# WORDPRESS wont install - stalls on 2% **URL:** \ **Category:** Hosting Support\ **Created:** [November 3, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779 "2026-11-03T08:37:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/hgoker/32/68625_2.png) [@hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/hgoker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/1 "2026-11-03T08:37:33Z")
### Website URL [https://somewebsite-url](https://somewebsite-url) ### Error Message WordPress can’t install Softaculous. it stays at 2 percent and wont move. Script install- tried with default settings. nodes are ok. only website in the account. ### Other Information cant do a default install. WHy? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/2 "2026-11-03T08:37:33Z")
Welcome to the InfinityFree community forum! Good to have you here. - Most people answering here are volunteers. They’re often the fastest source of help. Admin (the only staff member) checks in about once a day for issues on our end. - Volunteers can’t see your account or website. Share what you actually see, like error messages and what happens when you try something. That’s more useful than your theory of what’s wrong. - AI tools often get InfinityFree wrong. If a volunteer’s advice differs from what an AI told you, please try the volunteer’s suggestion first. - Solving an issue is a joint effort. Try the suggestions you get and report back what happened. ---
**Author:** ![Lemni](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/lemni/32/68303_2.png) [@Lemni](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Lemni)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/3 "2026-11-03T08:37:57Z")
_Beep boop, I’m a bot! I dug through the forum to get you started. I sometimes get things wrong though, so do with this what you will until a human has a look._ Which website or account are you installing on? The URL in your post is a placeholder, and your profile has two hosting accounts, one of them created this morning. The install is run for one specific account, so I need to know which one. Also, does any message appear next to the progress bar at 2%, such as “undefined” or an error? If so, please quote it exactly. ---
**Author:** ![hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/hgoker/32/68625_2.png) [@hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/hgoker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/4 "2026-11-03T08:45:55Z")
wp-themes.free.je is the website No message appears. Just stays there at 2% ![error](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/0/d/0da038cb5b65ff0e1a7322046472b391d89aaa07.png) ![error2](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/7/e/7e9d64cc68d66276498638f4325d50e5de1ffa94.png) ---
**Author:** ![hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/hgoker/32/68625_2.png) [@hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/hgoker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/5 "2026-11-03T08:59:14Z")
> [@Lemni](#): > > Beep boop hey lemni - the bot Beep boop will you help? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dan3008](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/dan3008/32/68577_2.png) [@dan3008](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/dan3008)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/6 "2026-11-03T09:03:53Z")
Lemni currently only does an initial post not follow-ups. For the problem you’re having, are there any other files on your account? Even if you deleted an old site there may be left over files so worth checking Might be a space or nodes issue ---
**Author:** ![hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/hgoker/32/68625_2.png) [@hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/hgoker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/7 "2026-11-03T09:20:40Z")
magically it moved to 95% after 100 tries and now it stays there. Its a new account, no deletion no node issue. Hey I appreciate the effort and free wordpress host an everything but can you please be more specific if the error is on my end or is it really the product here? ![error3](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/9/a/9ab34986009be6de0b4db63144ea4cf3749a0a53.png) ![error4](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/c/a/cae895f3acedb21ca0fb0f672b22947ba202f689.png) ![error5](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/1/e/1ef73f10d24193b9bc2025081f689b5fbe011fdb.png) ---
**Author:** ![hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/hgoker/32/68625_2.png) [@hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/hgoker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/8 "2026-11-03T09:22:06Z")
Anyone can help? is there no one? 😆 ---
**Author:** ![hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/hgoker/32/68625_2.png) [@hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/hgoker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/9 "2026-11-03T09:28:24Z")
🤪 😜 5% lol. Should I try emoty the cache and other browser - currently on chrome ![error6](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/3/3/3376119eafa008fac57cdeb839b983a769ccd68c.png) ---
**Author:** ![hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/hgoker/32/68625_2.png) [@hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/hgoker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/10 "2026-11-03T09:31:42Z")
I tried this with Opera and safari and didnt work either. ---
**Author:** ![dan3008](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/dan3008/32/68577_2.png) [@dan3008](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/dan3008)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/11 "2026-11-03T10:01:45Z")
> [@system](#): > > - Most people answering here are volunteers. They’re often the fastest source of help. Admin (the only staff member) checks in about once a day for issues on our end. Please read. I don’t use wordpress so this is the limit of my knowledge. You will have to wait for someone else to help. And speaking the thread won’t help speed things up ---
**Author:** ![KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/kangjl/32/12130_2.png) [@KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/KangJL)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/12 "2026-11-03T10:23:00Z")
@hgoker If Softaculous path does not work, you can still upload the files manually. > **[Download](https://wordpress.org/download/)** > > Download WordPress today, and get started on creating your website with one of the most powerful, popular, and customizable platforms in the world. ---
**Author:** ![hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/hgoker/32/68625_2.png) [@hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/hgoker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/13 "2026-11-03T10:46:33Z")
Thanks man but tell me something I dont know. It takes hours like that to install manually. I figured out that I can install with another domain. The one I was able trying to install was .com the other one I was not successful was .je ---
**Author:** ![hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/hgoker/32/68625_2.png) [@hgoker](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/hgoker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/14 "2026-11-03T10:47:13Z")
Then simply why do you reply? lol. thanks EOC. ---
**Author:** ![KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/kangjl/32/12130_2.png) [@KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/KangJL)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-wont-install-stalls-on-2/121779/15 "2026-11-03T10:53:01Z")
> [@hgoker](#): > > It takes hours like that to install manually Not that long, unless you are using a dial-up modem. > [@hgoker](#): > > The one I was able trying to install was .com the other one I was not successful was .je Are they on the same hosting acoount?