How to Make a Personal/Portfolio WordPress Website | 2020

Learn to purchase a domain name and hosting, choose a hosting plan, manage privacy protection, apply a coupon, and access the HostGator dashboard to begin installing WordPress.

learn how to install WordPress on your hosting, select your domain, set up the login and back end of WordPress, and start building a personal/portfolio website.

Install a free WordPress theme by uploading the zip in appearance and activate it. Import the demo content and set the front page as a static page.

Customize your WordPress portfolio site with branding to set your name and logo. Add a header image and royalty-free images from pixels.com, and link buttons to pages or external sites.

Learn to create and edit WordPress menus by adding pages such as contact and freelancing, removing unused items, and reordering the primary menu for a polished portfolio site.

Edit the contact page by installing and activating a contact form plugin, inserting the form shortcode in text mode, and configuring email notifications and styling for your WordPress site.

Create a freelancing portfolio page with WordPress using the live composer, drag-and-drop images, add text, customize a call-to-action button, set links, and publish.

Explore building a consulting page on a personal WordPress site using live composer, adding images, text blocks, headings, and a contact form, then publish and preview changes.

Build an about page on a personal WordPress site by uploading a large image, adding bio text, social links, and a contact form via shortcode, then publish.

Learn to showcase your services, skills, and products in the services and skills section, customizing icons, colors, and background imagery, and link to your YouTube channel via the live composer.

Learn to configure the short about section of a personal portfolio site by editing text, replacing the background image with templates matching dimensions, and linking a find out more button.

Learn to edit and customize the portfolio section of a personal WordPress site, including managing projects, headings, and categories, and embedding videos with image uploads and publishing updates.

Explore configuring the sponsors, featured on, and partners section in a personal WordPress portfolio site, including removing the section, editing logos, setting a parallax top image, and publishing changes.

Set up and customize the blog section in a personal portfolio WordPress site by creating posts, editing text, choosing a featured image, and publishing changes to engage visitors.

Create a mailing list section with a video background in WordPress, customize the signup text, upload and size down a video, adjust overlays, and publish changes.

Learn to add and customize a testimonials section in WordPress by dragging in the testimonials module, selecting avatar images, editing quotes, and updating the display.

Learn how to display a video on the front page of a personal WordPress site using a YouTube embed, with optional full-screen display after publishing.

Learn to build a WordPress footer using widgets, add a text block, a social links menu, and a contact form, then publish.

Learn how to add a site icon (favicon) in the WordPress customizer by branding the head area, uploading a brand image, and publishing the changes.

Tidy up your WordPress sidebar by adding the recent posts and social profiles widgets, then drag in any other desired widgets such as a search function, text, or contact form.

Learn how to create a mailing list for a personal branding site by building a sign-up form, creating a list, and embedding the sign-up link to grow subscribers.

Discover essential WordPress plugins for security, backups, and search optimization, including Akismet anti-spam, UpdraftPlus backups, Jetpack, and Yoast SEO, to protect and improve your site.

Create and launch your personal WordPress portfolio site, celebrate your finished project, and grow your audience and personal brand for clients and creators.