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[HelpHub] Content review - Use automated installation #724

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estelaris opened this issue Mar 23, 2023 · 5 comments
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[HelpHub] Content review - Use automated installation #724

estelaris opened this issue Mar 23, 2023 · 5 comments
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Issue Description

We migrated the manual installation article to DevHub and it has been reported by support team that many non-dev users still use the manual installation. Because the article is very visited, I temporarily added it back under / technical-guides/installation/.

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https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/use-automated-installation/

Section of Page with the issue

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/how-to-install-wordpress/ (temporary link)

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Since the how to install wordpress article will be moved to DevHub and it is full of dev jargon, It shouldn't stay in HelpHub,, but we must add a link to it in the Use automated installation article (preferably on the first paragraph). Something in the terms of:

For manual installation, visit How to install WordPress (link)

@estelaris estelaris added user documentation (HelpHub) Improvements or additions to end-user documentation Content Review labels Mar 23, 2023
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Heads up @femkreations @atachibana - the "user documentation" label was applied to this issue.

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zzap commented Mar 23, 2023

Heads up @WordPress/docs-issues-coordinators, we have a new issue open. Time to use 'em labels.

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Add this new section to the document:

If the hosting company doesn't have one-click installation

If the hosting company doesn't offer one-click installation or you would like to install Wordpress yourself, follow the steps on the following steps:

  1. Download and unzip the WordPress package if you haven’t already.
  2. Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL (or MariaDB) user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
  3. (Optional) Find and rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php, then edit the file (see Editing wp-config.php) and add your database information.
    Note: If you are not comfortable with renaming files, step 3 is optional and you can skip it as the install program will create the wp-config.php file for you.
  4. Upload the WordPress files to the desired location on your web server:
  • If you want to integrate WordPress into the root of your domain (e.g. https://example.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped WordPress directory (excluding the WordPress directory itself) into the root directory of your web server.
  • If you want to have your WordPress installation in its own subdirectory on your website (e.g. https://example.com/blog/), create the blog directory on your server and upload the contents of the unzipped WordPress package to the directory via FTP. ### Note: If your FTP client has an option to convert file names to lower case, make sure it’s disabled.
  1. Run the WordPress installation script by accessing the URL in a web browser. This should be the URL where you uploaded the WordPress files.

– If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: https://example.com/
– If you installed WordPress in its own subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: https://example.com/blog/
That’s it! WordPress should now be installed.

For a more detailed explanation, consult the Developers Advanced Administration Handbook: How to Install WordPress

@estelaris estelaris added [Status] Review Issue in review and removed [Status] To do Issue marked as Todo labels Apr 18, 2024
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Heads up @docs-reviewers - the "[Status] Review" label was applied to this issue.

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Can we consider updating the title of the document along with adding manual install information? Based on the feedback from the support team, users are actively looking for manual installation help and it isn't obvious that it would be under "Use automated installation."

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