How to Install WordPress In cPanel Using Softaculous

Let us know how you can install WordPress from your cPanel using softaculous in 1 click automatically without having any professional technical knowledge.

This is only helpful if your hosting account has cPanel with Softaculous installed in it. Ask your hosting provider to make sure you meet the requirement.

Installing WordPress

1. Login to cPanel (Ask your hosting provider if you are unsure about how to login to cPanel).
2. Navigate and Click on ‘WordPress Manager by Softaculous’ Option.
3. Click on ‘Install’ button
4. Under ‘Software Setup – Choose Installation URL’ section, carefully choose between http://, http://www, https://, or https://www (This will define how you want your website to look like. Most preferred versions are https:// or https://www)
5. Choose ‘Domain’ from the ‘drop down’ tab
6. Carefully check ‘In Directory’ tab as it should be empty all the time to avoid wordpress being installed in the directory rather than on your domain.
7. Scroll and Navigate to ‘Admin Account’ Section.
8. Enter your choice of ‘Admin Username’ for your wordpress website (Avoid using common username like admin or administrator)
9. Enter your choice of ‘Admin Password’ for your wordpress website (Avoid using common passwords like yourname123 or test@123#)
10. Enter your choice of ‘Admin Email Address’ for your wordpress website (Kindly use your permanent email ID as this will be used for all notifications related to your wordpress website like forgot password or updates)
11. Now, Simply scroll down to the bottom of the page (Ignoring everything) until you see a button called ‘Install’. Click on it to install wordpress in 1 click. Wait for few seconds for the process to complete.
12. Once done, page will show you the Admin Link, Your wordpress website link and a confirmation that wordpress has been installed.

How to Login

1. Open your browser and visit your-domain.com/wp-admin or your-domain.com/wp-login.php (Don’t forget to replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name).
2. You will be redirected to a WordPress Admin Login page.
3. Enter your configured Username or Email ID and Password.
4. Click on ‘Login’ button in order to login to your WordPress Admin Dashboard 🙂

Resetting Password

• Open your browser and visit your-domain.com/wp-admin or your-domain.com/wp-login.php (Don’t forget to replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name).
• You will be redirected to a WordPress Admin Login page.
• Click on ‘Lost Your Password?’ link in case you have forgotten the wordpress login credentials. A email will be sent on the admin email ID which was set during installation.