How to install WordPress quickly on HostGator cPanel using a tool called Softaculous. If you've chosen to go with WordPress in 2020 for your website, this step by step guide is for you.
In this video you'll learn:
How to Install WordPress
How to Use the Softaculous Auto Installer
How to Login to WordPress
How to Get To WordPress from cPanel
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Really great video. Very clear and easy to follow. Thanks very much from Surrey, England😀
How would I use this to stage an existing wordpress site, so i can test things out without affecting the actual site?
very matrialise thank you very much
What do I do when I did everything you described but then when trying to go to the WordPress website I get an error that says to configure your hostgator nameserver?
Very helpful. Well done and well organized. Thank you!
Thanks, Josh, great video. One question though. When I'm choosing website protocol "https" (to have SSL), I get the announcement:
"A trusted SSL Certificate was not found". Do you know how to solve that?
My WordPress website vanished after I accidentally update Joomla in Softaculous in cPanel that contains my old website. I really need your help to restore my WordPress website. Thank you. I uninstalled the Joomla hoping that my WordPress website will be restored but just realized that everything is gone. Please provide a guide to restore my WordPress website. Thank you.
HI Josh, very helpful videos. However afterI installed wordpress and try to open my domain, It gives me 404 error. File not found.
2:50 How could I input a URL manually if the domain was not purchased by HostGator?
Thank you!
thank you
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Thank you!
Sir, this tutorial is very helpful. After finish building my website, how do I make it go live?
Thank you.
Did the website come alive in a matter of seconds after you finished installation?
thank you very much, very helpful
Hi!!! When I try to install, it appears the links: Sorry, this page does not exist.
Check the URL or go back one page. I do not understand why that appears to me, I have tried it many times. could you help me? Thanks!!!
will i be able to upload theme on wordpress with this method? Or do I still need to upgrade to business plan to upload theme?
When I do this, it tells me that everything went fine, but I can never access my website, some say to wait for 30min to one hour but it has been 2 days.
Very helpful! 👌 What are the benefits of using Softaculous over just using the WP install in Hostgator?
Thanks that was quite helpful.
i got an error 404 just after installing wordopress in a subdomain, can someone help me with that?
Very helpful, thank you gyus!
Hi, I have purchased domain name and hosting on hostgator. I have installed WordPress. Installation was successfull. But my website domain is getting directed to c panel login page. What am I doing wrong??, can you please help.
Just wanted you to know the Softaculous WordPress Demo links don't work. At one point it says Demo limit exceeded but this is first time I've ever looked at any demos via my CP so I suspect there's something larger wrong with the Sofaculous Demo site.
Thanks 🙏
dope
I did all this steps but its telling me that "you're seeing this page because your domain is setup with the default name servers: … " what can I do, I have updated the DNS to the ones in my account and still is not showing
Is that the deftones font as your logo on the top left? 🤘
I have a VPS with you guys and I got this "WordPress cannot be installed in the Free version of Softaculous. Unlock Premium Features" when I tried to install wordpress, and ask me for $10.
After the congradulation message the site is displaying that it cant be reached
My new domain doesn't show in the drop down, ( choose domain ) Help
I am stucked here too. Having read all the comment I see majority of people here have similar challenge as to how to install wordpress via hostgator platform.
I ve tried "one click" installation and also tried to install wordpress via softaculous but the response I got is the same which is;
"the site can't be reached, IP address could not be found"
I ve opened a support ticket/live chat for them to look into this and I hope this will be resolved as soon as possible.
Hi Josh, Another very helpful tutorial, I don't know if it's already there, it could be, how to redirect a domain if you change hosting within the same hostgator (from Hostgator to Hostgator). Explained with modeling clay, as for children. Thank you
Thank you very much 👍
Hi I can't seem to login into wordpress showing me a ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR. my DNS looks correct
Thanks alot. This was very helpful.
Hi Josh, WordPress installation shows message as " undefined(4%)" and asking for 3-4 minutes waiting. But even after waiting for an hour, WordPress installation is not taking place. Please help.!!
I've been installing WP for several days now but when I click on my link or admin, it doesn't work and it tells me it's impossible to find my ip,how can l fix this ??
Hi Josh, I did all that has been stated in the video but the website is not being reflected. I use domain which I had purchased from go daddy while subscribing to my G-Suite Account. Any help would be appreciated
on the directadmin panel , l have issue installing wordpress. this error i get >>> "The following errors were found :
The installation package could not be found!" how do i solve the challenge
It's been 3 day since I installed wordpress but when I click on the wp-admin login or my URL it doesn't work why ?
Hi, I have been trying to install wordpress with same procedure but its giving me error that php version should be 5.6 or higher and its not giving any option to update.
Even tried to talk to support but they didn't help as well.
I have tried that dozen times, Can you assist on this ??
How would I install into a subdomain rather than into a directory?