How to install WordPress in a few clicks

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You don't have to download WordPress, create a database and upload files by hand. The installer in cPanel does all of it in a couple of minutes.

Installing

1 In cPanel, look for Softaculous Apps Installer (or the WordPress icon) and open it.
2 Click Install on WordPress.
3 Choose the domain, and leave the directory field empty if you want the site at the root (yourdomain.com) rather than in a subfolder.
4 Set the site name, and above all the admin user and a strong password - never leave the suggested "admin".
5 Install. In a minute or two you'll get the site address and the administration address (/wp-admin).

Right after installing

1 Delete themes and plugins you won't use. Unused code is still a way in - see how sites get compromised.
2 Check the site opens over HTTPS. The free certificate is automatic, and you can force it - see how to redirect HTTP to HTTPS.
3 Keep WordPress, themes and plugins updated. This is the single biggest factor in whether a site gets hacked.
Installing over an existing site erases it. If you already have a site in that folder, the installer overwrites it. Take a backup first - see how to restore your data.
Prefer a different application? The same installer offers Joomla, PrestaShop, Moodle and dozens of others, with the same one-click process.

Installed it but the site doesn't open? We'll take a look.

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SEE ALSO

How to change your PHP version

Creating databases and using phpMyAdmin

FTP accounts and connecting with FileZilla

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The rest of the WordPress series

Once it is installed, these are the articles that take it from there, in the order most people need them.

Getting started

How the site looks

What the site does

Putting content in

People who can get in

Keeping it up to date

Less common cases

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