How to Start a Self-Hosted Blog in WordPress

How to Start

a Self-Hosted

WordPress Blog

in 30 Minutes

or Less

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What is

Web

Hosting?



Web Hosting

is a service

that allows

individuals and

organizations


to build their

website on the

World Wide Web

or Internet

Steps to Create

a Self-Hosted

WordPress

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Step 1:


Set Up a Web

Hosting Provider

or Company

In this tutorial,

I recommend to

use Hostgator as

the web host


Open your web

browser


Look here in the

address bar


Click inside the

bar


Type in www.hostgator.com

and press Enter


The home page appears


Click on Get Started

Now! button


This window will

appear. Scroll down

to choose a plan.


Let’s choose

Hatchling Plan. Click

on Sign Up Now! button


The Hostgator Order

Form will appear


Enter your Domain here



Domain Name is the Uniform Resource

Locator (URL) of your website or the

unique address of your web page.

Example of a domain name,

Facebook.com (Facebook.com is the

domain), Twitter.com (Twitter.com is

the domain). You can use the name of

your business or your own name as your

domain. Like in my case, “flor” is my

nickname and “angeles” is my last name

and my domain is florangeles.com

Click on Drop down

arrow to select

Package Type


Click on Drop down

arrow to select

Billing Cycle



Billing Cycle varies from 1

month to 36 months. You can

get a cheaper price if you select

the longer cycle. Please keep in

mind that you will be required

to pay the whole amount for the

payment terms that you’ve

chosen in advance.

Enter your Username

here


Enter your Security

PIN here


Enter your Email

here


Enter again your Email

here


Enter your First Name

here


Enter your Last Name

here


Enter your Company

here (if there’s any)


Enter your Address

here


Enter your Payment

Details here


Select any Additional

Services that you want here



1. Enter your Coupon

Code here

2. No need to enter a coupon

code if you see a check

mark here

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2

Review your Order

Details thoroughly


Tick the box for the

service agreement and

other policies


Click on Checkout

Now! if you’re

finished


Step 2:


Install

WordPress


Go to your Email account

and look for “Your Account

Info” message from

Hostgator in your Inbox or

Spam folder. Look for the

following; link to your

Control Panel, Username

and Password

Click the link going to

your Control Panel.

This will appear


Enter your Username

here


Enter your Password

here


Click on Log in

button


The Hostgator Control

Panel appears


Scroll down until you

see the Software/

Services part


Click on QuickInstall

button


QuickInstall window

will appear


Look for Install

WordPress logo and

click it


Choose Free Option and

click on Install

WordPress button


Fill out the form


Please take note that

you don’t have to write

anything here

Enter your Admin

Email


Enter your Blog Title


Enter your Admin User


Enter your First Name


Enter your Last Name


If you’re done, click on

Install WordPress


You’ll see this message

while the installation is

running


Once installation is

completed, click on My

Installs


WordPress Log In

window will appear



Go to your Email

account and look for

“Quick Install powered

by Mojo” message in your

Inbox. Look for your

Username and Password

to log in to WordPress

Enter your Username

here


Enter your Password

here


If you’re finished, click

on Log In button


Your WordPress

Dashboard appears


Step 3:


Write Your First

Blog Post

On the left hand side of

your Dashboard, look

for Posts


Click on Add New


This will appear


Write your Headline

here


Write your Blog Post

here


To save your unfinished

post, click on Save Draft


If you’re done writing,

click on Publish


Step 4:


View Your

Blog Post

To view your post, click

on Preview


You’ll now

have a glimpse

of your first

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How to

Customize

Your Theme?


Go to Appearance,

click on Themes


This will appear. Choose

your theme here.


Hover your mouse on

your chosen theme


Click on Live Preview to

see first how the theme

looks like on your blog


Click on Activate if

you’re already satisfied

with your theme


You can always

change the

theme of your

blog anytime

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How to

Change your

Password on

your Control

Panel? 81 © florangeles.com | Ideal Virtual Professional - How to Start A Self-Hosted WordPress Blog in 30 Minutes or Less

Log In to your Control

Panel


Scroll down until you

reach the Preferences


Click on Change

Password


This window will

appear


Enter your Old

Password


Enter your New

Password


Enter your New

Password again


This will indicate

your password

strength


Click on Change

Password if you’re

finished


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Change your

Password on

your WordPress

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Log In to your

WordPress account


Hover your mouse on

Users


Click on Your

Profile


Your Profile window

will appear


Look for Account

Management part


Click on Generate

Password


Enter your New

Password


Tick the box if you

confirm the use of a

weak password


How to

Change your

Username on

your WordPress

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Go to Users


Click on Add New


This will appear


Enter your new

Username


Enter your Email

(must be new)


Enter your First

Name


Enter your Last

Name


Enter your Website


Enter your Password


Click the drop down arrow

to choose your Role


Click on Add New

User


Your New Username

is already added


Log out to your

account


Log In to WordPress using

your new username and

password


Go to All Users, delete

previous username


1

2

Tick Attribute all

content to the new User

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Click on Confirm

Deletion button

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I hope

you learn

something from

this tutorial


You can now

start creating

your self-hosted

WordPress blog

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of success but a man

of value.

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