As we talked about in previous articles, WordPress installing can be done manually or from cpanel via Softaculous.
To be able to install the WordPress via Softaculous, you must log in cpanel,but first you have to make sure that your hosting offers this aspect. If you are not sure, you can open a ticket or contact the support of those where you host the domain.
From cpanel go to the “Software” area, from where you choose “WordPress Manager by Softaculous”.
In this new window that opens, click on the “Install” button.
You are going to make some settings:
- choosing the installation URL, where it is recommended to use the root of the directory. Which means that nothing will be entered in the “In Directory” box.
- choosing the version of WordPress to be installed. It is recommended to use the latest version.
- choosing the name and description of the site.
- adding the user with admin rights, his password and email address.
- choosing the language in which WordPress and implicitly your website will be.
- installing certain plugins. This aspect can be done later. You can read more details in this article.
- selecting the theme, where I initially recommend installing the default theme. Later it can be modified according to preferences. You can read more details in this article.
Login to the administration panel of your WordPress site
To be able to log in to the site’s administration panel, you must access the site followed by “/wp-admin”. In my case “https://site-wordpress.ro/wp-admin“.
After entering the credentials, you have access to the administration panel of your WordPress site, where you will be greeted by a welcome screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully Installing WordPress from cpanel via Softaculous.
If you have encountered problems, do not hesitate to contact us or write in the comments section below.
To read about installing WordPress manually, you can read this article.
To install WordPress on your local computer, you can read this article.