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WordPress How to Make a Website with WordPress Installing WordPress The Famous 5-Minute WordPress Install

Roman Mayer
Roman Mayer
10,925 Points
Posted by Roman Mayer
Roman Mayer
10,925 Points

1-click-install OR 5-minute-install?

What are the benefits of each? Which one should I use, when all I want to do is get my blog up and running?

1 Answer

Mark Truitt
Mark Truitt
17,230 Points

Hi Roman,

I think you are mixing the two of these up.

The one click is a host providing the install for you.

The 5-minute install is manually installing/setting up WordPress 100% you.

Most hosts that provide a one click install is going to be used 99% of the time. The difference would be when you want to do something custom during that install or you are doing the hosting yourself or on a host that does not offer it.