{"id":11277,"date":"2024-07-22T07:53:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T07:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astrihost.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=wordpress&#038;p=11277"},"modified":"2024-09-06T13:24:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T13:24:52","slug":"how-to-install-wordpress-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"wordpress","link":"https:\/\/astrihost.com\/knowledgebase\/wordpress\/how-to-install-wordpress-softaculous\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WordPress with Softaculous?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Log into your cPanel account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>Software\u00a0<\/strong>section and click on the\u00a0<strong>Softaculous App Installer <\/strong>icon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image11277_e1a164-cf .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image11277_e1a164-cf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/my.astrihost.com\/images\/kb\/369_How-to-Install-WordPress-via-Softaculous-in-cPanel-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous Panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find WordPress in the list of scripts, then click on the <strong>Install<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also find it by clicking <strong>Blogs <\/strong>in the menu on the left side of your screen, and then clicking on the WordPress Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Install\u00a0<\/strong>button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/my.astrihost.com\/images\/kb\/370_How-to-Install-WordPress-via-Softaculous-in-cPanel-2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>Fill the necessary fields under the&nbsp;Software Setup&nbsp;field:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Choose the version you want to install:<\/strong>\u00a0We suggest you use the default version.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Choose Installation Protocol:<\/strong>\u00a0HTTPS:\/\/ is recommended.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Choose Installation URL:<\/strong>\u00a0 Choose the appropriate domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Directory<\/strong> field: Should you want to install this in a directory, i.e. yourdomain.com\/directory, enter the directory name. Otherwise, leave it blank to install in your main domain, i.e. example.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image11277_b5986e-79 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image11277_b5986e-79\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/my.astrihost.com\/images\/kb\/371_How-to-Install-WordPress-via-Softaculous-in-cPanel-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>Under the&nbsp;<strong>Site Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;field, enter the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Site Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Enter the name of your website, such as\u00a0<strong>My Website<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Site Description:<\/strong>\u00a0Your site description.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enable Multisite (WPMU):<\/strong>\u00a0You need not change this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/my.astrihost.com\/images\/kb\/373_How-to-Install-WordPress-via-Softaculous-in-cPanel-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"502\"><br><br><br>Under the&nbsp;<strong>Admin Account<\/strong>&nbsp;field, enter the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Admin Username:<\/strong>\u00a0Your new WordPress username (for security reason do not use the\u00a0<strong>Administrator<\/strong>\u00a0or the\u00a0<strong>Admin<\/strong>\u00a0username.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Admin Password:<\/strong>\u00a0Use a strong password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Admin Email:<\/strong>\u00a0Your e-mail address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;Copy the admin username and password on a notepad because you will need these login details to access the admin area of your WordPress blog later.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/my.astrihost.com\/images\/kb\/374_How-to-Install-WordPress-via-Softaculous-in-cPanel-5.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Choose Language:\u00a0<\/strong>You can choose the language of your WordPress blog. The default language of WordPress is English.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><br><strong>Select Plugin(s):\u00a0<\/strong>You can skip this or select the plugins you wish to install.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Advanced Options:\u00a0<\/strong>We suggest not changing these options.\u00a0<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Select Theme:\u00a0<\/strong>You can select any available theme. If you do not want to do this, leave it as it is, and WordPress will use its default theme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lastly, scroll down to the end of the page and click the Install button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/my.astrihost.com\/images\/kb\/375_How-to-Install-WordPress-via-Softaculous-in-cPanel-6.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-11277","wordpress","type-wordpress","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrihost.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wordpress\/11277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrihost.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wordpress"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrihost.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wordpress"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrihost.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}