This tutorial is part of our WordPress installation step-by-step tutorials, where we show you how to install a WordPress site or blog on your own domain name with no coding skills required.
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By now, you should already have an understanding of why you should choose WordPress as the CMS platform that will power your website or blog, and complete the website planning process.
WordPress Installation Process

(WordPress Installation Process)
Learning how to install a WordPress website or blog on your domain:
- Saves you money. You can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars on the cost of web development by learning to install WordPress yourself. To learn more about saving money with WordPress, see our Digital WordPress Business Blueprint.
- Requires no coding skills. Our tutorials show you how to install WordPress on your domain with no coding skills required. There are some third-party programs you will need to learn how to use to perform your installation, but these also require no coding skills and are covered in these tutorials.
- Is not hard. All you need is to invest a little time learning how. Fortunately, our tutorials are laid out in logical, sequential order, and are designed to help you save time. Just follow the steps, and you will soon have a professional-looking website or blog installed on your domain.
Overview Of The WordPress Installation Process
Can WordPress be installed quickly?
Absolutely! Once you learn how to do it, WordPress can be installed on any domain in under a minute … here’s proof:
As you can see, once you know what to do, installing WordPress on a domain is the easiest part of building your own website.
If you are just starting out, however, the steps you need to complete to install WordPress in 60 seconds or less can be very confusing. We have broken down every component of the WordPress installation process so that anyone can follow … even if you have no coding or programming skills!
The WordPress Installation module contains easy-to-follow tutorials and checklists that will show you exactly what to do before installing WordPress, and takes you step-by-step through the installation process itself, using the process shown in the flowchart below:
(How To Install WordPress – click the above image to enlarge)
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The installation process covered in our tutorials assumes that you have no coding knowledge or web development skills. You will, however, need to learn how to use 3rd-party programs to install WordPress. These applications are not complicated and are covered in the tutorials.
Installing WordPress
We recommend following the tutorials in this module in the exact order shown below:
- What To Do First Before You Install WordPress
- How To Register A Domain Name
- How To Find Available Keyword Rich Domain Names Quickly (optional)
- How To Set Up Web Hosting For Your WordPress Site
- Setting Up A Nameserver For Your Domain Name
- Creating Subdomains And Add-on Domains In cPanel (optional)
- Create An Email Account For Your Domain Name In cPanel (optional)
- Decide Where To Install Your WordPress Site
- Create A Google Account
- WordPress Content Checklist
- How To Install WordPress Using cPanel – Fast Installation Method
- How To Install WordPress Manually Using FTP (optional method)
- How To Transfer Files Between Your Computer And Your Server (Three Methods)
- How To Configure Server File Permission Settings (if required)
Once you have completed this training module, you will know how to a brand new site or blog for business or personal use. The WordPress Setup tutorials will then show you step-by-step how to configure your site.
Installing WordPress – Recommended Resources
Before you begin, we recommend going through these training modules:
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In addition to our step-by-step tutorials in this module, we recommend watching the videos below:
- Build A WordPress Site Fast
- How To Use Softaculous
- Using FTP
- Using cPanel
- How To Use Amazon S3
- How To Use Google Keyword Planner
- Google Tools (Gmail & Google Analytics)
You can access the above videos anytime by becoming a member of WPTrainMe.com (Pro Edition).
Access Hundreds Of WordPress Tutorials And Videos Directly From Your WP Dashboard
WPTrainMe gives you access to the complete library of comprehensive WordPress step-by-step tutorials published here on WPCompendium.org, plus hundreds of WordPress video tutorials and additional resources directly from your WordPress dashboard with the WPTrainMe plugin (PRO edition). These tutorials and videos will save you time and help you master using WordPress quickly and easily.
Inside the WPTrainMe PRO member’s area, you will also find a downloadable step-by-step WordPress Installation Guide containing the same tutorials included in this training module in printable format. This comprehensive 253-page PDF guide is fully illustrated with hundreds of detailed screenshots and will save you hundreds of $$$ building your own WordPress site …
(WordPress Installation Guide)
To learn how to get access to WPTrainMe PRO for a low one-time fee, click here.
Are you ready to begin? Then click the link below to get started …
What To Do Before Installing WordPress
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