Softaculous installs WordPress (and Joomla, Drupal and hundreds of other apps) on your cPanel hosting in a few clicks.
NoteOn WordPress hosting plans, use Install WordPress from the portal instead.
1. Open Softaculous
- In the portal, open Hosting and click your hosting.
- In the cPanel card, click Install WordPress or an app. Softaculous opens already logged in.
2. Start the WordPress install
- Click WordPress, then Install.
- Choose Installation URL: pick
https://and your domain. Leave In Directory empty to put WordPress on the main address.
TipConnect your domain and wait for SSL active first, so
https:// works from day one. See Get SSL on your website.3. Fill in your site details
- Site Name and Site Description.
- Admin Username: not
admin. - Admin Password: a strong one. Save it somewhere safe.
- Admin Email: your real email, for password resets.
Click Install and wait about a minute.
4. Log in to WordPress
When it finishes, Softaculous shows your site address and the admin address (ending in /wp-admin). Open the admin address and log in with the username and password you chose.
Other apps work the same way: find them in Softaculous's menu, click Install, and fill in the form.
