{"id":38807,"date":"2023-08-04T12:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T10:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=38807"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:33:45","slug":"manually-install-wordpress-via-the-xneelo-control-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/manually-install-wordpress-via-the-xneelo-control-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manually install WordPress via the xneelo Control Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/install-wordpress-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress AppInstaller<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a quick and convenient way to install the latest version of WordPress to a hosting account. However, in some cases, you may prefer to manually install WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide applies to installations on a main hosting account (e.g. Basic, Master). If you are installing WordPress on a sub- or multiple domain, please refer to the following guide:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/manually-install-wordpress-on-a-sub-or-multiple-domain-via-the-xneelo-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to manually install WordPress on a sub- or Multiple domain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requirements<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to your web hosting account via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/upload-download-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (we recommend <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FileZilla<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <strong>FTP Username<\/strong> and <strong>Password<\/strong> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/how-to-change-your-ftp-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where to find these details<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Host name<\/strong> (your domain name or server IP address)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <strong>database<\/strong> and access details<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <strong>web browser<\/strong> of choice<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false,"plain":"<span >Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/install-wordpress-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span >WordPress AppInstaller<\/span><\/a><span > is a quick and convenient way to install the latest version of WordPress to a hosting account. However, in some cases, you may prefer to manually install WordPress.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Note: <\/b><span >This guide applies to installations on a main hosting account (e.g. Basic, Master). If you are installing WordPress on a sub- or multiple domain, please refer to the following guide:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/manually-install-wordpress-on-a-sub-or-multiple-domain-via-the-xneelo-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span >How to manually install WordPress on a sub- or Multiple domain<\/span><\/a>\r\n<h2><span >Requirements<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >Access to your web hosting account via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/upload-download-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span >FTP<\/span><\/a><span > (we recommend <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span >FileZilla<\/span><\/a><span >), including:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li  aria-level=\"2\"><span >Your <strong>FTP Username<\/strong> and <strong>Password<\/strong> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/how-to-change-your-ftp-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span >where to find these details<\/span><\/a><span >)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li  aria-level=\"2\"><span >The <strong>Host name<\/strong> (your domain name or server IP address)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >A <strong>database<\/strong> and access details<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >Your <strong>web browser<\/strong> of choice<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In some cases, you may prefer to manually install WordPress on your hosting 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