WordPress is far and away the most popular Content Management System (CMS) on the planet today, and is currently used to power more than a billion websites worldwide.

There are a bunch of different reasons as to why so many people are taking advantage of this groundbreaking CMS solution, but most people agree that WordPress is effortless to get set up, even easier to use as a non-technical person, and a dream to design, maintain, and upgrade without having to have a computer science degree under your belt.

The only thing is WordPress can be a little bit “funky” when it comes to the installation process.

There are a different things that you’re going to need to take care of to prepare your web hosting platform for the WordPress installation, and then a number of different steps that you’re going to have to run through – some of them definitely easier than others – if you are going to be able to enjoy this setup on a reliable platform.

Thankfully, the folks over at HostGator make getting up and running with WordPress just as simple and straightforward as it can be, especially when you choose to use their built-in cPanel installation process. Many other hosts provide cPanel as well. Check out our BlueHost coupon page for discounts on another cPanel hosting provider.

Here’s how to get started.

Choosing to install WordPress through your HostGator cPanel or manually

Though there are a couple of different advantages to installing WordPress manually, the overwhelming majority of people out there – including those with a more technical and computer focused background – are probably going to want to go with the automated cPanel set up.

The cPanel setup from HostGator allows you to literally “autopilot” 99% of the installation and setup process, and even better than that is the fact that you’ll only have to follow a handful of prompts online to get up and running.

We are going to touch on a couple of the basics that you’ll want to focus on when you dive into the cPanel from your HostGator account, but all in all you aren’t going to find this process to be very challenging at all.

Here’s how to install WordPress using the HostGator cPanel system

The very first thing that you will are going to need to do is log into the backend of your HostGator account so that you’ll be able to access your cPanel set up in the first place.

Once you’re in, you’re going to want to do one of two things – manually upload the WordPress files (using FTP, the File Manager System, or the SSH platform looked right into the cPanel), or you’re going to want to use the Fantastico automatic installation set up that does everything for you.

The manual upload solutions give you a little bit more control over the process, but when you are talking about uploading a zip file and then allowing the cPanel to do the rest of the heavy lifting, you really aren’t saving all that much time oral that much effort by going the manual route.

The Fantastico installation process, on the other hand, is dramatically faster – and does pretty much everything for you.

All you have to do is click on the logo that you’ll find in your cPanel, navigate to the “Install WordPress” button, and then work through the on-screen prompts. In less than about three minutes you’ll be up and running with the freshest version of WordPress that you’ll be able to customize to your hearts content.

Get a hold of technical support from HostGator if you’re having any trouble whatsoever

If you run into any trouble whatsoever along the way, don’t be shy about contacting the technical support team from HostGator.

This company has a sterling silver reputation in the customer service arena for a reason, with the overwhelming majority of reviews out there about this team’s customer support being glowingly positive. You’ll get the answers that you’re looking for, the personalized help you deserve, and they might even be able to log into your system and handle the installation process for you.

It really doesn’t get any better than this!