Dennis Z.07 Mar 2023Updated 18 Jul 2025WordPress2 min read

How to Install WordPress on cPanel: A Beginner-Friendly Guide

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New to WordPress? Don’t worry—installing it is easier than you think. This beginner-friendly tutorial will guide you step by step through the WordPress installation process using cPanel, with zero technical skills required. By the end, you’ll have a fully functional WordPress site ready to customize and launch. Let’s get started!

Step1. Login to CPanel

First thing you need to do is to login to cPanel.

Once you are logged into the cPanel area, if you're on desktop check the left-hand side of your cPanel dashboard and you'll see two options, WordPress Toolkit and WordPress Manager by softaculous.

You can also find this by scrolling down to the software section of the cPanel, Click on the WordPress Manager by softaculous.

Step 2: Installing WordPress Using WordPress Manager by softaculous

Once in the WordPress management page you'll be presented with many options like install, scan, remote import, manage sets, and security measures. Just click on install.

Step 3: Final installation process, creating admin username, password.

Now from this page you'll be presented with options to choose your domain name, admin username and password, admin email address, blog title and description.

Now fill in your admin username and the password, make sure you use a strong and hard to guest password, you can use the password generator to generate a strong pasword.

Take your time to fil each of the available fields and scroll down to the bottom of the page, if you wish to send a copy of the installation details to your email, you'll see a box Email installation details to, fill it and click on install.

Wait for a few seconds and the installation should be complete.

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Dennis is a web hosting professional and the former CEO of Naijawebhost. He writes for HostAfrica on hosting, servers, and helping African businesses establish a reliable online presence. His articles draw on hands-on experience running a hosting operation, with a focus on practical, straightforward guidance.