Hello guys! hope you’re doing great! in this post I am gonna share my experience about how to start a blog with self hosted WordPress. I am not gonna make tutorial as all expert do, but I wanna share my experience as a beginner! just like you!
Okay! Before we start, first you may need to know that WordPress is the most popular platform for CMS (Content Management System). WordPress have two platform which is WordPress.com & WordPress.org and this article is meant to work with self-hosted wordpress.org instead of wordpress.com.
Why wordpress.org and not wordpress.com! what’s the different?
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The different between WordPress.org & WordPress.com
Why not wordpress.com?
The different is WordPress.com is a free domain platform. It mean, when you create blog your web address will be “yoursite.wordpress.com” even if you upgrade to a custom domain for example yoursite.com your blog will still hosted by WordPress.com server.
However the advantage of using wordpress-dot-com is you are allowed to use WordAds sharing revenue by showing ads on your blog. But you not allowed to use advertising outside the WordAds networks.
Compared with WordPress.org that a self-hosted platform. You will have a freedom to place any advertising platform. Because it’s hosted by your chosen web-hosting provider.
Web Hosting Plan to Start A Blog With WordPress
Of course you need to make investment for buying your Domain and Web Hosting to hosted your site.
Most of wordpress expert and even WordPress.org them self always recommended to using SiteGround as Web Hosting.
If you like, later you read my previous article I’ve wrote about my experience to start this blog Web Hosting with affordable price You can read here.
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Create blog with WordPress.org
Build website with WordPress is easy even for beginner like you and me, so if you already have your domain and web hosting you can start by login to Cpanel and find for website builder application called Softacolous Apps Installer, select WordPress as Website application see example picture below.
IMPORTANT! Before click Instal make sure to leave “In Directory” form empty so your website address URL will be http://yoursite.com not http://yoursite.com/wp Set Name for your blog, create a unique Admin name, set a Strong password, select your Language and choose your desired Themes. see picture below
Click Install, wait a few moment and after installation process finish it’s time to customize setting for installed WordPress and add some plugins or maybe you decide to change your Themes.
Recommended Setting
From your Left Panel in WP Admin:
Go to Pages and add new pages like About, Contact, Blog Menu, Privacy Policy,Term of service etc. You can read here later on How to Create Pages for-Privacy policy, Disclaimers & Term of services
Then go to Post > Categories add new categories related to your blog topic.
Continue by go to Users > Your Profile to edit your profile setting like bio gravatar etc.
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Next, go to Settings > Permalinks Select Post Name or for Common Setting
You can always customize other setting later.
For themes and plugins you can directly adding it and search from WP Admin Panel. Just navigate your Mouse cursor to Plugins > Add New
For setting theme, navigate your cursor to Appearance > Themes. And choose the theme you like.
This is list of few Free Themes I recommended if you have limited budget for buying a premium themes: Ascent, Vantage, Hierro, BiscayaLite, Sorbet, Period, RedWaves Lite, Hueman.
Your blog will still have a catchy looks with those free themes. If your taste is different than mine! you still can search hundred of other free themes that match with yours 🙂
Write your first post!
So far you’ve done with the basic setting of your WordPress Blog. simple eh?
Its time to write your first post!
Just go to Post in left bar admin panel and click on Add New post and start writing something! don’t forget to delete the Sample post first.
Conclusion
We all know that to build a nice and solid website is takes time, money and effort. Invest money for buying Themes, Plugins etc is not obligation, but in the end we will realize have to invest some.
Anyway! Hope this post can help you to start build your blog with self hosted WordPress. Or at least it could help you have a better plan on how to start it.
Anyway! Thanks for reading and feel free to leave a comment bellow 🙂
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