What is WordPress?
WordPress is amazing software that allows you to create a beautiful blog without needing to be a techno-nerd. It allows you to simply add content, be that articles, blog entries, pictures, videos or more, edit how your site looks, by changing themes,
and you can add thousands of different plugins, such as a Twitter feed or Facebook icons.
WordPress is a CMS (Content Management Software) that makes it easy to fully manage your blog. Being an Open Source program, WordPress is FREE to use and has a huge active community that help one another.
How to Install WordPress for your Website
It is easy to install WordPress for your website. Simply log in to your Host provider and go to your cPanel. If you used HostGator, scroll down to 'Software & Services' and click on 'Fantastico'. Click on 'WordPress' and start a 'New Installation'. Simply fill in the information required for your new blog, such as username and password and click 'Install WordPress' and then 'Finish Installation'. Within a couple of minutes, it will be installed!!!
You will now be able to log into your WordPress website and see what your website looks like.
How do I make my website look good?
Having installed WordPress your site probably looks a bit basic and boring. Don't worry this is just a basic default theme that is pre-installed. You can change EVERYTHING on it, be it the background, images, the layout of each page, you can add videos, social media icons, the list of possibilities is endless.
You should have a bit of a mess around with your new blog now. Experiment with all the different features and change whatever you want. Don't worry about changing anything permanently, we will be changing the theme in the next step. Just try to familiarize yourself with the different functions of WordPress.
WordPress Themes
Many websites are let down by their appearance. Humans do unfortunately judge a book by its cover! It doesn't matter how good your website content is, if it is displayed in an unappealing way, you will loose traffic.
The good thing about WordPress is that there are thousands of high quality themes that you can use for your website. They are easy to install and make your blog look great instantly.
They are really easy to install and work on. You simply download the one you want , go to your WordPress admin panel, go to Themes, click Upload, Upload Zip file and Activate! That's it, as easy as that and now you have a professional looking website that is more likely to attract people.
Homework!!!
Your homework for today is to follow these steps so that you have got a great looking website that we can start adding quality content too tomorrow.
1. Install WordPress on your website
2. Play around and familiarize yourself with WordPress
3. Install a professional looking theme for your website that you want to use
All the best
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