How to start WordPress blog or website

Start WordPress blog,Steps are  very easy.Read carefully and I’m sure after reading this article, you will be able to  start your first WordPress blog or website very  easily.

You need three things ,to start  WordPress blog:-

1. A domain name  (this will be the name of your blog. i.e wikitoinfo.com).
2. A web hosting account (this is where your website live on the internet)

steps are:-

• setup
• Install WordPress(start WordPress blog)
• select your WordPress theme and customize it
• create your first blog Posts
• Important plugins for blog or website

Step 1:- Get Domain and hosting

First of all, you have to buy a Domain and Webhosting services for your website.

people  reach your  website by using  domain name. It’s your website address on the internet. (like google.com or wikitoinfo.com) and Web hosting is where your website live and Every website requires web hosting because it is where you will upload the content.

people waste there money by choosing wrong webhosting platforms and they also need to buy a domain separately .

Beginners who want to create a blog or website they often face confusion that” what webhosting platform is good for them”and they waste their money by choosing a wrong webhosting platforms.for example:-They buy a domain name, which costs  $18 / year, and web hosting costs $12.99 / month, total cost almost $300/year. ( it is loss )

Therefore,Buy a good webhosting service with free domain name. there are many hosting provider which takes very low cost on webhosting packages with a free domain name and free SSL certificates and unlimited bandwidth and many more features.

here is the guide to buy a domain name and best hosting package;-

First you need good domain and hosting

Once you completed, you will receive an email with details on how to login to your web hosting control panel (cPanel) and this is where you install “WordPress” and  manage your everything from support, emails and other things.

Step 2:-Install WordPress(start WordPress blog)

In the cPanel, you will also see many  small icons for different services and features.

Scroll down and click on the “Softaculous app installer”section.

You will be redirected to  “Softaculous app installer “screen for one-click Installation of WordPress.

• Click on the” install” button.

After that, you need to enter your Site Name, username, and  password for your site.

You also need to check all the boxes ,fill them and then click Install.

Wait for installation and then  you will see the success notice.

                             ———-you will get details of your WordPress blog———-

Congratulations:-

now you have created your own new WordPress website.

Your WordPress login URL will look like this:” http://yoursite.com/wp-admin”.

you will also get Email from your hosting provider, about your successful installation of WordPress.

check your Email account,check the details and Click on the WordPress login link to login to your dashboard.

Now we are ready to customize the look of your site.

Step 3:- select WordPress theme and customize it

When you first visit your WordPress blog or website , it will look like this:

This is ordinary  default theme and most people don’t like this theme.

There are thousand of ready-made WordPress theme.you can select and install theme on your site.

some of the themes are free ,while others themes are paid .

Follow this step to change your theme:-

• click on the “appearance” section.
• click on the “themes“section.
• then, click on the “Add New” bar in the top-left

• choose your theme and click on install button (wait for  installation). After that,”install” button will be replaced with an “Activate “button.

• now,just click on ” Active” button to activate theme and you can start customize it.

once you have selected theme for your site,now you are  ready to create your first blog post

Step 4:- create your first blog post

First of all, you need to” click on the Posts >> Add new section” in your WordPress dashboard.

you will see an editor where you can write and select your title for your WordPress site.

after writing  your content click on the” publish button” on the right side and publish your first blog post to the world wide web.

on the post screen,you will notice  two taxonomies such as Categories and Tags.you can use these taxonomies to organize your blog posts.Read  this article” difference between Categories and Tags“(highly recommended)

Beginners always get confused between a posts and pages in WordPress.We also have  complete guide on the” DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POSTS AND PAGES “in WordPress for beginners.

Step 5:- Important plugins for blog or website

After posting your first blog post , you definitely want to add  additional  useful elements on your website such as contact form and subscriber bar  etc.

For furthermore customization of WordPress, you need to use WordPress plugins which  help you to add features like contact forms, galleries and sliders, etc.

WordPress plugins are like a tools that allow you to add a new features to your website.

There are over several WordPress plugins available and At Wikitoinfo.com, we will tell you about the best and free WordPress plugins  which help you to add the features that you need for your WordPress website.

you can also check this guide:-

• How to install WordPress plugins
• WordPress.org vs WordPress.com 
• SEO friendly URL structure