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# How to install WordPress on cPanel

WordPress is a handy piece of software to quickly create stunning websites. It is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP Features include a plugin architecture and a template system, referred to within WordPress as Themes.

Enough talk. Let’s install WordPress!

### How to install WordPress on cPanel

1. Login to the cPanel dashboard. You are able to log in using the button on the web hosting package. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/login_cie6jz.png)

2. Once logged in, Head down over to the “Softaculous App Installer” category and select “WordPress”.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/apps_vvlp4z.png)

3. Click the blue “Install” button. A Dropdown window will open. You are able to edit the forms. A recommended form to change is the Admin Account username and password. You are also able to edit your site name and site description.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/install_6ip5eg.png)

4. Once all the information has been filled out, click “Install” at the very bottom of the page. You are able to make the installer send emails about the installation process. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/install2_dpkyj5.png)

5. If the installation was successful, you should receive a page congratulating you that the software that has been installed

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/congrats_1l1iwc2.png)

6. You are now able to access the website. In this example, we installed it to the /wp of our domain. We would go to `https://sparked-media.com/wp`.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/page_te6svr.png)

To access the **admin dashboard**, simply add `/wp-admin` on the domain. In this case, It would be `https://sparked-media.com/wp/wp-admin`

Login with the credentials that you provided in the setup process

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/admin1_14w3qze.png)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/admin2_1pp6jik.png)

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Created By: Greg K.