This tutorial is part of our WordPress installation step-by-step tutorials, where we show you how to install a WordPress site or blog with no coding skills required.
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At this point, 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)
Installing WordPress:
- Saves you money. You can save hundreds to 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 3rd-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 these step-by-step 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 step of the WordPress installation process so that anyone can follow … even if you have no coding or programming skills!
The WordPress Installation training module contains detailed tutorials and checklists that show you exactly what to do before installing a WordPress site, and takes you step-by-step through the installation process itself, using the process shown in the flowchart below:
(Installing 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 some applications to install WordPress. These applications are not complicated and we cover these in our WordPress installation step-by-step tutorials.
WP Installation Tutorials
For best results, we strongly recommend following the tutorials in this training module in the order listed below:
- What To Do Before You Install WordPress
- How To Register A Domain Name
- Finding Keyword Rich Domain Names – Quick Method (optional)
- Set Up Web Hosting For Your WordPress Site
- How To Point Your Domain Name To Your Web Host
- Create Subdomains And Add-on Domains In cPanel (optional)
- How To Create An Email Account 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)
After completing the training in this module, you will know how to install WordPress on your own domain name with minimal technical knowledge. The WordPress Configuration tutorials will then take you step-by-step through the process of setting up and configuring your site.
WordPress Installation – Recommended Resources
Before you begin, we recommend familiarizing yourself with the following modules:
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We suggest watching the following video series in addition to our tutorials in this module:
- Build A WordPress Site Fast
- How To Use Softaculous
- How To Use FTP
- How To Use cPanel
- How To Use Amazon S3
- Using 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 detailed WordPress tutorials we provide here 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 searching for information online and help you master 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 for a low one-time fee, click here.
Click the link below to get started …
What To Do Before Installing WordPress
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"These tutorials have so much information and are easy to understand. If you use WordPress or plan to in the future these will help you with everything you need to know." - Valisa (Mesa, Arizona)
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