HOW TO CREATE A WORDPRESS WEBSITE OR BLOG

Creating a WordPress website or blog is easy if you know what to do and how to implement it and bring it to life, so that is why I have written the article so it can help serve as a guide to create a WordPress website or blog, if you can follow these steps correctly that I have written below and Make sure you don't skip any of them, then congratulations because you will successfully learn to create your first blog or website today, are you excited as I am? then without wasting any more of your time let's get to the main lectures of today. 

Creating a WordPress website or blog

1. Finding a website or blog name and availability

The first thing you need to do is to get a domain name for your website so write down the name of the website you want and search online to see if the domain name you want is available. You can do this by visiting any hosting site, such as Harmon Web, Namecheap, etcetera. If the domain name you are searching for is not available then you have to check try out other domain names you would like to use for your WordPress website or blog. Once the domain name you want is available, you can move on to the next step.

2. Purchase a domain, hosting and SSL

After you have found the domain name you are searching for the next thing to do is to purchase the domain name, you can purchase the domain name, and hosting from the website hosting company that you have choosen. SSL certificates are usually free for the first time. So, you may not need to pay for it for the first year. Each hosting company has different plans. Select the one that suits you appropriately and purchase it.

3. Install WordPress

Once your website or blog is live, installing WordPress is not difficult all you need to do is to visit your cPanel you will see WordPress icon click on it and it will take you to a page were you can install WordPress in one click. After that you will need to use the WordPress link you got after installation and your username and password to log in to your wordpress website or blog.

4. Customization

Now after you have finished installing WordPress on your cpanel the next thing to do is to customize your WordPress dashboard, so what you need to do is to locate the theme section and install a new one. Now WordPress has made it easy so you don't need to know anything about coding like html, css or js all you need to do is to select from the large numbers of themes made available to you for free you, can download and upload a theme if you want. And also do not forget to Install important plugins such as Askimet, WP classes editor, Yoast SEO, and others on your WordPress website or blog.

5. Create pages

After you have finished customizing your WordPress website or blog next thing to do is to create pages that is needed in your WordPress website or blog. Go to your  WordPress dashboard, select 'Pages' and create new pages such as About Us, Contact Us, Disclaimer, etcetera. Make sure you add relevant content to those pages it is important you do so, so your WordPress website or blog can look more mature and professional .

6. Create categories

After you have created all the important pages that are needed in your WordPress website or blog, you should also create categories. These categories help users to easily navigate through your WordPress blog or website. The names of these categories can be Education, Technology, Insurance, Finance, and others depending on your niche.

7. Visibility

After creating your categories Go to customization and make sure that your pages, and categories can appear for visitors to see them. You can add the categories and pages to the header and footer of your website, depending on your theme settings.

8. Settings

Make sure you go through to settings to set how you want your WordPress website or blog to be or function. Some of these settings can be permalinks, comments, visibility in search engines, and many others take your time to go through the settings.

Conclusion 

So with the information written in this article, I hope you will be able to create a perfect wordpress website or blog for yourself or for your clients without having any difficulties. If you find this article very helpful, please share it with others thank you.