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How To — Start A WordPress Blog — Customize WordPress

How To — Start A WordPress Blog — Customize WordPress I have already imported the demo content (provided by the theme developer) and personalized my WordPress settings. The next step is to customize WordPress the way I want. The goal here is to create a WordPress site exactly as it is on the demo site. Here's a quick glance at what we're going to do:
  • Customize WordPress Menus
  • Customize WordPress Widgets
  • Install Essential WordPress Plugins
  • Setup Essential Blogging Tools
    • WordPress Related Posts
    • Yoast SEO
  • Add Contact Form
  • Add Logo/Header
So let’s get started!

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How To — Start A WordPress Blog — Install A (Premium) WordPress Theme & Import Demo Content

How To — Start A WordPress Blog — Install A (Premium) WordPress Theme When you browse a WordPress theme, you need to visualize your future website. That's why picking a theme/template is the toughest part of setting up any WordPress site. Seriously. There are a large number of free and paid WordPress themes out there so selecting one from so many themes can be extremely difficult. The problem with free WordPress themes is that its developers may not update their themes regularly. And when the codes of your themes are not up-to-date, it becomes vulnerable to attacks in the future. The same applies when you buy a paid WordPress theme from an independent theme developer (or freelancer). You may get the theme you really like at first, but eventually, the theme will become outdated. I personally recommend buying WordPress themes from a premium WordPress theme marketplace because they make sure that their WordPress themes are up-to-date. And that’s why they release new updates regularly and even add additional features when WordPress updates its core software. Out of the premium WordPress theme marketplaces, my personal favorite is StudioPress.com (oh yeah, I am also using one of their themes). First things first. There’s every chance that you will come across few terms like WordPress Framework, Child Theme (also known as Skin), and WordPress Hooks to name a few. So let us just explore those terms before getting started.

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How To — Start A WordPress Blog — Install A WordPress Plugin

How To Start A WordPress Blog Install A WordPress Plugin Plugins extend the functionality of your WordPress site (just like we add new features and functions to a web browser like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox) with custom features. WordPress Plugins are independently developed by third-party developers across the world. There are over 50,000 plugins in the official WordPress Plugin Directory and you can install any of them using the plugin browser or the installer available in your WordPress dashboard. If you know what you want then you can use the Search to find it. Or, you can browse the Featured, Popular, Recommended, or Favorites (favorite plugins of a particular WordPress.org user) to get an idea of what’s possible. So let’s get started!

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How To — Start A WordPress Blog — Get Started With Web Hosting

How To — Start A WordPress Blog — Get Started With Web Hosting Now you have purchased a domain name, a web hosting plan and have updated the nameservers as well. So what happens after that? Basically, once you purchase a domain name + web hosting plan, you need to do 3 things. First, setup your web hosting account (including nameserver updates, update passwords, etc.). Second, upload the website files from your computer to the server. Third, setup your custom email accounts ([email protected]). When your web hosting account is activated, you will receive a welcome email from the web hosting company with the account information. Some web hosting companies offer instant account activation and hence you receive the account information email almost instantly. I have received the account information email in less than 30 minutes. Now I will simply go through the Hawk Host Client Area --- just in case. So let’s get started!

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How To — Start A WordPress Blog — Change Domain Nameservers

How To Start A WordPress Blog Change Domain Nameservers When your domain name registrar and the web hosting company are different, you will have to update the nameservers (or name servers) of your domain name. For instance, my blog is currently hosted with InMotion Hosting and its nameservers are ns1.inmotionhosting.com and ns2.inmotionhosting.com. So when you type maheshone.com into the address bar, your computer fetches the page from the servers of InMotion Hosting. And if I'm migrating my blog from InMotion Hosting to Hawk Host then my new nameservers become ns1.hawkhost.com and ns2.hawkhost.com. So I need to update the nameservers of my domain name by logging in to my Namecheap account (which is my domain registrar). Once the nameservers are updated, when you type maheshone.com into the address bar, your computer will fetch the page from the servers of Hawk Host (and NOT from InMotion Hosting). So let’s get started!

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