Quick Start Guide: WordPress (Infomaniak installer)

Thank you for entrusting the hosting of your WordPress site to Infomaniak.

Preamble

As a reminder, the WordPress site creation tool can be:

1. hosted by the WordPress.com infrastructure (paid) and in this case, Infomaniak is not involved in hosting
2. freely and manually installed by the user using the archive provided by WordPress.org, in which case Infomaniak is the web host but does not manage any updates and does not list the application in the WordPress & Apps section of the Infomaniak Manager; this is the case if you migrate an external WordPress to Infomaniak
3. automatically installed by the tool available on the Manager, and in this case, WordPress is largely maintained (in terms of security) by Infomaniak

This third and final point is developed in this guide.

Install WordPress & Apps

Infomaniak makes installing the WordPress application (and other applications as well) easy:

• install WordPress through the Infomaniak installer
• access the WordPress management interface

Using WordPress

Although WordPress is one of the simplest CMSs to use, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with it. To assist you in this process, here are external resources in several different languages to get started with WordPress:

• Essential basics to know to get started with WordPress
• French-speaking WordPress community support forum
• FAQ about backups/restorations
• Using an ElegantThemes theme or extension
• Free WordPress training provided by the site progresser-en-informatique.com. If you want to get to the essentials, focus on the following modules:
  • understanding the administration interface
  • how to configure WordPress properly
  • adding content to your website