WordPress Website Setup Guide
So you want to setup a Website from scratch? Yes.
You need 4 things:
Domain, Hosting, WordPress, Design/Themes. Ok.
Let's start.
We will use Greengeeks as an example.
Take me through.
First, visit Greengeeks. Are you there?
You will see below screen. Click See Plans.
Ok, then?
Select the plan you want to purchase. For this demo, we will go with
their Basic Plan. Click on Get Started. Ok.
On this page, depending on whether you
have domain or want to get a new one,
you can make your selection. I have entered my option.
Enter your contact details. Ok.
Now select the plan that you want to go for. The longer the term you select,
the more discount you get. Ok, I have selected the plan.
Enter your credit card details and make the payment. Done.
In the next step, you need to create your password
(don't forget to store your password somewhere for future reference).
Good Point. I have kept it in a safe place.
Now that you have created the password, it's time to login!. Ok, great.
Well done! You are half way thru the process. Phew!!.
Let's start the next steps in 3 seconds.
Login to your Greengeeks account.
Ok, Done.
Ok, Done.
Now, you see dashboard, then go to cPanel login. Ok.
You are at cPanel. If you have an existing domain
then you need to Add-on your domain to Greengeeks.
Otherwise Skip & Go to Wordpress Installation
Ok, I need to addon my domain.
Come to at cPanel. Now, scroll down to the bottom and find WordPress in Softaculous Apps Installer section & click it.
Ok, done.
Click on Install now. Ok Done.
Now, scroll down and find Addon Domains & click it. Ok, done.
Here, you need to enter your existing domain details & click on Add Domain. Ok!
Scroll down and you can see your domain in the list. Yes, I can see it!
Now, change nameservers.
Get nameservers of Greengeeks. Ok.
Jump to My Domains as shown below. Ok!
Now, you can see the domain you added.
Click on View Details. Clicked!
Click on nameservers. Ok.
Copy both name servers from here. Ok done!
Go to Namecheap and Login.
Go to Domain List > Domains > Select Domain > Select Manage > Under NameServers, select Custom and place your Bluehost's nameservers there.
Ok.
Under NameServers, add Greengeeks' name server there. Ok then?
Click Save changes.
It can take up to 24 hours for this change to be completed so don’t worry if it doesn’t work right away.
Ok.
Go to Namecheap and Login.
Go to Domain List > Domains > Select Domain > Select Manage > Under NameServers, select Custom and place your Bluehost's nameservers there.
Ok.
Click Save changes. It can take up to 24 hours for this change to be completed so don’t worry if it doesn’t work right away. Ok.
Come to at cPanel. Now, scroll down to the bottom and find WordPress in Softaculous Apps Installer section & click it.
Ok, done.
Click on Install now. Ok Done.
Select the domain you want to use for this WordPress installation.
You will likely only have one domain. Leave the directory field blank. Ok Done.
Now enter your site details & admin account information.
Keep a note of these details. Ok!
At last, enter database information & then click on Install. Ok done!
You can keep track of the installation progress on the page,
though typically installation takes 5 minutes.
Ok. Got it.
As you can see it's straightforward to get WordPress installed. Now you can browse to http:///wp-admin to login. Ok, I am there.
You should now be able to see the admin dashboard. Yes, I see it.
Now, let's customize Title and Set Front page of your website. Ready? Yes.
Go to Settings > General Settings.
Here you can set site title, tagline, main email address, time zone, date format & language.
Make sure you set these correctly, as it may come back to haunt you if you don't! Yes, I done.
Now, go to Settings > Reading.
I am there
Here you can decide what function you want your WordPress site to take.
You can set front page to take people straight into the blog or
you can set which static page you want to be your homepage.
Ok, I have done that.
Well done in making this far! Now, let’s get into creating Pages & Posts. Ok.
To add new page, go to Pages > Add New. Fill in your title, add some content
and click publish. If you aren’t ready to publish the page, click draft. OK, done.
To add a new post go to Posts > Add New, its then the same procedure as above. Ok, cool!
Now, let's add Pages/Post to the Menu. I am ready.
Go to Appearance > Menu. Select your menu and select 'Add to Menu', you can then drag and drop to arrange it. Ok, done.
Once you select a theme, let's install that theme on your website. Ready?
When logged into the admin dashboard select 'Appearance' and then 'Themes' from the left-hand menu. Ok, I have done that.
Click the 'Add New' button. Then search for your theme using the search bar at the top right.
If you have been provided a theme file you can select upload theme from the top of the page. Done.
Click Install and that's it! Your favorite theme is installed.
Now, let's learn how to add plugins to the site. Ok.
Plugins – as the name suggest are tools that adds functionality to your WordPress site. Plugins can turn your website from a simple blog to a fully-featured e-commerce store, a user forum, a video streaming site, a members only website and much more.
OK. I understand.
Now, let's learn how to find the best plugins. Ok.
There are two good places to search: Codecanyon and WordPress.org.
Ok.
Once you find the best plugin to install, let me show you how to install it. Ok.
From the Admin Dashboard select Plugins > Add New. Ok, done.
Search for the plugin you want, or upload it if you have the files. Done.
Click Install, and give it a few minutes to install. From the Plugins > Plugins page activate your plugin. Ok, got it.
