Title: Cannot install WordPress to website
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Cannot install WordPress to website

 *  [Andaly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andaly/)
 * (@andaly)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-to-website/)
 * Hi everyone!
 *  My name is Chris and I am “voluntold” to complete the holy quest of making a
   website, “It will be fun!” they said… “It’s easy!” they said… The thing is though,
   I am new at this and within 48 hours I was ready to smash my monitor.
 *  Here is the problem: I cannot get WordPress onto my website. It is still wordpress.
   com, I would like wordpress.org. (did that make any sense?)
 *  So here is a brief summary of my failures to help you understand what happened:(
   And please do excuse my ignorance of technical terms)
 * -I watched this video:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jv47_VIBOQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jv47_VIBOQ),
   but instead of buying a domain name on a Hostgator as the video suggested, I 
   bought it on wordpress.com.
    -I am making a website for a real estate company(
   a small local one), and I hate how I can’t use plugins and custom themes. -So
   I decided to do what the video suggested and purchased a domain on Hostgator 
   using the same domain name. I then tried Quickinstall to install WordPress, but
   that did not work. Then I tried Fantastico, but that didn’t work either. (by 
   not work, I mean that when I went to my website: andalyrealty.com, there was 
   still no “plugins” option, nor any other changes)
 * So here I am, not knowing what to do, a Nokia phone tied to the end of a stick
   in one hand wanting to use it to smash my monitor but thinking better of it. 
   Help would be greatly appreciated and rewarded with cookies.
 * Thanks!
 * -Chris

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-to-website/#post-3582365)
 * It looks like the nameservers for that domain name are still set to WordPress.
   COM:
 * [http://www.whois.com/whois/andalyrealty.com](http://www.whois.com/whois/andalyrealty.com)
 * You need to go to your account there and change the nameservers to point to HostGator–
   it can then take up to 72 hours to fully propagate.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-to-website/#post-3582366)
 * See: [http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/change-name-servers/](http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/change-name-servers/)
 *  Thread Starter [Andaly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andaly/)
 * (@andaly)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-to-website/#post-3582436)
 * Thank you so much WPyogi!
 * I just did what you suggested, and am now waiting for it to come into affect.
   So should I cancel the domain I bought from wordpress.com?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-to-website/#post-3582438)
 * You can’t buy the same domain name in two places – so I’m a bit confused by what
   you said above:
 * >  purchased a domain on Hostgator using the same domain name
 * Can you clarify that?
 *  Thread Starter [Andaly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andaly/)
 * (@andaly)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-to-website/#post-3582458)
 * Oh, I meant I registered using an existing domain name.
    [http://prntscr.com/x88xf](http://prntscr.com/x88xf)–
   second option.
 * Thanks!

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Andaly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andaly/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-to-website/#post-3582458)
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