{"id":2581,"date":"2013-04-02T21:17:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T21:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/04\/02\/install-wordpress-using-softaculous\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:22:21","slug":"install-wordpress-using-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/install-wordpress-using-softaculous\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WordPress using Softaculous"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/how-to-install-wordpress-1024x538.png\" alt=\"How to Install WordPress using Softaculous\" class=\"wp-image-130836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/how-to-install-wordpress-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/how-to-install-wordpress-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/how-to-install-wordpress-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/how-to-install-wordpress.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress is an open-source content management system (CMS) that <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">can be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/installing-wordpress-manually\/\" target=\"_blank\">installed manually<\/a>\u00a0or quickly<\/span> using the cPanel <strong>Softaculous Apps Installer<\/strong> for free. In this guide, you can learn <strong>how to install WordPress using Softaculous<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">For WordPress users <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">seeking a lightning-fast hosting solution, we now offer a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress Hosting<\/a>\u00a0package that addresses all your needs for speed and reliability<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install WordPress through Softaculous<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a title=\"Click here for info\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log in to your cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the <b>Software<\/b> section, then click on the <strong>Softaculous<\/strong> icon.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"249\" class=\"wp-image-130830\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/software-section.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/software-section.png 989w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/software-section-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/software-section-768x255.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Softaculous main page will show the Top Scripts. Locate <strong>WordPress <\/strong>and click <strong>Install<\/strong>.<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"404\" class=\"wp-image-130831\" style=\"width: 550px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/top-scripts-wordpress.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/top-scripts-wordpress.png 512w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/top-scripts-wordpress-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the WordPress installation details. The following is the necessary information you need to fill in:<br><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" class=\"wp-image-130815\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/install-wp-soft.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/install-wp-soft.png 1518w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/install-wp-soft-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/install-wp-soft-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/install-wp-soft-768x488.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><table class=\"article_table\" border=\"0\"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan=\"2\"> <div align=\"center\">Software Setup<\/div> <\/th> <\/tr> <tr> <th width=\"145\">Choose Domain<\/th> <td width=\"875\">Select the Domain you want to install your WordPress on from the drop-down menu.<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <th>In Directory<\/th> <td>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 as follows: example.com\/foldername.<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <th>Admin Username<\/th> <td>Enter a username for your WordPress Dashboard login.<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <th>Admin Password<\/th> <td>Enter whatever password you want for the Dashboard Login.<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <th>Admin email<\/th> <td>Enter a valid email here. The system will place an invalid email here. you will need a valid one.<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <div class=\"alert alert-info\"> <p><em style=\"color: initial;\"><strong>Installing WordPress on a Subdomain<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color:initial\">\u2013 If you decide to install WordPress on a subdomain, you will first need to ensure that you have created the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/creating-a-subdomain\/\" target=\"_blank\">subdomain correctly\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>in cPanel. The main difference is that the path will appear <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">as follows: subdomain.main_domain.com, instead of\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">main_domain.com\/subdomain<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">. If the subdomain is already created, then you will be able to select the subdomain from the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Choose Domain<\/b><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> drop-down menu.<\/span><div class=\"alert alert-info\"> <\/div> <div class=\"alert alert-info\"> <p><i><b>Installing WordPress in a Subdirectory<\/b><\/i><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u2013 If you are trying to install WordPress into a sub-folder (that is not specified as a subdomain), then the\u00a0<strong>Choose domain<\/strong>\u00a0option should remain set to the domain name\u00a0<\/span>you wish to use for the installation. Be sure to specify the folder <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">you wish to use in the\u00a0<strong>In Directory<\/strong>\u00a0field, as shown in<\/span> the example above.<\/p> <\/div> <p>Click <b>Install<\/b>.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Softaculous will verify the submitted data and install the necessary files on your server for WordPress.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"259\" class=\"wp-image-130829\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/installing-wp.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/installing-wp.png 1513w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/installing-wp-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/installing-wp-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/installing-wp-768x265.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once WordPress is installed, you will see a success message. Click <b>Return to WordPress Management<\/b>. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"257\" class=\"wp-image-130832\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress-installed.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress-installed.png 1508w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress-installed-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress-installed-1024x351.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress-installed-768x263.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the <strong>WordPress Management <\/strong>page, you will see your installation, along with tools to manage it.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"494\" class=\"wp-image-130833\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wp-management-screen.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wp-management-screen.png 1412w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wp-management-screen-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wp-management-screen-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wp-management-screen-768x506.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><br> <strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Note!<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> If you do not see your website load after installing your WordPress site, you may need to point the nameservers, wait for <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/dns-nameserver-changes\/complete-guide-to-dns-records\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">propagation<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">, or address another <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"\/support\/website\/common-website-issues\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DNS or Domain related issue<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">! 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