications and alert
- Select your preferred language
- Check the box to Limit Login Attempts
- Click the install button to complete the installation!
The installation process will be shown on screen, once completed you will be shown a summary, including a link to your newly installed WordPress site, as well as a link to your new WordPress dashboard log-in screen.
Your new WordPress installation will now be live and you will be able to log in to your WordPress Dashboard!
Important Notes:
- Leave directory empty if you want yourdomain.com to use WordPress. If you only want WordPress on a certain directory, put that here. For example /blog – WordPress will be installed in yourdomain.com/blog. If you want to use a directory like this, make sure the directory does not already exist
- Leave the database name that it assigns unless you’re comfortable with databases and have already set one up that you want to use
- Don’t use admin for your username to login for security reasons
- Generate a strong admin password and store this in a safe place
- Enable the installation of the Limit Login Attempts plugin
- By default, your installation of WordPress will upgrade automatically
- You may also choose to auto upgrade themes and features, although this is not enabled by default in the Advanced Options area
