Logging Into WordPress With HostGator

WordPress, being the most popular platform used to create 42% of websites, allows its users to create posts, add pages, use various themes/plugins, manage their shopping cart, and access additional features through its own dashboard. Using your HostGator WordPress login, you can get access to your dashboard and make the necessary updates on your website.

When it comes to logging into WordPress with HostGator, there are three options. Here's how.

• Option 1: Via Customer Portal ⤵
• Option 2: Via Softaculous ⤵
• Option 3: Via wp-admin (Direct Login) ⤵

Option 1: Via Customer Portal

1. Log in to your Customer Portal.
2. In the left side menu, navigate to Websites, then click Edit Site.

   

3. The WordPress Dashboard login page will be shown on the next page.

   

4. Enter your WordPress Admin username and password. Click on the checkbox Remember Me, then click Log In.
   Note: You will be automatically logged in to your WordPress Dashboard when you click the Remember Me checkbox.
5. You are now logged in to your WordPress Dashboard.

   

Option 2: Via Softaculous

If you initially used Softaculous to install WordPress, we recommend using this method. There is no need for your WordPress logins; however, you will need access to your HostGator cPanel.

To log in to WordPress via Softaculous:

1. Log in to cPanel. There are two ways to access your cPanel.
   • Option 1: Access your cPanel directly.
   • Option 2: Access your cPanel via your Customer Portal.
     1. Log in to your Customer Portal.
     2. Click Hosting in the left-side menu.

        

     3. If you have a single hosting package in your account, scroll down to the Quick Links section.

        
        If you have multiple hosting packages in your account, locate the hosting package you want to manage on the Hosting Packages page, then click its Manage button.

        

     4. Under the Quick Links section, click the cPanel button.

        

2. Look for the Software section, then click the Softaculous Apps Installer.

   

3. On the Softaculous home page, click the Installations box.

   

4. Locate the WordPress site you wish to access, then click its profile icon under the Admin column.

    

5. A new tab will open automatically, logging you into the WordPress dashboard.

Option 3: Via wp-admin (Direct Login)

This method allows you to access your dashboard directly using your domain name and WordPress logins. There is no need to log in to your HostGator Customer Portal or cPanel to access the WordPress dashboard.

Main Domain
Visit the WordPress dashboard by launching your browser and going to your domain with /wp-admin at the end.

Format: (Please replace 'domain' with your actual domain name.)

http://domain.com/wp-admin

Sub-Directory
If you installed WordPress to a sub-directory, use your domain followed by a forward-slash, then the sub-directory with /wp-admin at the end.

Format: (Please replace 'domain' with your actual domain name and 'subdirectory' with the actual sub-directory you used during installation.)

http://domain.com/subdirectory/wp-admin

Helpful WordPress Resources

• How Do I Point My Existing Domain to HostGator? - Use this article in pointing your domain to HostGator.
• How to Install WordPress With Softaculous - Visit this article if you are installing WordPress.
• WordPress Themes vs. WordPress Page Builders: Which Is Right for You? - Find out what option is best for you and the difference between a theme and page builder in WordPress.