This tutorial is part of our WordPress installation tutorial series, 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 the benefits of using 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 web development costs by learning to install WordPress yourself (of course, if you want to save time, then, by all means consider using WordPress developers). 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 applications you will need to learn how to use to perform your installation, but these also require no coding skills and are covered in our WordPress installation tutorials.
- Is not difficult. All you need is to invest a little time learning how. Fortunately, installation 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
Is there a fast way to install WordPress?
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 element 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 a WordPress website or blog, 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 applications to install WordPress. These applications are not hard to learn and we cover these in the step-by-step tutorials.
Installing A WordPress Website Or Blog
For best results, we recommend following the tutorials in this module in the order listed below:
- What You Need To Do Before You Install WordPress
- How To Register A Domain Name
- Finding Keyword Rich Domain Names Quickly (optional)
- 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)
- How To Create An Email Account In cPanel (optional)
- Decide Where To Install Your WordPress Site Or Blog
- Create A Google Account
- WordPress Content Checklist
- How To Install WordPress Using cPanel – Fast WordPress Installation Method
- How To Install WordPress Manually Using FTP (optional method)
- How To Transfer Files Between Your Computer And Your Server (3 Methods)
- How To Configure Server File Permission Settings (if required)
Once you have completed the training in this module, you will know how to easily install WordPress on any domain name with minimal technical knowledge. The WordPress Configuration tutorials will then take you through the process of setting up and configuring your the settings on your website or blog.
Installing WordPress – Recommended Resources
Before you begin this module, we recommend that you complete the following modules:
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We suggest watching the following video series in addition to our tutorials:
- Build A WordPress Site Fast
- How To Use Softaculous
- Using FTP
- Using cPanel
- Using 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 From Your Own WordPress Dashboard
WPTrainMe gives you access to the complete library of detailed WordPress step-by-step tutorials shown on WPCompendium.org, plus hundreds of WordPress ’how to’ video tutorials and additional resources directly from your WordPress dashboard using the WPTrainMe plugin (PRO edition). These tutorials and videos are designed to 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 access WPTrainMe PRO at a very special price, click here.
Click on the link below to get started …
What To Do Before Installing WordPress
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"This is an awesome training series. I have a pretty good understanding of WordPress already, but this is helping me to move somewhere from intermediate to advanced user!" - Kim Lednum
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