How to Set Up a Hosted Wordpress Blog (Part I)

How to Set Up a Hosted

Wordpress Blog(Part I)

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What is Wordpress?


is a free and open-source content management

system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL.


is the easiest and most popular blogging system

in use on the web.


is use to promote business, blogs, music

sites and among others.


was used by more than 26.4% of the top 10

million websites as of April 2016.


The difference between


is free and easy to set up but you have limited

control on it. www.aimdynamicvp.com

Hosting and managing web server will handle by the Wordpress.com.


You can’t upload/install plugins or custom

themes.


allows you to download the system in a hosted

web server.


You can manage and customize your own

site.


You can also upload and install plugins.


If you mean business, then you must choose

to host your Wordpress.


This tutorial will cover the following:

1. Registering a Domain Name. 2. Buying a Hosted Wordpress.3. Installing Wordrpess. 4. Changing Wordpress password.


Are you ready?


Let’s start!


1. Register your Domain Name


What is a Domain Name?


Domain name is any name registered in the DNS (Domain Name

System).


Domain name simply means the website

addresses.


Example of Domain Names

Wikipedia.orgGoogle.com

aimdynamicvp.com


You can register a domain name in any Domain Registrant.


For simplicity and convenience sake...


we will register the domain name with our

host website.


2. Buy a HOST


A host will house, stores, and maintain

your website on a server.


For this tutorial, the recommended hosting

site is


Go to your Browser


Type in

http://jhilario.com/jomar

wordpresshost


Welcome to the Hostgator Webpage!


Click Get Started Now.


There are three available plans.


Choose Hatchling Plan.


Click Sign Up Now.


Enter your domain name.


Suggested domain name can be your first

and last nameor your business name.


These are the domain name available.


Uncheck the Domain Privacy Protection.


For now, we don’t need it.


Choose your hosting plan.


Available billing cycle options.


For this tutorial, I chose the 3 months billing cycle.


Enter your Username.


And your Security PIN.


Please, write your Username

and Security Pin in a piece of paper.


Enter your billing information.


Your credit card information.


No additional services needed


No need to change the coupon code


Review your order details


Click Checkout Now!


Please wait while Hostgator is building your account


Order Completed!


Hostgator will send to your email

an order confirmation.


Check your email.


Log in to your email.


Open your email to see theaccount information.


It will look like this.


Click Your Control Panel link.


Your Hostgator Control Panel.


Enter the username from your account info.


Enter the password from your account info.


Welcome to HostGatorControl Panel.


3. Installing Wordpress


Scroll down andlook for

Software and Services.


Software and Services.


Click QuickInstall.


This page will appear.


Click Install Wordpress.




Fill in the details.


Again, write these information

in a piece of paper.


No need to write anything on this area.


Admin email is your email.


Your blog title can be your domain name.


Admin user – put your first name and last name.


Enter your first name.


Enter your last name.




This page will open.


Click this.


Your install is running.


The installation is complete.


Click My Installs.


The Wordpress was installed.


Click Admin Login.


Enter your Username or Email.


YourWordpress password

was sent to your email.


Open your email and check the details.


You will see this message.


Copy and paste your password.


Click Log In.


This is your Wordpressworking page.


4. Change your Wordpress password


Click Users.


Click on your username.


Scroll down to Account Management.


Click Generate Password.


Enter new password.


Choose strong password.


Scroll down, Click Update profile.



You now have a hosted Wordpress

website!


Check Part II of my Wordpress tutorial.


Thank you for reading!


Visitwww.aimdynamicvp.comfor other simple tutorials.


I would love to hear your comments.



Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress

https://wordpress.com/

https://wordpress.org/

https://www.hostgator.com/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress

https://wordpress.com/

https://wordpress.org/

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