How to Install WordPress for HostGator

Let’s try to navigate our way through Installing WordPress with HostGator.

To help guide you through the process, we have created a step by step tutorial that shows how we setup HostGator on one of our Live Test Sites (wpdingo.link) in March 2016. We hope you find it beneficial!

How to Install WordPress for HostGator

Step 1: Choose your hosting plan with HostGator and complete the order.

Step 2: Go to your emails and find “Your Account Info”. Click the “Your Control Panel” link.

Step 3: Enter the Username and Password supplied in the email and click Login.

Step 4: To start the WordPress Install, click “Get Started With WordPress Today”

Step 5: Then click Install WordPress.

Step 6: Select your domain, in our case we selected wpdingo.link

Step 7: Complete all 5 personal detail sections.

Step 8: Click Install WordPress.

Step 9: Just before installing WordPress, there is an option to purchase a premium theme. We will install our premium theme later, so for now, click “No thanks, I’m a web designer”. Note: You don’t need to be a web designer to choose this path.

Step 10: Keep an eye out for the following banner to appear at the top of your screen, indicating the install is complete. Then click View Credentials.

Step 11: To navigate to your WordPress login page, click the Admin Area link.

Step 12: Enter your Username and Password from Step 11 and click Log In.

If your Log In page shows a Coming Soon generic page from your Domain Provider, there’s an extra step below.

Step 13: (Optional) For those with Coming Soon pages, you will find 2 DNS records (shown below from Your Account Info email from Step 2) that need to be added to your Domain Providers Admin Portal.

Look for Nameservers, and replace the existing records (which are usually ns1.yourdomainprovider.com & ns2.yourdomainprovider.com etc.) with the 2 HostGator records.

Please be aware that changes to DNS records can take up to 24-48 hours, so unfortunately, you might see the coming soon page for a little while.

Step 14: Our WordPress Installation is now complete. We are now looking at the WordPress Dashboard.

You are now all set to start creating your website – Enjoy!!

Questions?

If you have any questions about this tutorial on How to Install WordPress for HostGator, please feel free to ask in the comments below and I will try my best to answer them 🙂