{"id":785,"date":"2018-10-12T10:25:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T10:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thejigsawseo.in\/blog\/?p=785"},"modified":"2018-10-12T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T10:25:23","slug":"how-to-get-started-with-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thejigsawseo.in\/blog\/how-to-get-started-with-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO GET STARTED WITH WORDPRESS?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the world of Digital marketing<\/strong><\/a>, WordPress is an Online Website<\/a><\/strong> which is an open source for creating new websites. In other words, we can say that WordPress is a website-template store. \u00a0It is a Content Management System and a blogging tool that\u00a0is managed\u00a0from its back-end, built on PHP and supported by MySQL. A variety of plugins, widgets, and themes are available which allows the users to customize and update it with trending features. Mostly, blogging websites are the results from this source but it also supports other forms of websites. Approximately, more than 30% of the total top most websites include the WordPress Websites.<\/p>\n

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As you have chosen WordPress as the platform to showcase your Content, here in an article you may follow as a complete guide of how to get started with WordPress.<\/p>\n

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  1. Get a Hosting for your Site:<\/strong> Before you get started, you need to get yourself with a good WordPress Hosting for your Website. There are free as well as paid Hosting available. The free ones mostly aren\u2019t providing with good quality of services and features, so there\u2019s a recommendation to select the paid ones.
    \nSelect a Hosting which is either fully managed and there is a pre-installed WordPress or select the one which offers you an easy one-click installation.<\/li>\n
  2. Select a Domain Name:<\/strong> Domain Name\u00a0basically\u00a0is that part of the URL that identifies the IP Address on Web. Register yourself with a domain name which isn\u2019t taken by any other user.
    \nNow, this is the stage where you will\u00a0actually\u00a0construct your site.<\/li>\n
  3. Customize your Site Design:\u00a0<\/strong>To the left, there\u2019s a panel where you have to click on\u00a0Appearance > Themes<\/em>. There are already pre-installed themes from which you can choose one for your site. For more options, you may click on Add New button. You will see a list of free themes available. You can preview them before installing. After you\u00a0are done\u00a0with the survey of themes, you may select one and activate it so that it functions. Next, to that you can customize in your Appearance Section can Widgets, Menus, Header, and Background.
    \nFor Widgets, a list of activated ones appears on the sidebar. You can rearrange them as per your choice.
    \nFor Menus, you can\u00a0simply\u00a0list down the structure that will appear on the top bar and then\u00a0accordingly\u00a0drag and drop down your options.<\/li>\n
  4. Add Plugins:<\/strong> Depending upon the usage of your website, you need to install and activate the relevant plugins that will develop your website as a well-constructed one.
    \nSome of the     WordPress plugins<\/strong><\/a> that you can install are:
    \n1.\u00a0Everest Forms:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0This plugin allows your readers or customers to contact you by submitting their credentials through the form you have created.
    \n2.\u00a0Yoast\u00a0SEO:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Through this plugin, you\u00a0will be guided\u00a0with how to generate better content for your website which is     SEO<\/strong><\/a> supported and simultaneously how to increase traffic on your website.
    \n3.\u00a0Google XML\u00a0Sitemaps:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0This plugin helps the various search engines to better index your site.\u00a0 This plugin will automatically create a\u00a0    sitemap<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0which will make the search engines easier to index.<\/li>\n
  5. Add Users:<\/strong> You may\u00a0require\u00a0a workforce to handle and update your website. To the left panel, you may click Users where you can add those people whom you want\u00a0to access\u00a0your Website. Also, you can mention their designation and role.<\/li>\n
  6. Create Necessary Pages:<\/strong> A Website has a couple of pages to visit. On the left panel, you\u00a0have an option\u00a0of Pages where you can add new. You can customize them by activating various plugins.<\/li>\n
  7. Create Categories:<\/strong> Before adding posts on your website, you should create categories under which your posts\u00a0will be updated. If you have more than one topic to share, the creation of categories is vital. To create categories, you need to go\u00a0Posts > Categories<\/em>\u00a0and click on Add New and further on fill in the credentials about the same.<\/li>\n
  8. Add Posts:<\/strong> Your Website can\u2019t be empty. To have readers and viewers on your site, you can add new posts by clicking on the same which is available at the left panel. You may add the posts under the categories you have created.<\/li>\n
  9. Comments:<\/strong> To the left panel, you have an option of comments where you can see\u00a0a number of\u00a0comments left by your users. Here, you can approve, disapprove and reply to all those comments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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