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How-to Import a WordPress Install into Softaculous Apps Installer

In this article we’ll provide the steps for you to import a WordPress website which already exists on your Ecenica web hosting account into App Installer. This is useful if you’ve previously installed WordPress manually or migrated a WordPress install and wish to take advantage of the extra features Ecenica‘s App Installer offers to help you manage and update your WordPress sites.

Steps to import a WordPress website into App Installer

  1. Login into your Ecenica cPanel control panel. See Where do I login to my hosting control panel
  2. Click Softaculous Apps Installer
    app installer
  3. Click WordPress
  4. Click the Import tab
  5. Select From this server
  6. Select the protocol and domain you access your existing WordPress site at. E.g. https://www and example.com
  7. If you access your WordPress site at a sub-directory, for example /blog/ then enter the directory name. Please leave this field blank if you simply access your website without a sub-directory, for example at, https://www.example.com.
  8. Click Import

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