How to Set Up a Hosted
Wordpress Blog(Part I)
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What is Wordpress?
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is a free and open-source content management
system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL.
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is the easiest and most popular blogging system
in use on the web.
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is use to promote business, blogs, music
sites and among others.
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was used by more than 26.4% of the top 10
million websites as of April 2016.
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The difference between
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is free and easy to set up but you have limited
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Hosting and managing web server will handle by the Wordpress.com.
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You can’t upload/install plugins or custom
themes.
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allows you to download the system in a hosted
web server.
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You can manage and customize your own
site.
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You can also upload and install plugins.
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If you mean business, then you must choose
to host your Wordpress.
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This tutorial will cover the following:
1. Registering a Domain Name. 2. Buying a Hosted Wordpress.3. Installing Wordrpess. 4. Changing Wordpress password.
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Are you ready?
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Let’s start!
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1. Register your Domain Name
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What is a Domain Name?
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Domain name is any name registered in the DNS (Domain Name
System).
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Domain name simply means the website
addresses.
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Example of Domain Names
Wikipedia.orgGoogle.com
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You can register a domain name in any Domain Registrant.
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For simplicity and convenience sake...
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we will register the domain name with our
host website.
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2. Buy a HOST
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A host will house, stores, and maintain
your website on a server.
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For this tutorial, the recommended hosting
site is
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Go to your Browser
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Type in
http://jhilario.com/jomar
wordpresshost
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Welcome to the Hostgator Webpage!
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Click Get Started Now.
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There are three available plans.
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Choose Hatchling Plan.
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Click Sign Up Now.
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Enter your domain name.
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Suggested domain name can be your first
and last nameor your business name.
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These are the domain name available.
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Uncheck the Domain Privacy Protection.
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For now, we don’t need it.
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Choose your hosting plan.
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Available billing cycle options.
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For this tutorial, I chose the 3 months billing cycle.
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Enter your Username.
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And your Security PIN.
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Please, write your Username
and Security Pin in a piece of paper.
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Enter your billing information.
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Your credit card information.
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No additional services needed
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No need to change the coupon code
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Review your order details
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Click Checkout Now!
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Please wait while Hostgator is building your account
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Order Completed!
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Hostgator will send to your email
an order confirmation.
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Check your email.
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Log in to your email.
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Open your email to see theaccount information.
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It will look like this.
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Click Your Control Panel link.
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Your Hostgator Control Panel.
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Enter the username from your account info.
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Enter the password from your account info.
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Welcome to HostGatorControl Panel.
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3. Installing Wordpress
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Scroll down andlook for
Software and Services.
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Software and Services.
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Click QuickInstall.
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This page will appear.
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Click Install Wordpress.
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Click Install Wordpress.
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Fill in the details.
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Again, write these information
in a piece of paper.
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No need to write anything on this area.
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Admin email is your email.
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Your blog title can be your domain name.
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Admin user – put your first name and last name.
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Enter your first name.
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Enter your last name.
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Click Install Wordpress.
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This page will open.
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Click this.
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Your install is running.
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The installation is complete.
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Click My Installs.
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The Wordpress was installed.
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Click Admin Login.
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Enter your Username or Email.
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YourWordpress password
was sent to your email.
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Open your email and check the details.
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You will see this message.
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Copy and paste your password.
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Click Log In.
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This is your Wordpressworking page.
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4. Change your Wordpress password
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Click Users.
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Click on your username.
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Scroll down to Account Management.
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Click Generate Password.
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Enter new password.
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Choose strong password.
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Scroll down, Click Update profile.
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You now have a hosted Wordpress
website!
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Check Part II of my Wordpress tutorial.
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Thank you for reading!
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Visitwww.aimdynamicvp.comfor other simple tutorials.
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I would love to hear your comments.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress
https://wordpress.com/
https://wordpress.org/
https://www.hostgator.com/
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