WordPress Installation in cPanel

What is WordPress Hosting?

WordPress is one of the most widely used free and open source blogging application tools. Commonly known as a CMS or Content Management System application, WordPress is probably the most comprehensive, and “search engine or SEO friendly” blog application that allows you to manage your website with a breeze. WordPress blog can be used to set up a small business or large, corporate WordPress websites or simple personal blogger website without any licensing fees involved. No HTML or website development skills are required to run a WordPress hosting site. Once installed, WordPress administration panel, offers a varied choice of unlimited WordPress themes or templates and plugins allowing you to design your websites to look like professional websites.

WordPress can be installed in a number of ways at WebhostUK. This post will explain how to do it using Softaculous.

Installing WordPress Using Softaculous

1. Login to your cPanel account

2. Search for Softaculous Apps installer or navigate to Softaculous apps installer

3.Under Softaculous Apps Installer section there is the WordPress icon. Click on that Icon

4.After Clicking on WordPress, the Softaculous installation window will open.

5. Scroll down. There Install Button Click on Install Button.

6. Under software setup section Select the URL for installation

Select protocol
Select domain where installation will be done
Set directory for installation, it may be blank or directory name
Select the version of WordPress which you want to install.

7.Under Site Setting section, Enter site name and Site description.

8. In Admin Account Setting, set username for admin and password.

9.Under Choose language Select language as required, Also there is option Select plugin section, select any plugin by checking the checkbox as per the requirement.