# Fix "Script '26' Not Found" in WordPress Manager
Source: https://docs.webgee.com/en/hosting/wordpress/wordpress-manager-script-26-not-found



**`Script '26' Not Found`** appears when installing WordPress through the
WordPress Manager in the client area. Applies to shared and reseller hosting on
cPanel.

Script 26 is Softaculous's internal identifier for WordPress. The error means
the client area asked cPanel's Softaculous installation for that script and did
not get a usable answer — the installer is present but the request could not be
completed.

## Install through cPanel instead [#install-through-cpanel-instead]

The most reliable route is to bypass the client area and use Softaculous
directly:

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. Open **WordPress Manager by Softaculous**, or **Softaculous Apps
   Installer**.
3. Select **WordPress**, then **Install**.

The full procedure is in
[Install WordPress with Softaculous](/en/hosting/wordpress/how-to-install-wordpress-with-softaculous).

This produces the same installation. The client area's WordPress Manager is a
convenience layer over the same Softaculous instance.

## If that also fails [#if-that-also-fails]

Install WordPress manually — it does not depend on Softaculous at all. See
[Install WordPress manually](/en/hosting/wordpress/how-to-install-wordpress-manually).

Otherwise, contact support and quote the exact error. The cause is on the server
side and is not something you can correct from your account.

<Callout type="info">
  Older guidance for this error recommended switching the cPanel account to the
  **Paper Lantern** theme. Paper Lantern was retired by cPanel and is no longer
  available, so that fix no longer applies.
</Callout>

## Related [#related]

* [Install WordPress with Softaculous](/en/hosting/wordpress/how-to-install-wordpress-with-softaculous)
* [Install WordPress manually](/en/hosting/wordpress/how-to-install-wordpress-manually)