{"id":1031,"date":"2020-06-04T18:23:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T10:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=1031"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:18:27","slug":"what-is-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/what-is-softaculous","title":{"rendered":"What is Softaculous and how to use"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ewebhostingstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2.jpg\" alt=\"What is Softaculous? \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">What is Softaculous?<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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