Content review - Automated installation

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Issue Description

Outdated content and images

URL of the Page with the Issue

https://wordpress.org/support/article/automated-installation/

Section of Page with the issue

Is the list of most popular auto-installers still accurate?

Why is this a problem?

Are we providing the best recommendations ?

Suggested Fix

• Revise and update list of recommended auto-installers
• Update screenshots

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Can I work on this issue?

[jhimross]

Updates/Changes:

1. Updated old links
2. Updated old information and instructions
3. Updated old screenshots
4. Added QuickInstall

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Although WordPress is straightforward to install, you can use one of the one-click auto-installers typically available from hosting companies. The most popular auto-installers, Softaculous, Plesk, Installatron, and QuickInstall and are described here.

Softaculous

1. Log in to your host, and look for Softaculous Apps Installer

5. Click WordPress, and it will redirect you to Softaculous dashboard.
6. Click Install or Install Now for one-click quick installation.

7. You can also click the dropdown arrow, then choose Custom Install. If you want to change installation parameters, and set up the Advance Settings.
8. Done! As simple as that.

Softaculous Homepage

Plesk

If you’re using the Plesk control panel, you have two options: one-click quick install or custom install which allows you to configure things like installation path or database prefix. Both these options are available regardless of whether you have WordPress Toolkit enabled or not. However, special security measures are applied during installation only if WordPress Toolkit is enabled. If you don’t have WordPress Toolkit, your WordPress installations will have the same security as manual WordPress installs.

1. Log in to your Plesk account and go to Applications tab in the Sidebar. Go to Featured Applications.

2. Click Install next to WordPress for one-click quick installation.
3. You can also click the dropdown arrow next to Install and click Custom if you want to change installation parameters.

Note: If you chose quick installation, no need to do anything else, as your WordPress blog has already been installed. If you chose custom installation, change the settings you want and click Install.

Plesk Homepage:

Installatron

Installatron is a one-click web application installer that enables WordPress and other top web applications to be instantly installed and effortlessly managed. WordPress installations managed by Installatron can be updated (manually or automated), cloned, backed up and restored, edited to change installation parameters, and more.
Many web hosting providers include Installatron through their web hosting control panel. If Installatron is not available from your provider, you can use Installatron directly from Installatron.com.
Here’s how to install WordPress through your web hosting provider’s control panel:

1. Log in to your web host’s control panel, navigate to “Installatron,” click WordPress, and choose the Install this application option.
2. Change any of the install prompts to customize the install. For example, you can choose a different language for WordPress.
3. Click the Install button to begin the installation process. You will be redirected to a progress page where you can watch as WordPress is installed within a few seconds to your website.

Here’s how to install WordPress using Installatron.com:

1. Navigate to Installatron WordPress and choose the Install this application option.
2. Enter your hosting account’s FTP or SSH account information, and then enter MySQL/MariaDB database information for a created database. For increased security, create a separate FTP account and MySQL/MariaDB database for your WordPress installation.
3. Change any of the install prompts to customize the install. For example, you can choose a different language for WordPress.
4. Click the Install button to begin the installation process. You will be redirected to a progress page where you can watch as WordPress is installed within a few seconds to your website.

Installatron Homepage

Fantastico F3

1. Log in to your cPanel account and click on the Fantastico F3
2. Click on the Fantastico F3 icon, and it’ll open the auto-installer options.
3. Once you enter Fantastico F3 dashboard, on the left sidebard there is a Blogs category under which you will find WordPress. Click on it.
4. Click on the New Installation link in the WordPress Overview.
5. Fill in the various details and click Submit.

Note: Different web hosting companies use different versions of Fantastico F3. Some are still using older versions, while others are updated to the latest auto-installer software. The difference will be in design and colors. However, the basic installation steps for WordPress are similar in all versions.

Fantastico F3 Homepage

QuickInstall

QuickInstall is an auto-installer for WordPress and many other applications. It can be found on multiple web hosting control panels. Different hosting dashboards may have a different appearance, but the features and process to install WordPress are almost always the same.

1. You’ll need to log into your web hosting dashboard, and search for the Software section. There you’ll find the QuickInstall icon.
2. Click on QuickInstall to continue.
3. It will open the QuickInstall page with all its apps, including WordPress, under the 1-Click Install section. To begin, click on the WordPress link.
4. Next, you will need to provide the required details for a WordPress installation.on.
5. Lastly, Click Install WordPress

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