Wordpress website assistance

by 9999

Posted: 13 years ago 10 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

I have bought domains but I dont know how to set up/create free wordpress websites.

Need to learn how to interlink my domain with hosting (2 different companies) and then make a wordpress site from scratch to finish.

Need to make 2 for my offline company and make a few for online stuff.

I have been searching of WF but I probably suck at searching but cant find much.

Is there any tutorials or anything someone can recommend to me in order to learn the above info?

Thanks.

#assistance #website #wordpress

mijagi 13 years ago

Amm, Youtube comes to my mind. There are tons of Wordpress tutorials there.
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Mike Baker 13 years ago

If you want to learn from a WSO then I suggest searching specifically for the term "wordpress" in the WSO section. There are plenty of guides and courses on how to do it.
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Forgottenmemoire Banned 13 years ago

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- Alan Ashwood 13 years ago
  
  Hi
  
  I had exactly the same problem myself. When I set up my first Wordpress sites, I didn't know where to start.
  
  I don't know who your hosting is with, but if it's one of the biggies, such as Hostgator or JustHost, it's relatively easy, and they will help.
  
  In your hosting accunt you will find an application called Fantastico. This is a purpose built system for doing exactly what you need.
  
  It will take you through setting up your Wordpress on their hosting service, step-by-step.
  
  Keep a notepad by your side as you'll need to jot down a few things in the process, and if you stumble, don't worry, because Fantastico will tell you what you need to have to hand.
  
  Good luck with this, and just in case, I will send you a PM which may help too.
  
  Cheers
  Alan
  
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rosetrees 13 years ago

Your hosting provider should have given you the address of the "nameservers" where the content of your site will be hosted. These will look something like ns1.blahblah.com and ns2.blahblah.com

You need to go to your registrar (where you registered the domain names) and set up these nameservers. If you are using Namecheap, it's under "domain name server setup". Enter both of the nameservers you have been given, one on each line.

Next, log into your website's cpanel - usually www(dot)mydomain(dot)com/cpanel

Look for Fantastico and choose Wordpress from the list of options. Tell it to do a new installation and LEAVE "INSTALL IN DIRECTORY" BLANK to install it at the top level.

I've sent you a PM
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londoncoffee 13 years ago

Dummies Guides are really worth the cash and also wordpress.tv for an amazing colection of FREE how-to videos and more.
Hostgator also has a good number of how-to-install videos for its members.
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Chri5123 13 years ago

Yes there are some good Wordpress WSO's that will guide you through this.

Or what you can do is Google it:

Let me google that for you

Chris
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- cybermed 13 years ago
  
  I just got a book from the library "WordPress For Dummies" its the 2011 version , it has pages in color and is an easy read. Be sure to get the 2011 book, there is a 2007 version that is not as current.
  
  Best of luck!
  
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  Build Your Own FLASH Website in Minutes
  
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Istvan Horvath 13 years ago

Don't buy any WSO about installing WP. It would be a waste of money...

WordPress has a huge online documentation, the Codex - take your time and start reading it:
Getting Started with WordPress « WordPress Codex
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salaka 13 years ago

hi
just check out WordPress › Support
you got all the information you need DONT BY WSO istall wordpress, plugins & themes yes there are so many WSO you can choose
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9999 13 years ago

I appreciate the responses.

I am with bluehost.

All your replies have pointed me in the right direction. Thanks again, it is appreciated.
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