{"id":1308,"date":"2019-08-12T09:25:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T09:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/08\/12\/3220304-how-to-install-wordpress-using-auto-installer-in-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T02:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:39:35","slug":"3220304-how-to-install-wordpress-using-auto-installer-in-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/3220304-how-to-install-wordpress-using-auto-installer-in-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WordPress Using Auto Installer in Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Setting up WordPress with Auto Installer on your domain or subdomain is a quick and easy process. It will take only a few minutes for you to have a running WordPress site.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_db94d30c37\">Preparations<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Before heading to the WordPress installation, make sure that:<\/p><ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Your domain is <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1863967-how-to-point-a-domain-to-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointing to Hostinger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The domain is <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583214-how-to-add-a-website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added to your hosting plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you&rsquo;re installing WordPress on a subdomain, ensure the <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583405-how-to-create-and-delete-subdomains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subdomain is created<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Follow along with this step-by-step video guide:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-h2b-video\">\n<p><iframe title=\"How to EASILY Install WordPress on Hostinger (2026)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXxtC_Tdo7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_769bf6a84f\">Step 1 &ndash; Open Auto Installer<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">On your panel, go to <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a><\/b> &rarr; <b>Dashboard<\/b>&nbsp;&rarr; Website &rarr; <b>Auto Installer <\/b>in the left sidebar, and click on it.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/bb0c8298-b1af-4590-9dda-b528489ec4d7.jpg\" alt=\"Hostinger dashboard sidebar with Auto Installer highlighted under Website\" width=\"250\" data-media-id=\"4970\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Once there, select <b>WordPress<\/b>.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/fd76c79b-bdb7-4ac1-ab2c-75d42a3b2d62.jpg\" alt=\"Hostinger Auto Installer WordPress card with the Select button highlighted\" data-media-id=\"4972\"><\/div><h2 id=\"h_5ebf5606e4\">Step 2 &ndash; Insert the Installation Details<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Fill in all the required <b>details.<\/b><\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/325b5bb4-3a5e-4719-b17c-c89aab791ad6.jpg\" alt=\"Hostinger WordPress install dialog with website credentials fields and a Next button\" width=\"500\" data-media-id=\"4973\"><\/div><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Website title<\/b> &ndash; the name for your website.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Administrator email<\/b> &ndash; the <b>email <\/b>for the admin user.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Administrator username<\/b> &ndash; the admin username. It&rsquo;s strongly recommended to use a <b>unique <\/b>username.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Administrator password<\/b> &ndash; create a <b>strong password<\/b> for your WordPress admin account.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 id=\"h_0c833cc8f6\">Custom Settings<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">In case you want to specify a <b>different subdirectory<\/b> for your WordPress installation (for example, <b>domain.tld\/blog<\/b>), or<b> use an existing database<\/b>, expand the <b>Advanced<\/b> section and fill in the information:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/9a37089e-9457-45cc-926b-20b2f0f64886.jpg\" alt=\"Hostinger WordPress Auto Installer advanced settings with installation path and database options\" width=\"550\" data-media-id=\"4974\"><\/div><h3 id=\"h_12ac34700d\">Install WordPress on a Subdomain<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">To install WordPress on a <b>subdomain<\/b>, expand the <b>Advanced<\/b> section. Next, click on the arrow and <b>select<\/b> the desired subdomain:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/ecaf35af-721c-4423-a9fa-6e2435baf5f1.jpg\" alt=\"Hostinger WordPress installer showing installation path dropdown with sub.domain.tld selected\" width=\"550\" data-media-id=\"4975\"><\/div><h2 id=\"h_fcbb463d80\">Step 3 &ndash; Select Version Details<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Once that&rsquo;s done, click on <b>Next<\/b> to select the opions regarding the WordPress core version:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/6aca70e0-bead-42ed-8584-482a479d92d5.jpg\" alt=\"Hostinger WordPress install window with version, language, update option, and Install button highlighted\" width=\"550\" data-media-id=\"4976\"><\/div><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Application version<\/b> &ndash; it&rsquo;s recommended to choose the latest version<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Language<\/b> &ndash; the language of the WordPress administration interface<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Update schedule<\/b> &ndash; it&rsquo;s recommended to update to minor version<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Click on the <b>Install<\/b> button and after a few minutes, the installation will be completed. To check the result, <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/clear-browser-cache\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clear the browser cache<\/a><\/b> and visit your website.<\/p><hr><h2 id=\"h_5555924315\">Manage Your WordPress Installation<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">To manage the installation, click on the <b>&#8942;<\/b> button in the <b>Auto Installer <\/b>page to find the following options:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/e68bc51f-806e-4662-8b45-4e9cac6acd6b.jpg\" alt=\"Hostinger installed applications list with a WordPress entry and its options menu open, showing Manage, Details, Delete\" width=\"600\" data-media-id=\"4977\"><\/div><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Access the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5609910-how-to-use-the-wordpress-overview-in-hpanel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Overview<\/a><\/b><b> <\/b>page<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Check the <b>details <\/b>of your website &ndash; URL, database name, admin username, and email<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Delete <\/b>your WordPress installation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting up a WordPress website using Auto Installer at Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[266],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-installing-applications"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/3220304-how-to-install-wordpress-using-auto-installer-in-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/3220304-como-instalar-wordpress-con-el-autoinstalador-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/3220304-comment-installer-wordpress-avec-l-installateur-automatique-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/3220304-cara-install-wordpress-dengan-fitur-instalasi-otomatis-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/3220304-kaip-idiegti-wordpress-naudojant-automatini-diegima-hostinger-platformoje\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/3220304-como-instalar-o-wordpress-usando-o-auto-instalador-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/3220304---wordpress---\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1308"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11421,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1308\/revisions\/11421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}