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WordPress is the most popular way to build a website. This guide shows you how to get it running on HostCloud, whichever plan you have.

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Managed WordPress plan?

WordPress comes preinstalled on HostCloud’s Managed WordPress plans. You don’t need to install it. Your welcome email has your login details. See Find your welcome email and service details.

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Install WordPress on other hosting plans

You can install WordPress from cPanel with either of two tools. Use whichever you prefer: both install WordPress for you in a few clicks.
Point your domain to HostCloud first, so your new site opens at your own address. See Point your domain to HostCloud.
1

Open the installer

Log in to cPanel and click WordPress Manager by Softaculous in the left-hand menu.
2

Start a new install

Choose to install WordPress.
3

Fill in the details

  • Domain: choose the domain for the site. Pick https:// so the site uses your free SSL certificate.
  • Directory: leave this empty to install WordPress at your main address, such as yourdomain.com.
  • Site name and description: you can change these later.
  • Admin username, password and email: choose a username that isn’t “admin”, a strong password, and an email address you check.
4

Install

Start the installation. When it’s done, you’ll see the links to your site and its admin dashboard.

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Log in to your new site

Go to https://yourdomain.com/wp-admin and log in with the admin username and password you chose.
Your WordPress admin login controls your whole site. Use a strong password, and keep WordPress, your theme and your plugins up to date. Most hacked WordPress sites run old plugins.
Moving an existing WordPress site from another host? You don’t need to reinstall it. We’ll move it for free. See Request a free website migration.
Still stuck? Open a ticket with your domain name.