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How to Install WordPress from cPanel
WordPress is well-known for its ease of installation. Under most circumstances, installing WordPress is a very simple process and takes less than five minutes to complete. Many web hosts now offer tools (e.g. Fantastico, MOJO Marketplace) to automatically install WordPress for you. This is best method for both beginners and advanced users alike and the method I will demonstrate in this article, How to Install WordPress from cPanel.
Things You Need Before Installing WordPress
Before you can install WordPress you will need to have a domain name and a good web hosting company that knows WordPress. I highly recommend that you use JustHost or Bluehost because they will give you a free domain and always have special offers for their hosting plans. Bluehost is an officially recommended hosting provider of WordPress.
Using JustHost and MOJO Marketplace to Install WordPress
Both Bluehost and JustHost provide programs which makes it very easy to install third party scripts to your hosting account. As the KingSolutions website is hosted on JustHost I will demonstrate their facilities to install a WordPress blog, using the MOJO Marketplace (free) script to install WordPress (free) to the root or subdirectory of your site.
Installing WordPress with MOJO Marketplace
- Navigate to the MOJO Marketplace section inside cPanel and click the One-Click Installs icon.
- With the Blogs and Website Builders page displayed, choose the WordPress icon. You will always be supplied with the latest, most up-to-date version of the software.About WordPress
WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.More simply, WordPress is what you use when you want to work with your blogging software, not fight it.WordPress started as just a blogging system, but has evolved to be used as full content management system and so much more through the thousands of plugins, widgets, and themes now available. WordPress is limited only by your imagination.
- Click the Install button.
- Choose the domain name to install to.
If you want WordPress in a sub-directory then in the field next to the domain, you can enter a subfolder such as ‘blog’ or leave it blank if you want the site’s main page to be the blog.
- If necessary, you can edit the email address, username and password for the new WordPress installation. Click “advanced options” and you can change those settings.
- Read through the GPL license and service agreements and check the boxes.
- When your ready, select the Install Now button.
How to Install WordPress from cPanel Conclusion
Well I hope you found this WordPress installation tutorial helpful and easy to understand. Once you have installed WordPress you can complete the WordPress post install checklist to ensure everything will work correctly. Also, don’t forget to check out my list of top WordPress theme designs and my list of essential WordPress plugins which I use here at KingSolutions to power this website.
- If you find this all a little too confusing you might like to nip over to Chris Farrells site where you will find everything you need to get your new (or not so new) business online.
Finally, if you have any thoughts or suggestions relating to, How to Install WordPress from cPanel, don’t forget to let me have them in the comment box below. Thanks for dropping by.
