How to Create a WordPress Blog from Scratch with Divi

Learn how to choose and register a domain for your WordPress blog, including top level domains, using namecheap, checking availability, privacy through whois, and completing payment and verification.

Compare hosting options like shared hosting and WordPress hosting, install WordPress with a simple dashboard, create a database, and connect your bought domain to your hosting to launch your blog.

Learn to connect your domain to your hosting by configuring custom dns name servers, propagation up to 48 hours, and preparing to start building your wordpress site.

Log in to your WordPress site, remove preinstalled plugins and themes, and tidy the dashboard to show health status and activity for a clean, ready-to-build blog foundation.

Explore the WordPress dashboard, where you manage posts, pages, media, and comments, install plugins, set up themes, and configure settings to optimize SEO and audience engagement.

Set up the foundation of your WordPress blog by configuring general settings (site title, tagline, language, timezone), reading and permalink options, privacy, and search engine visibility during development.

Set up your WordPress site's identity by using the customize interface to set the title, tagline, and a custom favicon and logo (512×512), then publish to apply changes.

Enable a coming soon page for your WordPress blog by installing and activating the CETP plugin, selecting a simple template, and testing visibility in a private window.

Hide your WordPress login page with the WPX Hide Login plugin and enforce login attempt limits with Limit Login Attempts Reloaded to deter brute-force hacks.

Implement automated backup functionality using the UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin to protect your site with weekly backups stored remotely in Dropbox, plus two copies kept for restoration.

Install and activate the WP E-mail SMTP plugin to reconfigure WordPress to a different SMTP provider, preventing email abuse and spam, and configure hosting email settings for secure delivery.

Install the Antispam Bee plugin to filter comments and trackbacks, monitor potential spam from the dashboard, and protect your WordPress blog during setup.

Connect sites, monitor updates, and choose manual or automatic updates across multiple WordPress sites with ManageWP.

Learn how WordPress architecture comes alive with the TV theme by Elegant Themes, a front-end drag-and-drop page builder delivering what you see is what you get and flexible licensing options.

Download the Divi (TV) theme zip from your member area, upload it in WordPress via appearance > themes, install, and prepare for activation, highlighting Divi’s versatility.

Learn to install and activate a WordPress child theme to preserve your customizations while updating the parent theme, using a small child theme zip and activation process.

Learn to activate your Divi license by entering your username and API key in the theme options update tab, then save to receive updates for your WordPress blog.

Check Divi's system status to verify hosting parameters such as max execution time, adjust it from 30 to 120, and ensure optimal performance for the TV experience.

Examine how modern websites structure with a header, navigation menu, content area, and photo section, illustrated by the tv theme and blog pages.

Create core pages, set a static front page, and organize posts with categories. Learn to use the Divi editor, manage slugs, and define home and blog pages.

Set up your website header by configuring the primary menu, adding pages and the travel category, arranging a travel submenu, and setting a logo in theme options.

Learn to enable scalable vector graphics in WordPress with a plugin, upload SVG logos and favicons, and ensure crisp, fast-loading visuals for your Divi blog.

Build a global footer in Divi using the theme builder, adding an image, social buttons with links, and responsive styling for padding, colors, borders, and a divider across all pages.

Build your WordPress blog homepage with the Divi builder, drag-and-drop elements, set a featured image, and configure header and landing-page options to create a strong first impression.

learn to build a travel blog homepage with a grid blog post module in divi, including no sidebar, featured images, categories, and a nine-post pagination flow.

Add and customize multiple homepage sections in WordPress blog using Divi with drag-and-drop modules. Include videos, calls to action, accordions, and team profiles to build a responsive, engaging site.

Design category archive pages in WordPress with the Divi theme builder to display only posts from the category, using dynamic content and either a master template or per-category templates.

Create a compelling about me page in WordPress using Divi with a personal photo, name, and social media links, plus a contact form, to connect with readers.

Install and activate the Yoast SEO plugin to optimize posts and pages with focus key phrases, meta descriptions, and title templates, using XML sitemaps for better indexing.

Boost your WordPress site's speed and SEO by compressing images with TinyPNG and using the Smush plugin for lazy loading and descriptive file names with alt text.

Learn to speed up a WordPress blog by installing a caching plugin such as WP Fastness Cache, enabling preload and browser caching, with WP Rocket as a paid option.

Discover sustainable ways to generate blog ideas by using audience keywords, Google autocomplete, and related searches to shape titles, subtitles, and content that attract readers.

Build a unified WordPress blog post layout with Divi using a custom template. Apply it to all posts, configuring title, metadata, featured image, and content for easy publishing.

Learn to create a WordPress blog post with Divi by building from a template, setting a featured image, and optimizing SEO before publishing, using a library foundation for future posts.

Explore web monetization, enabling real-time micropayment streams from readers to content creators via the Coile extension, using payment pointers and currencies like extirpate, dollars, or euros.

Explore Coil and web monetization, learn how a browser extension enables real-time payment streams to support creators, with privacy-focused, ad-free experiences and a subscription-based ecosystem.

Create a Coil account to monetize your WordPress blog: sign up, verify email, set up an Uphold wallet, generate a payment pointer, and insert it into WordPress for monetization.

Set up the Coil WordPress plugin to monetize your Divi site by configuring the payment pointer, enabling monetization on all content, and exploring optional paywalls.

Explore configuring web monetization on a WordPress blog, switch between default monetize and public settings, or lock posts to members only, demonstrated with the coil extension.

Delete dummy posts in the post overview, move them to trash, and deactivate the coming soon mode to make your WordPress site with Divi visible to visitors.

Enable search engine indexing for your WordPress blog by unchecking the discourage search engines option in Settings > Reading, then saving changes so Google can index your content.

Engage with the web monetization community to share your WordPress blog, connect with peers, and explore grants and support to monetize your content.

Launch your WordPress blog with Divi and explore web monetization, joining a supportive community for feedback, tips, and ongoing resources through newsletters and upcoming proposals.