First Step:
In first step we will cover how to buy a domain and web
hosting to make a wordpress website.
Domain Registration:
Register your unique, easy and simple domain name for the
identity of your website to internet web server. Your unique domain name will
be register in DNS (domain name server) and you can configure your domain name
server (DNS) to transfer it to your web host to make a website. There are four
elements of Domain name:
TLD (top level domain):
It is the end of domain that you can choose i.e. .com, .net,
.org etc. Top level domain can be divided in different categories according to
their use and purpose such as,
Organizational TLD: (.gov, .edu, .tv, etc ).
Countery wise TLD:(.pk, .uk, .au, .us, ).
Root Domain:
Root domain is the available unique name (may be one word or
multiple) that you can choose for your website. i.e facebook.com. In this case facebook is the
root domain which is unique i.e. no one can register this domain name, because
it has already been registered by facebook company.
Sub domain:
Sub domain comes before root domain and you can make as many
sub domains as you want having your root domain. For example in plus.google.com
plus is the sub domain, that comes before Google (root domain).
Sub Folders:
Sub folders come after TLD with slash i.e.
web.com/designing
Designing is the sub folder in this case.
Recommended website domain registrar:
Wordpress Web hosting Packages:
You need a best web hosting to host your files and a c panel
where you can control your website . There are many business companies that
provide web hosting services for wordpress, each of them have their
own packages and limitations. Choose a best web hosting is very important
because, your site will be at the mercy of web host.
You should have the answers of below questions before
choosing web host service provider.
- Does it meet wordpress minimum requirements to install the wordpress?
- Does it have a custom CPanel (where you can install and manage wordpress easily)?
- Does it is recommended by wordpress.org or compatible with the latest version of wordpress?
- What is the average up-time guaranteed by service provider?
- Does it offer package upgrade options if required at any time?
- What is the pricing structure of various packages compatible with features? Compare pricing structure and features with other web hosting service provider and choose the winner.
- Does it is the company of repute? How many customers it has? What is the customer support (care) policy?
Below are the best wordpress hosting providers recommended WP users.
Hub web hosting
Second Step:
Wordpress installation:
After having a custom domain name and a wordpress webhosting
package the next step is to setup your wordpress and ready your website for
online World Wide Web (WWW). Almost all the webhosting service provider has the
option to install latest version of wordpress with a single click (single click
installation) within control panel. As different web hosting service
providers have different options to install wordpress and to configure it so,
follow the steps of your service provider to install wordpress.
Domain name setup:
If you buy the domain name from the same web hosting company
then you doesn’t need to point out your name server or additional information
it will handle all things. But if you have buy your domain name from other
company like Godaddy, then you should have to point out the name servers of
hosting company that you will get after sign up. Taka an example of blue host
web hosting and Godaddy domain registrar. you have to point out blue host name
server’s (given you) (ns1.bluehost.com and ns2.bluehost.com) in your Godaddy
domain control panel. It will take minimum 24 hours to configure your domain
name with your hosting service provider.
Wordpress installation setup:
After domain name setup install latest version of wordpress
from c panel of your webhost service provider. While installing wordpress from
your cpanel follow the instructions to set user name and password of your
wordpress dashboard and other necessary information. It may be the case that your hosting provider
have no option to install wordpress directly then you should have to
download latest version of wordpress from wordpress.org and upload it to your
hosting with any FTP(file transfer protocol) client programme like FileZilla
(most used).
After the wordpress installation process login to your
wordpress site admin panel with your domain name /wp-admin. e.g.
yourdomainname.com/wp-admin.
Enter user name and password that you set while installing
wordpress and login.
Third step:
Basic configuration (setting):
Now, you have installed latest version of wordpress on your
web host and also configured domain name with your host provider .The next step
is the basic configuration i.e. necessary changes that you should do in order
to ready your site from all directions.
Setting >>General setting:
From left hand tabs in your wordpress dashboard choose the
setting tab and click on general setting. Now you have the option to modify
general settings i.e. time zone, date and time format, subscribe option and
change the tagline and site title.
Remove default content categories and pages:
Installed theme has their default dummy contents published
by theme designer company. Remove /delete all such contents before publishing
your first post.
To
avoid comment spamming activate akismet free wordpress plugin.
Google analytics wordpress plugin allow you to track your
website with lots of metadata. Google analytics provide you the information
about views per author and category, clicks and total page views, audience
country and much more.
Permalink setting:
The default permalink is not SEO friendly so, change it as
you like. You can also have the option of custom permalink which is best
choice. To change permalink go to setting >> permalink
I hope this tutorial help you to make a wordpress website.
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