How do I install WordPress to my Hosting package?
This FAQ will help you to install WordPress or another one-click app
The below video and step by step instructions will help you to install an app such as WordPress onto your Web hosting package.
Title: How do I install WordPress?
Project: Web Hosting control panel
In this video, we will show you how you can install WordPress onto your web hosting package.
You’ll need to be logged into your 123 Reg control panel to begin.
Once you’re logged in, scroll down to the Web Hosting section.
You can now select the hosting package you wish to install WordPress onto and then click on the Manage button.
Ok, so in your web hosting control panel, scroll down to the CGI Scripts section and click on the WordPress blog icon.
Here is where we will install your WordPress account.
If you wish to install WordPress in a separate folder, enter the name of the folder here.
If you wish to install WordPress to access it directly from your domain name then simply click on install now.
If you notice this error message then don’t worry, this just means you already have website files on your hosting package.
You can either choose to back-up and delete the files using your file manager, or simply create a new directory folder for your WordPress website.
Great, so now we can quickly run through the WordPress Installation set-up.
Start by clicking on the link with your full domain name in.
If you’ve just created a directory folder for your WordPress website, then select the link which contains the full URL and directory folder at the end, so this one.
If you’re asked by WordPress about single or multi installation, simply select the single blog installation.
Ok, now you’ll need to add in some information about your WordPress website.
Just here enter the Site Title, so basically the name of your website.
Use these boxes to create a username and password for logging into your WordPress account.
You will now need to enter in your email address and ticking this box here means that you wish for your website to be indexed on search engines such as Google.
Great, so once you’ve filled out this information you will see a message stating that your WordPress account has been installed.
Click the log in button to access your WordPress account.
You will just need to enter in the username and password you just set up, then click log in.
You will now see your WordPress dashboard and this is where you can begin creating and editing your website content.
So that’s it, we’ve seen how simple it is to install your WordPress website.
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Log in to your 123 Reg control panel
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Scroll down to the Web hosting section.
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Select your domain name using the drop-down menu and then click on the Manage button.
If you have multiple websites on the same Hosting package, you will be taken to the Manage Shared Hosting page. In this case, scroll down to the bottom of the page to the Website Management section. Now select the website you wish to add WordPress for by clicking on the Manage button.
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This will open your Web hosting control panel. Scroll down the page to the Web Tools section and click the WordPress Blog icon, or the icon for the app you would like to install, such as Joomla or Drupal.
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You can now choose whether or not you wish to install your app onto an alternative directory folder on your web hosting package. Leave the Installation directory blank if you wish for your app to be installed straight onto your domain name.
For more help on this, have a look at the tutorial video at the top of this FAQ.
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Click on the link which contains your full URL.
The following instructions apply only to WordPress, if you have installed a different app, follow your app’s onscreen instructions.
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If you're asked by WordPress about single or multiple installation, choose Single.
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You will need to give your website a Title, you can then create a username and password.
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Enter in your email address and tick the Privacy box if you wish for your website to be indexed in search engines like Google. You can then click on Install Now.
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You will now see a message stating that your WordPress account has been set up. Click on Log In to access your account.
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You will just need to re-enter your username and password and then click on Log In.
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You will now see your WordPress Dashboard. Click on the Customise Your Site button to begin designing your WordPress website.
