For this tutorial, we will be showing you the cPanel. Simply login to your hosting account and then on your cPanel dashboard scroll down to the website section.
Click on Install WordPress icon or 1-click Install. They will both take you to the MOJO Marketplace where you will see an overview about WordPress with a Install button. You need to click on the install button to continue.
MOJO Marketplace will now ask you where you want to install WordPress. Simply select your domain name from the dropdown menu and click on the check domain button.
The installer will now check that everything is in order and will show the final step. You can check the box next to Show Advanced Options to expand it.
You will notice that MOJO Marketplace has already given your site a title ‘My Site’. It will be using your email address as the username and entered a random strong password. You can change all these settings. You also need to check the terms and conditions checkbox.
Once you are done, you can click on the Install Now button.
Your installation will begin, and you will be able to see a progress bar. It will take only a few minutes. You need to wait on this page for it to finish.
Once the installation is finished, you will see a success message with a view credentials button.
You have successfully installed WordPress. Click on the View Credentials button to go to MOJO Marketplace dashboard and scroll down to the notification center.
There you will see the status of your WordPress install with a link to view credentials.
This will display the installation status and success notice. You will also find links to your site and WordPress admin area along with the username and password you will need to login.
Softaculous is a popular auto-installer script. It allows you to easily install popular web applications like WordPress with just a few clicks. Hosting companies like and use Softaculous in their control panel.
Simply login to your cPanel account and look for Softaculous icon or WordPress installer icon. You will find them under Auto Installers section.
Clicking on any of these icons will launch Softaculous auto-installer for WordPress. First you will see an overview of WordPress. You need to click on the Install tab to continue.
Softaculous will now ask you where you want to install WordPress. You need to choose or as protocol.
If your site has , then you can select or as protocol. After that, you need to choose the domain name where you want to install WordPress. Most users want to install WordPress in their domain’s root directory, like example.com. In that case, you need to make sure that the ‘In Directory’ field is blank. Scroll down a little, and you will see the site settings section. Under this section, first you need to provide a title and description for your WordPress site. Don’t worry you can easily change them from your WordPress after installation. Next, you need to choose an admin username, password, and email address. Softaculous will automatically fill in the username and password fields for you. It will use a non-dictionary word for username and a strong password. You can change them if you want so that they are easy to remember for you. However, we strongly urge you to always use a strong password. See our guide on the to learn how you can manage strong passwords easily. Make sure that youenter correct email address in the admin email field. This is where WordPress will send notifications and password reset link if you ever forgot your password. Rest of the options on the screen are optional. You can now click on the install button to run the installer. Softaculous will run the installer using the settings you provided. You will see a progress bar with installation status. It will take a couple of minutes, do not close the window until the progress bar reaches 100% otherwise this may affect your WordPress installation. You will see a success message after the installation is finished. It will also show you a link to your website and another link to your WordPress admin area. How to Install WordPress using QuickInstall QuickInstall is another popular auto-installer used by many hosting companies like HostGator and others. We will be using ’s cPanel dashboard in the screenshots here, but it wouldn’t be much different if you are using some other host that has QuickInstall.