How to Add Another WordPress Site to BigScoots

I host some of my sites on BigScoots, and as an online entrepreneur, I'm always launching new niche sites! If you're trying to add another WordPress site to BigScoots, below is a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to do it.

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How to Add a New Domain to BigScoots

Step 1: Log into your BigScoots dashboard.

Step 2: Navigate to Services > Shared SSD Hosting (or whatever type of hosting you have).

Step 3: Click “Access Control Panel.”

Step 4: Click “Click here to access Control Panel” button.

Step 5: Click “Addon Domains.”

Step 6: Enter domain name.

Step 7: You should get this success screen:

NEXT STEP: How to Point Your Domain to BigScoots

My domains are registered with Google Domains, so I have to tell those domains to “point” to BigScoots, which sounds super technical, but here's all ya have to do:

Step 1: Copy these two BigScoots nameservers. You'll need this info for the next step.

ns1.bigscoots.com
ns2.bigscoots.com

Step 2: Go to “My Domains” and select the domain whose nameservers you'd like to change.

Step 3: Click “DNS” on the lefthand-side menu.

Step 4: Select “Use custom name servers.”

Step 5: Copy and paste the two BigScoots nameservers.

Remember those two BigScoots nameservers in the first step? Copy and paste BOTH of those into Google Domains.

Like this:

Step 6: Click “Save” AND click “Switch to these settings.” Then you're done!

LAST STEP: How to Install WordPress on a New BigScoots Domain

Step 1: Install WordPress by clicking the “WordPress” icon in cPanel.

Step 2: Click “Install Now.”

Step 3: IF you get an SSL certificate error, here's what you do!

On one of my new domains, when I added it to BigScoots, I got this error: “a trusted SSL Certificate was not found.” That's weird because when you add a new domain to BigScoots, it should automatically come with an SSL certificate.

But if you get this error, here's what to do:

Go back to cPanel and click on the icon that says “SSL/TLS Status.”

In the SSL/TLS Status dashboard, you will see a list of all your domains. They should all have a green lock icon to the left of them. Even if all the locks are green, go ahead and click the blue button that says “Run AutoSSL.”