How to install Wordpress via Softaculous in cPanel?

1. Log into your cPanel account. 
2. In the "Software" section, click on "Softaculous App Installer" icon.

3. cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous Panel.
4. On the left side of your screen click on the "Blogs" category. Then click on the "WordPress" link.


5. Click on the "Install" button.


6. Fill in the necessary fields under Software Setup":

  • Choose Protocol: You can leave it as it is;
  • Choose Domain: If you don't have multiple domains, leave it as it is;
  • In Directory: If you want to install the blog in a certain directory, for instance example.com/directory, enter its name. Otherwise, leave this field blank to install the blog in your main directory.

7. Under "Site Settings":

  • Site Name: Enter the name of your website;
  • Site Description: Enter site description;
  • Enable Multisite (WPMU): Leave it as it is.

8. Under "Admin Account" enter the following information:

  • Admin Username: Your new WordPress username (for security reason do not use the "Administrator" or the "Admin" username;
  • Admin Password: Use a strong password;
  • Admin Email: Your e-mail address.

Note: Save admin username and password somewhere because you will need these details to access the admin area of your WordPress blog.

9. Choose Language: You can choose the language of your WordPress blog. The default language is English.


10. Advanced Options: Leave it as it is, unless you want to change the database name or take an automated backup. Please note that taking frequent backups may take a lot of disk space.


11. Select Theme: You can select any available theme. If you don’t want to select any theme, leave it as it is and WordPress will use the default theme.
12. Click on the "Install" button.


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