How to install WordPress on SiteGround Hosting [Free Quick Guide]

Before even getting started with our SiteGround Hosting WordPress Installation Guide, we suggest you to first sign up with SiteGround hosting if you don’t have an account with them yet!

Now that I have a hosting account with SiteGround and am even done with their sign up process by visiting your simple step-by-step guide above, what’s next?

Your next step is to simply get started with our simple yet detailed SiteGround WordPress Installation Tutorial. In this free guide, we will show you how easy it really is to install the WordPress application on your SiteGround hosting account (which wouldn’t even take more than a couple of minutes).

In fact, there are a number of ways how you can install WordPress on your hosting account with SiteGround but we will mainly be showing you 2 of the easiest and the most popular methods used in the installation of WordPress for your site hosted at SiteGround.

NOTE: While the FIRST METHOD is very simple and fully automatic as it specifically makes use of the WordPress Setup Wizard tool of SiteGround. Whereas, the SECOND METHOD is semi-automatic with more configuration options as it makes use of the Softaculous application for the WordPress installation setup.

So, let’s discuss both these methods in detail below to make your SiteGround WordPress installation process too smooth and simple.

METHOD 1: How To Install WordPress on SiteGround Hosting Using The WordPress Setup Wizard Tool

As mentioned earlier, this is an easy and quick set up method used in the installation of WordPress on your domain with SiteGround hosting specifically making use of SiteGround’s proprietary WordPress Setup Wizard tool.

STEP 1: Sign up with SiteGround & Log in to your SiteGround Customer Area

Once you sign up with SiteGround, you need to log in to the SiteGround Customer Area.

Now click on the Login button and enter your Username/Email ID and Password.

And if you haven’t created a hosting account with SiteGround yet…

STEP 2: Get started with SiteGround WordPress Setup Process

Click on the banner located in the sidebar that says “Get your new site up and running!

STEP 3: Select a WordPress pre-installed method for your new SiteGround account

Select the checkbox that says “Get WordPress pre-installed on this account” after which you can click on the “PROCEED” button.

STEP 4: Type in your login details for your SiteGround WordPress site

This step includes entering the Admin Email, Username & Password which will later be using to log in to the SiteGround WordPress Admin Area of your website.

STEP 5: WordPress theme selection for your site with SiteGround (OPTIONAL)

You can now select a WordPress Theme which needs to be installed for your WordPress site with SiteGround. If you don’t choose a template in this step, the default WordPress theme will get automatically installed by SiteGround’s WordPress Setup Wizard tool. Also, if you already have a WordPress Template then there is no need for you to choose any of the themes mentioned by SiteGround.

STEP 6: Your WordPress site with SiteGround will get installed and configured

Lastly, just click on the “Submit” button and SiteGround’s WordPress Setup Wizard tool will install and configure WordPress on your site in one go. Furthermore, the WordPress login details will be emailed by SiteGround to you!

NOW, THAT’S EXACTLY HOW EASY IT IS TO INSTALL WORDPRESS APPLICATION WITH SITEGROUND VIA THEIR WORDPRESS SETUP WIZARD TOOL & YOU ARE DONE!

METHOD 2: How To Install WordPress on SiteGround Hosting Using The 1-Click Softaculous Auto Installer Application

NOTE: If you are fine with the previous method, you don’t need this method to install WordPress on your SiteGround hosting account. This method is semi-automatic and specifically makes use of the Softaculous WordPress Installer in order to offer you a few more options to customize. So, you can either stop here and go with METHOD 1 or probably just read on to find out yourself which method is more convenient for you!

This method involves a few more steps that offer a bit more customization options for your WordPress installation on SiteGround.

STEP 1: Log in to your SiteGround Customer Area to access cPanel

The very first step is to log in to your SiteGround account after you sign up with them in order to access their Control Panel (also known as cPanel).

STEP 2: Look for the WordPress Installer Icon

Now, click on the “WordPress Installer” icon under “WORDPRESS TOOLS” which shall take you to the Softaculous Installer page.

STEP 3: Click the WordPress Install button

Click on the “Install” button which will take you to a separate Softaculous WordPress setup page with all the necessary settings for configuring your WordPress site with SiteGround.

STEP 4: WordPress application setup & configuration settings for your site with SiteGround

Let me walk you through each of the settings available in the SiteGround Installation process via Softaculous:

1. Choose Protocol: Select the protocols from where your WordPress site needs to be accessible (Example: https://www.yourwordpresswebsite.com).
2. Choose Domain: Just select a domain name (the one you registered with SiteGround or elsewhere) on which you want to install WordPress.
3. Install in Directory: While installing WordPress with SiteGround, this partcular field can be left Blank as by default WordPress would directly get installed on your domain itself. directly. However, if you choose to install it in any of the subfolder of your site then you can type the name of that particular folder (Example: yourwordpresswebsite.com/folder-name).
4. Site Name: This field simply refers to the name of your WordPress site.
5. Site Description: A short description or catchy tagline for your WordPress site.
6. Enable Multisite (WPMU): Just make sure this particular box is left unchecked as you don’t really need this option enabled.
7. Admin Username: Enter a username for SiteGround’s WordPress Dashboard login.
8. Admin Password: Enter a password for SiteGround’s WordPress Dashboard login.
9. Admin Email: Also, enter an email address for your WordPress Dashboard login (Example: contact@yourwordpresswebsite.com).
10. Select Language: Choose which language you want SiteGround to install your WordPress platform in as there is a long list of supported languages with English being the top choice.
11. Limit Login Attempts (Loginizer): Enabling this checkbox will install the Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin which helps in boosting the security of your SiteGround hosting site.
12. Choose a Theme to Install: Select the option None as you can install any WordPress template of your choice even later.
13. Advanced Options: Leave the default values but if you wish to rename your WordPress site database name & table prefix, you can configure the same using this option.

Once you follow all the SiteGround WordPress setup and configuration options mentioned above you can then click the “Install” button and instantly WordPress will begin installing. When done (takes a minute or two) the login details will be displayed of your new WordPress site with SiteGround and these details will be emailed to you as well!

FINALLY, WORDPRESS SHOULD NOW BE INSTALLED ON SITEGROUND!

I hope our tutorial on How to Install WordPress on SiteGround Hosting (2021) was helpful to you and I believe you had much smoother and hiccup-free SiteGround WordPress Installation process.

Oct 26, 2021 @ 8:52 pm
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