How do I install WordPress?

If you currently have no services with us, but want to host WordPress on one of our servers, we recommend that you order a Standard web hosting account, available for order here. If you later notice that the performance of the account isn’t enough, you may upgrade to e.g. a Premium account.

An alternative to installing WordPress via Softaculous is to install it via WordPress Toolkit. This guide details how.

Installing WordPress (and a whole lot of other platforms) is a very simple task using our one click installer Softaculous, available via cPanel for your web hosting account.

The general principle for installation described below is applicable to the majority of platforms available via Softacolous, not exclusively to WordPress.

1. Begin by logging on to cPanel.
2. Find the icon Softaculous Apps Installer under the category Software.
   
3. Once you’ve entered Softaculous, find WordPress. You should see it as a big icon on the middle of the screen, among the most installed platforms.
   
   You may also search for wordpress using the search box in the top left:
   
4. Once you’ve found WordPress, click Install.
   
5. On the following page you get to customise your WordPress installation.
   
6. Under Choose Installation URL, you get to select protocol, domain and directory:

• Under Choose Protocol, select https:// if you have an SSL certificate for your domain. A certificate should be available since all our web hosting servers run a feature called AutoSSL. You could also issue a certificate using Let’s Encrypt.
• Then choose the domain you want to install WordPress on under Choose Domain.

If you cannot find the domain you wish to install WordPress on in the dropdown menu, make sure that you’ve added it to your web hosting account first.

• Under In Directory, you may choose a folder on the domain where WordPress should be installed. E.g. if you want to install WordPress under example.com/wp, enter wp in the field.

If you want to install WordPress directly under example.com, leave the In Directory field empty.

7. Now, select the version of WordPress you wish to install. If you do not have any specific requirements (e.g. from a plugin you want to use that requires an older version), select the highest version number.
8. Then enter a Site Name and a Site Description.
9. Now, select an Admin Username for the site administrator. The suggested name “admin” is often a poor choice from a security point of view, since it makes it easier for hackers to breach the site.
10. Select a strong Admin Password for the admin user, and enter an Admin Email address.
11. Then choose a language for the WordPress installation. English is the default, but a variety of languages are available. Of course you may change the language later.
    

If you plan to utilise another cache plugin than LiteSpeed Cache (which is the one we usually recommend), make sure that you uncheck the checkbox for installation of the LiteSpeed Cache plugin. Having multiple cache plugins installed at the same time may lead to strange site behaviour.

12. Once you’re done with the selections, click Install to let Softaculous install WordPress for you.
    
13. When the installation is completed, you will end up on a page where you will see a URL that takes you directly to the login page for WordPress Admin of the newly installed website. You use the credentials you chose above for logging in.

If you need further help with WordPress once you’ve installed it, there are lots and lots of resources available online. The primary source of knowledge is WordPress Codex, the official manual.

If you plan to start an ecommerce site, WooCommerce is the plugin most commonly used for this. You find its documentation here.