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How to Use WordPress (Tutorial)

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WordPress is one of the most popular Content Management Systems (CMS). It's primarily known as a blogging platform, but you can use it to build a static website thanks to the "Pages" feature.

This is a very quick overview of how to setup a WordPress site, but if you want a comprehensive guide that helps you with topic choice, making money, search engine optimization, menus, and more check out my WP Starter Guide WordPress Tutorial.

WordPress Video Tutorial

If you'd rather read than watch the tutorial, there are instructions for how to get started with WordPress underneath the video.

Installing WordPress

1) The first thing you need to do is install WordPress on your domain.

Need a domain name? You can get one here.

If you want your blog to be installed on the root of your domain (abc.com) then you won't need to do anything prior to installation.

However, if you want your blog to appear inside a folder or on a sub domain (abc.com/blog or blog.abc.com) then you'll need to insert the name of the folder upon installation.

2) Next, you need to login to your web hosting account. Almost all regular web hosts have WordPress installers through cPanel or cPanel-like platforms.

Once you sign up for a hosting account, open your cPanel area (or look for the Applications). Under "Blogging" select the option to install WordPress.

Note: If you want your blog to be installed inside a different folder (abc.com/blog), make sure you select the folder prior to installing. By default, the blog will be installed in the root.

3) Follow the prompts and create your password. Be sure to choose a very strong password (10+ characters, upper and lowercase, numbers, symbols, etc.) The number one reason WordPress blogs get hacked is because of weak passwords.

4) WordPress is now installed and you're ready to begin publishing content. You should now be able to go to the main login area yoursite.com/wp-admin/index.php - Be sure to bookmark this page!

Continue to The WP Admin Panel

Installing WP | Admin Overview | Editing Your Design | Plugins

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