HOW TO CREATE A HOSTED WEBSITE FROM SCRATCH

What is a website?

A site (location) on the World Wide Web(internet).

The collection of web pages, images, scripts, videos and

multimedia files…

..hosted on one or multiple servers visible on the Internet.

Each Web site contains a home page…

which is the first document users see when they enter the site.

Terminologies

Webhost vs domain

Wordrpress.com vs wordpress.org

Web page vs. web post

Plug-in

Webhost vs Domain

• webhost is storage where all your files are place.

• domain name is what people type into their browser to find your site .•A name of your website

Wordpress.org vs Wordpress.com

•You host your own blog or website

•Paid hosting

• Takes care of all of the hosting for you• Free

Page vs Post

This is what you see at the navigation at the top of the site.

Serve as content that are listed in reverse chronological order on your blog’s front page

What is WP Plug In?

..are ways to extend and add to the functionality that already exists in WordPress.

This is an example of plug in..

Tools to use to build a website

Hostgator-web hosting provider

PayPal/Credit Card

Word Press

Let’s Get Started!

Go to your favorite browser

Type: www.hostgator.com

Click “Get Started now”

Choose a plan

Click “Sign Up Now!

Step 1: Create your Account

Enter your Email here

Confirm your Email

Step 2: Choose a Domain Name, type it here

Step 3: Choose Hosting Plan

To change your Plan, Click here

Select your Billing Cycle

Type your Username here

Enter your Security Pin

Step 4: Enter your billing Info

Type your First name

Your Last Name

Your Contact Number

Your Address

Your Country/State

Your Postal code

Select your Payment Type here

Step 5: Choose Website EssentialsNote: Add on are optional

Step 6: Review your Order Details

Check Term of Service, cancellation Policy and Privacy Settings

Click “Checkout Now!”

You will directed to your PayPal account

Type in your Email address

Your password

And click Log in

This appear, review your Order

Enter your card number

Expiration date

And your CVV Code here

Check boxes and Select “Pay Now!”

Success! Payment has been process!

Go to your email account to check emails from Hostgator

Enter your password and click Sign in

Click here to open email

This is your Log in Details in HosgatorBilling Portal

Important!!!! This will be your Log in details to your

Control Panel

Go to Cpanel

Enter your Username

Enter your Password

And click “Log In”

This will appear you Sign In

How to install WordPress to your Control Panel Account?

Search for Quick Install here

Click Quick Install

This appear; Go to Popular Installs

Click WordPress; Install

Enter your Domain name by clicking dropdown box

Admin Email

Your Blog Title

Admin User

Your First Name

And Last Name

Click Install WordPress

Installation Complete!

To view your Username and Password, click here

Go to My Installs

Click Admin LogIn

This will appear, enter your log in details

Go back to your Email Account and look for Quick Install email

Get your WordPress username and password here

Or you can get it here!

This is your WordPress Dashboard

To change your password; Click “Users”

Click Generate Password

And click update Profile

To Change WordPress themes, Go to Appearance

Select themes

Click add New

This will appear, choose one…

Or you can search for your favorite theme here

Let’s choose nirvana themes

Click Install

Activate themes

Nirvana themes now activated!

To create your first blog, go back to your dashboard

Click Post; add new

Type the title of your post here

Type blog message here

You can change the size of the text; click here

Categorize your post, type it here

Publish your post!

To create a page, Click here

Click add new

Type the Title of your Page

Content of your Page

Click update

To Create another page, just click on add new

Type the Title of the Page and content

and click Update

To view your site; click here

Your pages appear here

That’s it! You’ve just created your Hosted WordPress Blog!

Always remember: