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WordPress requires a hosting plan with PHP 8.0+ and MySQL/MariaDB. Most shared hosting plans include both. Our recommended starting point: Hostinger or SiteGround. both include one-click WordPress installation from their dashboards and have WordPress pre-optimised environments.
Access your host's control panel (usually cPanel or a custom dashboard like Hostinger's hPanel). Look for "WordPress" or "WordPress Manager" in the main menu. most hosts prominently feature it. Alternatively, find the Softaculous or Installatron app installer in your cPanel.
Click "Install WordPress" (or "Install Now" in Softaculous). You'll be prompted to choose: the domain to install on, the installation directory (leave blank to install in the root. e.g. yourdomain.com rather than yourdomain.com/wordpress), your admin username (avoid "admin". It's the first thing attackers try), a strong password, and your email address.
Click Install/Complete. The installer creates your WordPress database, copies all WordPress files, and configures the connection automatically. This takes 30–90 seconds. You'll receive an email confirmation with your login credentials and wp-admin URL.
Go to yourdomain.com/wp-admin and log in with the credentials you just created. You'll see the WordPress dashboard. Your site is now live at yourdomain.com with the default theme active.
Go to Appearance → Themes → Add New. Search for a theme or browse featured/popular options. Free themes: Astra, Hello Elementor, GeneratePress, and Kadence are all fast and developer-friendly. Click Install, then Activate.
Go to Plugins → Add New. Install and activate: Yoast SEO or Rank Math (for search engine optimisation), UpdraftPlus (for backups), Wordfence or Solid Security (for security hardening), and WP Super Cache or LiteSpeed Cache (for performance, depending on your server type).
In Settings → General: set your site title and tagline. In Settings → Permalinks: change to "Post name" structure (/your-post-slug/) for SEO-friendly URLs. click Save Changes. In Settings → Reading: ensure "Search engines discouraged" is unchecked if you want Google to index your site.