If your web host supports installing software using Softaculous, you can use Softaculous to install WordPress software onto your domain name. Installing WordPress is easy to do, especially with Softaculous. When installing WordPress using Softaculous you will be asked to fill out some information for some WordPress settings you may not know about. Don’t worry, that’s what this guide is going to help you do!
First you want to open your web host’s cPanel, you can access this by going to http://your-new-domain-name.com:2082 you will be asked for your username and password for your web host. Once in cPanel scroll down to the very bottom and select Softaculous. Replace your-new-domain-name.com with the domain name you purchased.
Once you’re in Softaculous you want to click on the left hand side on Blogs. Then click on WordPress, then at the top you should see a blue button that says Install. Click on Install.
Now you will be given a form to fill out with a few basic WordPress settings. First is your protocol which should be http://
Next you will choose your domain name that you want to install WordPress onto. Then you will be asked for the directory to install into, this is very important, make this blank, delete whatever is in this box.
Database name for WordPress can be whatever you want to call the database, this is not really important and will probably never be needed again. You can call it wpsite1 affsite1 sitedb1 or whatever you like. You may be limited to 8 characters. You can even leave what is already in this text box if there is something.
For your site name setting in Softalulous WordPress install you will want to use your domain names words in title form. For example my domain name is affiliatemarktingnichesite.com so I will use Affiliate Marketing Niche Site without the .com
If you domain name is woodworkinghelp.com you can use Wood Working Help.
Site description is a short description, 1 sentence site description. You can use a slogan, motto, tagline, something like that. Just a very short description of your website. Most WordPress themes will display this description on your website directly under the website’s title.
Next is username, password, and your email address. You can use any username you prefer that’s easy to remember, or you can keep it Admin. The password box only asks for your password once, so double check and make sure your password is exactly the way you want it.
After your WordPress software is installed you can go to http://your-domain-name.com/wp-admin to login with the username and password you just created. Replace your-domain-name.com with the domain name you purchased.
You can watch this video of me installing WordPress using Softaculous:
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