WordPress is a very powerful tool used by most bloggers and internet users. Like all other applications, there are steps to be followed to ensure proper use of the wordpress applications. The very first step is getting web hosting services from host providers. Of course you will choose the best hosting company depending on your preferences. At the same time, you will also choose the account type that fits your needs and interests perfectly well. Hostagator is one of the preferred hosting providers because it offers good and quality services at reasonable fees. You can get hosting services from HostGator from as low as USD 4 per month. You will have to wait for confirmation from your hosting company of choice to proceed to subsequent steps.
Hosting service provider will confirm your order by sending an email containing your username, password, domain name, control panel access details; login and password, your name servers and access to tutorials link. Once you have received the information, all you need to do is to access the control panel by login details provided by the provider.
The control panel is different depending on your service provider. Hostgator control panel has very many icons. Scroll through the control panel page until you find the software and services panel icon. Open this icon and look for Fantastico De Luxe” icon. This application can install much software automatically at ago. Go to the blogs and find wordpress and click on a new installation link. You can choose to install wordpress on either the directory or a subfolder.
You will find fields requesting for creation of username and password. Fill them accordingly to create your new blog. Fill the rest of the fields noting all data you input somewhere and then click on install wordpress.
Finalize installation by clicking on finish tab that appears immediately after. Enter your blog URL or look for new blog URL if need be. It is important to ensure that you have the latest fantastico. Keep updating your wordpress to ensure that you have all the necessary updates at all times. This application is updated after every few weeks and can be updated very easily. You will always be informed whenever there is a new version of wordpress. A message requesting you to update appears at the top of the page when you are using the application. If possible, always ensure that the instructions update automatically is checked. This allows the application to be updated as soon as a new version of the application is available.
You can be able to control how wordpress displays the URL. This is done by permalink which can be accessed from the settings tab. WordPress default settings are not search engine friendly and it is important to change them to allow traffic from search engines. Change these settings to blog visible to everyone. It is also important to ensure that all plug-ins are updated accordingly. Update them from time to time and change their settings to update automatically if there is that provision. You can also add additional plug-ins that you may need after which you are ready to write your first blog post.
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