how to tutorial: set-up a hosted wordpress
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How to use your
Hosted
What is Wordpress?
It is an online, open source website creation
tool written in PHP.
But in non-geek speak, it's probably the easiest and most powerful blogging...
…and website content management system (or
CMS) in existence today.
Log in to your hosted WordPress account
Here’s a tip:
Just put this at the end of
your domain
/wp-admin
To be able to access your
WordPress admin page easily
i.e. www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin
Welcome to your WordPress Admin Page
How to install a theme
What is a WordPress Theme?
A WordPress theme changes
the design of your website,
often including its layout.
Changing your theme
changes how your site looks on the front-end.
i.e. what a visitor sees when
they browse to your site on the web.
Click Appearance
Click Themes
Click Add New
Theme Selection Page
Things might start to get confusing here…
…because there are hundreds (thousands even)
of Themes to choose from
A rule of thumb when
choosing a Theme is…
…that it should be responsive (desktop view,
tablet view & mobile view)
Let’s install the Radium Theme
Type Radium in the search field
Hover your mouse pointer over the Radium Theme
You can either select Preview or Install
Click Install
The Radium Theme is now installing
Click Activate
The theme is now activated. Click Visit Site.
This is what the Radium Theme looks like
You can also upload a
Theme
Click Add New
Click Upload Theme
Click Choose File and select
your Theme
I selected Rise (Thrive Themes). Click Install Now
The theme is now uploading
Click Activate once the
upload completes
Click Visit Site after the
Theme has been activated.
This is what the Rise theme
looks like
We have now installed a theme in your Wordpress.
How to Install Plugins
What are Plugins?
Plugins are ways to extend and add to
the functionality that already exists in
WordPress.
The core of WordPress is designed to
be lean and lightweight, to maximize flexibility and minimize code bloat.
Plugins then offer custom functions and
features so that each user can tailor their site to their specific needs.
Click Plugins
Click Add New
You will be directed to the Add Plugins Page
Let’s add the Yoast SEO plugin by typing it in the
Search Field
Click Install
Click Activate
Plugin is now activated
Yoast SEO plugin page
I would highly recommend that you install the following
plugins in your WordPress,
especially if you have an Online Business
1. Better Analytics
2. Yoast SEO
3. Google Analytics Dashboard for WP
4. Sumome
5. Thrive Themes Plugins
6. WP Add Custom CSS
7. WP Smush
8. Any Back-up Plugin
9. Email Marketing by Drip
10. Facebook Conversion Pixel 11. Scarcity Samurai
How to Add Pages
But before we go any further, I would just like to point out the difference between a
Page and a Post
This is where new users
quite often gets confused – because I got confused to.
Post vs Page
Posts
Posts are entries listed in reverse chronological order
on the site homepage or on the posts page if you have
set one in Reading Settings. If you have created
any sticky posts, those will appear before the other
posts.
Posts can be found in the Archives, Categories,
Recent Posts, and other widgets. Posts are also
displayed in the RSS feed of the site. You can control
how many posts are displayed at a time in
the Reading Settings.
Pages
Pages are static and are not listed by date. Pages do
not use tags or categories. An About page is the
classic example. Pages can be displayed in the
sidebar using the Pages widget, and some themes
display pages in the navigation at the top of the site.
Click Pages
Click Add New
You will be directed to the Add New Page
Type the Title of your page in
the Enter title here Field
Add your content here
Click Save Draft if you
haven’t finished with your
page
Otherwise, Click Publish
Click Edit to change the link
of your page
Click View Page
Click View Page
How to Edit your page
Click Pages
Click All Pages
You will be directed to the Pages screen
Select the Page that you want to Edit
Hover the mouse pointer on the Page and click Edit
You will be directed to the About me page
Click Update once your done
editing the page
How to add a Post
Here’s a quick recap on what is a Post?
Posts
Posts are entries listed in reverse chronological order
on the site homepage or on the posts page if you have
set one in Reading Settings. If you have created
any sticky posts, those will appear before the other
posts.
Posts can be found in the Archives, Categories,
Recent Posts, and other widgets. Posts are also
displayed in the RSS feed of the site. You can control
how many posts are displayed at a time in
the Reading Settings.
Click Post
Click Add New
You will be directed to the Add Post page
The process of creating a Post and a Page is similar.
Just follow slides 120 to 130
How to add Pages/ Posts in a Menu
What is a Menu?
A Primary Menu is the main menu selected
as primary menu in the WordPress Menu
Editor. A WordPress theme may support single
or multiple navigational menus at different
locations in theme.
Navigation menus allow theme designers to
let users create custom menus of their own.
The default menu will just list current
WordPress Pages. WordPress supports
multiple menus so a theme can have support
for more than one navigational menu (e.g.
header and footer menus).
Click Appearance
Click Menus
Click Create a New Menu
Type the Name of the Menu
Click Create Menu
Tick the Pages you want to add in your Menu
Click Add to Menu
The pages will appear in the Menu Structure
Tick the Posts you want to add in your Menu
Click Add to Menu
The Posts also appears in the Menu Structure
Drag the Posts under chosen Page
Click Save Menu
Click Manage Locations
Select CND Menu under
Primary Menu
Click Save Changes
Menu Locations are now
updated
Click Visit Site to view
changes
The Menus are now visible
How to Set-up a Static Homepage
Click Settings
Click Reading
Click A Static Page
Select your Front Page
Click Save Changes
Click Visit Site
The About Me page is now
the Static Page
In this WordPress Tutorial, we have covered
the following:
1. How to Select a Theme
2. How to Install Plugins
3. How to Create a Page
4. How to Create a Post
5. How to Create a Menu
6. How to add Pages/ Posts in a Menu
7. How to set-up a Static Homepage
Thank you!
“I see the future of WordPress as a web OPERATING SYSTEM”
- Matt Mullenweg -