Title: First time install
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# First time install

 *  [raisondart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raisondart/)
 * (@raisondart)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/)
 * Hi – not sure if this is the right place, but here it goes. I want to use wordpress.
   org, but I already have a website on wix that is registered at godaddy.com. I
   want to create a new site on wordpress.org but I don’t want to replace my current
   site right now, I need to create the wordpress site first. How can I do this 
   without replacing my existing site?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/#post-2516534)
 * By installing WordPress in a sub-folder on your domain. Then when you are ready
   to launch the new site, see [Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory#Using_a_pre-existing_subdirectory_install).
 *  Thread Starter [raisondart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raisondart/)
 * (@raisondart)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/#post-2516546)
 * HI – thanks for the fast reply esmi. Will I have to pay extra for that on my 
   domain?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/#post-2516551)
 * Nope. You can usually have hundreds of sub-folders within any given hosting account.
 *  [Tim S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tim-s/)
 * (@tim-s)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/#post-2516554)
 * Do you have hosting with GoDaddy? Wix usually requires you to point your domain
   to their servers – and does not require hosting. To use WordPress you’ll need
   a hosting package from a web host. I hope this helps!
 *  Thread Starter [raisondart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raisondart/)
 * (@raisondart)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/#post-2516558)
 * I can’t figure out how to add a sub-folder on godaddy. arh!
    TIM S- I have hosting
   with Godaddy now. My website is designed in WIX but I HATE IT. I want to move
   to wordpress.org, but want to create the site before replacing my old one.
 *  [Tim S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tim-s/)
 * (@tim-s)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/#post-2516573)
 * Your website is pointed to WIX right now. I’m not sure if GoDaddy offers a sort
   of temp URL to work from but ideally that would be the way to go. I work for 
   a hosting company and we give our customers a URL to use that is not domain specific.
 *  Thread Starter [raisondart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raisondart/)
 * (@raisondart)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/#post-2516581)
 * sounds confusing and hard and frustrating. argh!
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/#post-2516583)
 * Contact Godaddy and ask them if they can provide you with a temporary url until
   you move your domain name.
 *  Thread Starter [raisondart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raisondart/)
 * (@raisondart)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-install-2/#post-2516585)
 * excellent idea. thanks!

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