
Learn to start a self-hosted WordPress blog step by step, with beginner-friendly guidance, no coding needed, in about 40 minutes.
Discover the five main steps to starting a self-hosted WordPress blog: hosting and domain, installing WordPress, choosing a theme, creating an about page, and posting with text, images, and comments.
Register hosting and a domain name for your blog at host gater dot com, choose a shared hosting plan (hatchling or baby) and proceed to privacy, billing, and checkout.
Learn to install WordPress on a self-hosted domain via HostGator's cPanel, set the protocol to http, create admin credentials, and launch a live blog with dashboard access.
Delete all demo content by removing pages and posts in the WordPress dashboard, then switch to a new theme to customize the blog’s appearance.
Install and activate a new WordPress theme to transform your blog’s appearance, using the dashboard’s appearance area to search for primer, install, and preview the updated site.
Add pages in WordPress using the page editor, publish the content, and build an about page with a title, headings, and an image, then include it in the menu.
Navigate to WordPress dashboard, create a new post, add title and content, insert headings and images, assign categories and tags, set a featured image, and publish to go live.
Are you wanting to learn how to start a (self-hosted) blog in 2021?
Then this is the Udemy course for you!
In this course, we're going to be covering how to start a blog, step by step, using the self-hosted version of WordPress.
I’m going to cover the simple process, step by step, and in a way that anyone should be able to understand…
By the end of this free course, you will have your very own self-hosted blog up and running online.
Even if you’ve only used your computer for sending emails and browsing Facebook, you should still have no problems starting a blog.
You don’t need to have any previous experience.
We’re not going to be using any complicated coding.
And the whole process is only going to take us about 40 minutes to complete!
What's Covered:
The 5 Main Steps to Starting a Blog
Registering Hosting / Domain Name
Logging into Hosting cPanel
Installing WordPress
Viewing Default WordPress Installation
Delete Demo Content
Installing WordPress Theme (Primer Theme)
Customizing WordPress Theme
Site Identity (Blog Title, Tagline, and Logo)
Changing Blog Colours
Adding a Blog Header Image
Changing WordPress Sidebar (Widgets)
Adding an About Page
Adding Blog Posts on WordPress
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So if you want to start a blog TODAY, in less than 30 minutes...
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See you on the inside,
Martie