I will try to explain it in simple words here. For getting a clear understanding, Read this Beginner’s Guide to Create a Stunning WordPress Blog in 2018.
It takes less than 20 minute to Create a WordPress blog. Follow these steps to make a blog in WordPress in 2018.
Step 1: Buy Domain name and Hosting
For starting a WordPress blog, the first thing you’ll need a domain name and a hosting service(linux-based).
Domain name - is the name of your blog. Ex- quora.com is a domain name.
Web
hosting is important to get your blog live on the internet. Every
domain name you see on the internet is hosted at a web server.
There are many companies that offer affordable hosting plans - like Bluehost, Hostgator, Godaddy.
Bluehost even offers free domain with their hosting plan.
Buy Linux-based hosting from any of the above hosting company.
Why Linux-based web hosting?
It
provides you the Control panel(cPanel) feature where you can easily
install WordPress and simplify the process of hosting of web site.
Step 2: Install WordPress
After you have purchased hosting, next step is to install WordPress.
Your hosting company has sent you an email containing your Control Panel (cPanel) login URL, username and password.
- Click on the cPanel link inside your mail.
- Enter username and password. (Username and password written inside the mail)
- Now, you’ll see the cPanel dashboard containing lots of icons.
- Just scroll down and click “Software and Services”.
- Here, you’ll see WordPress. Click on it to Install WordPress on your domain.
- Fill out the details such as name, email, blog title, etc.
After
installing WordPress, your login details will be shown at the screen.
Note it down as they will be needed to login to your WordPress
dashboard.
WordPress will also send you login credentials to your E-mail address.
Your WordPress login details consist of WordPress URL (http://domainname.com/wp-admin), username, and password.
Step 3: Install a theme for your WordPress blog
Now, you need to good design theme for your blog. You can find free themes inside your WordPress dashboard.
- Login to the WordPress dashboard using the login credentials you just noted down above.
- Click on Dashboard at the top.
- Go to Appearance > Themes > Add New.
- Here, you can find thousands of free themes. Use the search box at the top to find more themes.
- Once you have decided which theme you want to install on your blog, move your mouse to that theme. And click Install.
- Click Activate link to activate the theme on your blog.
Now, visit your blog, you’ll see the new theme is set up on your blog.
Learn more about Installing WordPress themes.
Step 4: Install Plugins
Beginner’s use plugins to enhance the functionality of their website/blog without having any coding knowledge.
On your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New. Use the search box to search a plugin. Click Install and then Activate.
This will install the Plugin.
For a Beginner, I would recommend these plugins:
Yoast SEO
Akismet
Contact Form 7
Social Warfare
optinMonster
WP Smush
Now, move to the next and final step which is adding content to your blog.
Step 5: Add Post and Pages to your blog
It’s time to start adding content to your blog. To create you first blog post:
Go to Post > Add New.
You’ll see the content editor screen. You’ll write your blogpost using this post editor.
Use the Publish button at the right side to publish the blog post on your WordPress blog.
To create pages on your blog, go to Pages > Add New.
That’s it. You have to follow all these steps to make a WordPress website without paying a single dollar to a Web developer.
I hope, this information would be useful to you.
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