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How To Set Up A Hosted WordPress
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Before we start, you need to have your own web hosting.
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You can sign up for a hosting package with free domain HERE .
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Now let’s get started.
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Log in to your cPanel
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Type in your username
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Type in your password
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Then click “Log in”
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You are now inside your cPanel dashboard
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Let us now install WordPress.
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Most Web Hostinghas script installer like Softaculous.
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There are two ways to install WordPress using
Softaculous.
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You can either click the “Softaculous” icon on
your cPanel.
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Or click the WordPressicon on the Softaculous
Apps Installer.
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Either way you will be prompted to the same page.
You will be directed to the overview of WordPress App.
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Click the“Install” tab
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Fill up the boxes
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Choose the domain you want the WordPress to install
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Leave the “In Directory” blank if you want to install only in
http://domain/
Leave this BLANK.
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Type the name of your site.
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Type the your site description.
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Create admin username.
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Create admin password.
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Type in a correct email add.
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You can choose a theme now or you can do it later.
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Click “Install”
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Wait until the installation is complete
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You have now installed WordPress on your Website.
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To access your WordPressDashboard, click this link.
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You can now Log in to your WordPress Dashboard.
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Type in your username
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Type in your password
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And click “Log in”
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Your WordPress Dashboard looks like this.
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To visit your site, click the “My Blog” tab
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Or the “Visit your site” link.
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Hello world!You now see your website
homepage.
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INSTALLING THEMES
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By default, you have 3 themes already installed from
WordPress.org
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There are 2 ways to change the theme of your site.
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First is from repository of WordPress which are free to
use.
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On your Dashboard > Appearance > Themes and
Click “Add New”
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Choose the theme from the lists
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Or search for the theme if you know the name of the theme.
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If purchase a premium theme, you can upload it to install.
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Click “Add New”
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Click “Upload Theme”
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Click “Browse”
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Choose the zip file of the theme from your computer.
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Click “Open”
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Click “Install Now”
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Wait until the installation is complete.
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Then Click “Activate”
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Your theme is now active
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Visit your site to see the changes
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This is now the look of your website.
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You can change the text and images of the homepage
from “Theme Options”
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Note that this is for the “Responsive Theme” by
Cyberchimps
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Different themes have different options or ways to
customize.
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INSTALLING PLUGINS
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You will see the lists of installed plugins in your
Dashboard > Plugins
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By default there are pluginsinstalled on your WordPress
website
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You can activate it by clicking “Activate”
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Or delete it
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WordPress will ask you if you are sure of this action.
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Click“Yes, delete all these files”
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Like the theme, there are 2 ways to install a plugin.
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You can choose on the lists of plugins on your dashboard
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Or search base on the name of plugin or by keywords
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Type the name or keyword
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Click the plugin you choose
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Wait until the plugin is installed
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Click “Activate Plugin”
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You now see the plugin in the list of “Installed Plugins”
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You can also upload a pluginfrom your computer.
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Click “Upload Plugin”
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Click “Choose file”
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Choose the zip file of the plugin and click “Open”
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Click “Install Now”
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Click “Activate Plugin”
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The plugin is now installed
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POSTING
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To see your blog post, go to Dashboard > Post
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To create new blog post,click “Add New”
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Type the title of your post
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Type the content of your post
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Click “Publish”
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PAGES
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The same thing goes to create a Page.
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To create a new page,Click “Add New”
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Type the title of your page
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Type the content of your page
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Click “Publish”
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!You can now build your own
blog or website with WordPress.
