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Getting Started with WordPress

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Last Updated: December 5, 2011 3:18 PM

WordPress is a simple-to-use platform that lets you create blogs. We have a few different ways for you to use WordPress with our shared hosting:

Go Daddy Hosting Connection® Install If you don't have WordPress installed yet, we have a simple installation for you, which the guide below walks you through.
WordPress Hosting WordPress Hosting already has WordPress installed.
Manual Installation Advanced users can install WordPress themselves. For more information, see Manually Install WordPress into your Hosting Account.

Our Getting Started with WordPress guide will help you install WordPress, create authors, posts, pages, and more. Click the link below to download the guide:

 Getting Started with WordPress

If you already have WordPress installed on your account, you can skip to the What's Next? section of the guide.

NOTE: The PDF format guide requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print..

Things to Consider

If you already have WordPress set up elsewhere, we have articles to help you move your blog to us:

If your domain name currently points somewhere else, you need to update your domain name's nameservers and IP Address (A Record) to use WordPress. For more information, see:

Other Resources

You can find more help at the WordPress website, which offers resources on these subjects: