How To Install WordPress using Softaculous Apps in a Web Host - 5 Steps & Examples

Install WordPress using Softaculous Apps – In this tutorial, you will learn how to install WordPress and set up a professional WordPress website easily without prior coding knowledge.

At the end of this WordPress Installation guide, you will be able to install WordPress successfully using manually or using the cPanel 1-click installer.

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Step-by-step guides on how to install WordPress using Softaculous Apps in a web host

WordPress is the most widely used content management system (CMS). Its ease of use, numerous themes, and plugins, as well as strong community support, have made it the number one solution in the world.

WordPress is used for everything from simple blogs to complex websites like e-commerce, real estate, and any business websites.

Also read: How to install WordPress in cPanel manually

How to Install WordPress using Softaculous Apps installer

WordPress is an open-source content management system (CMS) that can be installed manually or within seconds using the cPanel Softaculous Apps Installer for free. In this section, you will learn how to install WordPress using Softaculous.

Install WordPress through Softaculous Apps Installer

Step 1. login to your cPanel account

To login to your cPanel, use the login credentials provided by your hosting provider. Click on the URL, enter the username and the password, then click on the login button. See the screenshot below;

Step 2. Locate the Software section on the cPanel dashboard

After successful login to the cPanel dashboard, locate the Software section and click on the Softaculous Apps Installer.

Step 3. Click on the WordPress logo

There are other options available on this page but you only need to click on the Install button on under the WordPress logo.

Step 4. Fill in the WordPress installation details

The following is the necessary information you need to fill in:

Software Set up

Choose Domain	Select the Domain you want to install your WordPress on from the drop-down menu.
In Directory	Leave this blank to install on the domain directly. If you are installing in a subfolder of your site you type the folder name here. This will make the blog load like the following: example.com/foldername.
Admin Username	Enter a username for your WordPress Dashboard login.
Admin Password	Enter whatever password you want for the Dashboard Login.
Admin email	Enter a valid email here. The system will place an invalid email here. you will need a valid one.
Email installation details to	Enter a valid email address where you want the system to send installation details.

Installing WordPress on a Subdomain – If you decide that you wish to install to a subdomain, then you will need to first make sure that you have correctly created the subdomain in cPanel.

The main difference is that the path will appear like this: subdomain.example.com instead of like this example.com/subdomain. If the subdomain is already created, then you will be able to select the subdomain from the Choose Domain drop-down menu.

Installing WordPress in a Subdirectory – If you are trying to install WordPress into a sub-folder (that is not specified as a subdomain), then the Choose domain option should remain as the domain name that you wish to use for the installation.

Be sure to specify the folder that you wish to use in the In Directory field – as per the example above.