What is Textpattern?
Textpattern is a flexible, elegant content management system (CMS) designed for web publishers, designers, and developers. It's known for its simple yet powerful templating language, making it easy to produce well-structured, standards-compliant websites. Ideal for blogs, portfolios, and lightweight content sites.
Softaculous helps you install web applications very easily. Please follow the steps below to install Textpattern:
Step 1. Log in to your cPanel account.
Step 2. In the Software section, click on Softaculous Apps Installer.
Step 3. cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous interface.
Step 4. On the left-hand side, click on the Blogs category, then select Textpattern.
Step 5. Click on Install.
Step 6. Under the Software Setup section:
- Choose Installation URL: Select the protocol and domain. To install in a subdirectory like example.com/blog, enter the directory name. Leave it blank to install at the root domain (example.com).
Step 7. Under Site Settings:
- Site Name: The name of your website, e.g. "My First Website".
- Site Description: A short description of your website.
Step 8. Under Admin Account:
- Admin Username: Choose a secure username (avoid using “admin”).
- Admin Password: Choose a strong password.
- Real Name: You can leave this blank or use your actual name.
- Admin Email: Enter a valid email address.
Note: Save your admin login credentials. You will need them to log into the Textpattern admin area.
Step 9. Advanced Options: Leave these as default unless you want to customise the database name or set up automated backups. Please note that frequent backups may consume disk space.
Scroll down and click on Install to complete the setup.
