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Install a new WordPress Infomaniak site (+ uninstall)
This guide explains how to install a new WordPress site with WordPress & Apps Infomaniak included in the paid Web Hosting offers.
Install WordPress Infomaniak…
… while creating a new site on the hosting
To access Web Hosting and add a new site by installing WordPress at the same time:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the concerned product.
- Click on the button to add a site:
- Choose to install WordPress.
- Click on the Next button:
- Click on the button to use an existing domain name in your Organization (or on the other button if you need to order a new domain first).
- Select the domain name from your already acquired domains (the advanced options allow you to choose a custom location on the hosting server, and an earlier version of PHP).
- Click on the Next button:
- Wait a few minutes while the site is being created on the hosting.
- Enter the requested information, which will help you log into the WordPress dashboard (this information can be changed at any time after installation).
- Click on the Next button:
- Enter the information related to your site (this information can be changed at any time after installation).
- Click on the Next button:
- Choose between the Divi theme and the official theme of the latest WordPress version (this information can be changed at any time after installation).
- Click on Next.
- Choose whether or not to install two Premium extensions offered with your subscription: Monarch and Bloom.
- Click on Next.
- Confirm the installation from the summary page.
- You can then log into the WordPress dashboard or return to Infomaniak site management.
… on an existing and empty site
To access the existing blank site on the hosting and install WordPress:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the concerned product:
- Click on the button to add an application:
- Choose to install WordPress:
- At the bottom, click on the Next button.
- Enter the requested information, which will help you log into the WordPress dashboard (this information can be changed at any time after installation).
- Click on the Next button:
- Enter the information related to your site (this information can be changed at any time after installation).
- Click on the Next button:
- Choose between the Divi theme and the official theme of the latest WordPress version (this information can be changed at any time after installation).
- Click on Next.
- Choose whether or not to install two Premium extensions offered with your subscription: Monarch and Bloom.
- Click on Next.
- Confirm the installation from the summary page.
- You can then log into the WordPress dashboard or return to Infomaniak site management.
Uninstall WordPress Infomaniak…
… while removing the website from the hosting (and keeping or not keeping the WordPress data)
To access Web Hosting and remove the website:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the concerned product.
- Click on the action menu â‹® located to the right of the concerned item.
- Click on Unlink the site:
- Choose whether you want to delete everything or keep the WordPress data on the hosting server.
- Confirm the deletion:
… while keeping the site on the hosting
To access Web Hosting and uninstall WordPress:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the concerned product.
- Click on the action menu â‹® located to the right of the concerned application.
- Click on Delete the application:
- Confirm the deletion.
- Click on Uninstall to remove WordPress:
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