Can't get through initial install - dashboard error page
I followed the instructions on Word Press Install Missing civicrm.settings.php; dashboard unavailable; no menus and was able to add the following immediately after the initial &lt;?php line of my wp-content/uploads/civicrm/civicrm.settings.php file:

global $civicrm_setting;
$civicrm_setting['Directory Preferences']['customTemplateDir'] = 'public_html/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/templates/';
$civicrm_setting['Directory Preferences']['customPHPPathDir'] = 'public_html/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/php/';
$civicrm_setting['Directory Preferences']['extensionsDir'] = 'public_html/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extensions/';
$civicrm_setting['URL Preferences']['extensionsURL'] = 'https://www.&lt;website&gt;.com/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extensions/';
$civicrm_setting['URL Preferences']['imageUploadURL'] = 'https://www.&lt;website&gt;.com/wp-content/uploads/civicrm/persist/contribute/';
$civicrm_setting['URL Preferences']['userFrameworkResourceURL'] = 'https://www.&lt;website&gt;.com/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/';