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Create a Website using WordPress

It’s simply easy to produce or make a unique website by using WordPress. There are two major components on any website: Domain Name (URL) and Hosting. The domain name is how people reach your site. Hosting belongs to the physical computers that run your website files. To build your initial 1st WordPress website, you will need a domain name and hosting. And of course, you will need to download the newest version of WordPress, to create a website.

There are some other things you need to run your website:

Content – What are you going to tell?

Images – because a whole text website will be incredibly sluggish.

Theme – WordPress comes with many default installs, and there are several free themes to pick beyond default options. If you like one definitely, themes are also available for shopping from online sources such as Theme Sources.

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Setting Up Your WordPress Website

The simplest way to set up WordPress is, to begin with, a hosting account, which is specially created for WordPress websites. Godaddy’s controlled WordPress account, like WordPress, is already installed for you.

Many hosts will provide one-click options or easy guidelines for installing WordPress straight from their control panel. Without them, any hosting account will permit you to run WordPress presented you have a database in which to store a location for uploading site information and WordPress files.

Make Databases

To examine, if you can install WordPress automatically, verify with your host. If you require to install it manually, then log in to your CPL (or related portal) to handle your hosting. Click to create a MySQL database for your website.

So, Give the database a name, and create a user to go with the database. Mark the database name, username, and user password – you will need it later.

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Upload WordPress files

So, Download the newest version of WordPress from the website WordPress.org and unzip the files. Upload all WordPress files to your website host, either by using your file manager for your hosting account or FTP client.

When you have completed uploading, you should have a folder structure that seems like this:

Install WordPress – Create a website

For the last step, visit a web browser and visit your website on the domain name you choose. The process of installation should start automatically for you by asking yourself to choose the language.

Enter your certificate

Remember the credentials we already saved? Here’s where you will need them. Enter the database name, user name, and user password in the appropriate box. Most hosts will use the local host for a hostname. If you are unsure, your web host can provide this information. Continue the establishment.

Set username and password

Here, you will set up a username and password that you will use to log in to your new WordPress website. It’s a good idea to use a username other than “administrator”. This is the default username and therefore increases the likelihood of hacking your site later. If you wish then, provide your own website a title, and proceed with the installation.

Username and password

So, WordPress is now installed. You can now access your new user dashboard on your domain name / wp-admin. This is where you will log in with the username and password you just set up. This dashboard is the center of all things.

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