Advantages of Self-Hosted WordPress Blogs
A self-hosted WordPress blog has a number of advantages over freely hosted blogs. With a self-hosted WordPress blog, you have complete control over your code, so you can implement any theme, modify it...
View ArticleBecome Familiar with FTP
One tool you’ll need to manage your WordPress files is an FTP program, such as Filezilla. Through FTP, you’ll upload themes and plugins to your blog. If your web host doesn’t provide any...
View ArticleInstall WordPress on Your Web Host
You need a web host that has PHP and MySQL. To make the installation of WordPress as simple as possible, make sure your web host has cPanel (or something similar). In my experience, BlueHost probably...
View ArticleExplore Your New WordPress Blog
Once you have WordPress installed, you should spend some time exploring it. To log in to your newly installed blog, go to http://yourblogdomain.com/wp-admin and enter the username and password you used...
View ArticleConfigure General Settings
You need to configure some basic settings in your blog, such as the title, tagline, time zone, and your name. Click the Settings tab on the far right, and then browse through the available subtabs —...
View ArticleEdit a Page or Post
One of the neat things about WordPress is that you can edit any post or page by clicking the Edit link that usually appears at the bottom or top of each page. You can also edit your posts and pages...
View ArticleStyle Your Site
Change Your Theme WordPress allows you to apply any theme to your blog. All themes include a CSS stylesheet that defines the design and layout (the colors, arrangement, and shape) of your site. In...
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