How to Install WordPress via Softaculous in cPanel?

1. Log into your cPanel account.
2. In the “Software” section, click on the “Softaculous App Installer” Icon.
Install WordPress via Softaculous in cPanel

3.
 cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous Panel.

4. On the left side of your screen you should locate the “Blogs” category. Click on it and then click on the “WordPress” link that will appear.
Install WordPress via Softaculous in cPanel

5. Click on the “Install” button
Install WordPress via Softaculous in cPanel

6. Fill the necessary field under the “Software Setup” field:

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

7. Under the “Site Settings” field:

  • Site Name: Enter the name of your website, such as “my first website“.
    Site Description: Site Description.
  • Enable Multisite (WPMU): Leave this as it is.

Install WordPress via Softaculous in cPanel

8. Under the “Admin Account” field enter the following information:

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

Note: 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.

9. Choose Language: You can choose the language of your WordPress blog. The default language of WordPress is English.
Wordpress via Softaculous in cPanel

10. Advanced Options: Leave this 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 do not want to do this, leave it as it is and WordPress will use its default theme.

Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on the Install Button.
Wordpress via Softaculous in cPanel

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