Entries Tagged as 'wordpress setup'

FileZilla-A free FTP program

Okay, we’ve gotten our domain and webhosting. Now before we start to install Wordpress, let’s get set up with a free FTP program…a program that lets you transfer files from your computer to the server where you’ll have your blog.

We’re going to download FileZilla It’s simple and easy to use. Hey, it has a cool name, and it’s free. What more do you want from an FTP program?
Download Filezilla

Go here and click on the button circled in red. Save it to your computer. Unzip and install. Now you’re ready to be able to transfer files to your blog. We’ll use it later to transfer themes and plugins to your blog.

SKIP THIS NEXT STEP IF YOU’RE USING BLUEHOST OR ANOTHER HOST COMPANY THAT PROVIDES FANTASTICO

If you did as I suggested and got a web host with Fantastico, you can skip this next step. You really, REALLY want a webhost with Fantastico. But, if not, you’ll have to manually download and install Wordpress.
Wordpress Download

Go to the Wordpress site and download Wordpress.

The directions for manually installing Wordpress are here if you want to work through them now. After I finish our series on installing Wordpress and setting it up with Fantastico’s one click install, I’ll then add a post on manually installing Wordpress without Fantastico.

For those of you with a host with Fantastico, my next post will be on using Fantastico’s one click install for setting up your Wordpress Blog.

Tags: Wordpress, Wordpress Setup Series by Kacey
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Setting up a Wordpress Blog-Domain and Hosting

So you decided you want to set up your own Wordpress blog. I’m going to take you through the steps, one by one over the next few weeks. The first step is deciding on a hosting service to host your blog. A reasonably priced hosting service is BlueHost. You can get web space for $6.95 a month and a free domain name. Don’t forget to check the box for privacy if you want to hide your personal information.

bluehost signup

BlueHost uses Cpanel for the administration interface for your website. I find CPanel an easy interface to use. They also have Fantastico which basically has a one click install of Wordpress.

For more information about picking a domain name see this post.

I’m going to be setting up another blog here on Dandelion on a subdomain to show you the steps on setting up Wordpress, uploading a theme and setting it up. We’ll then add some plugins and you’ll be all set to go with your very own Wordpress Blog on your own website.

My next post will be about finding an FTP client to use to upload files to your blog. I’ll be discussing Filezilla, which is free and available for both Windows and Mac.

Tags: How to Blog, Wordpress, Wordpress Setup Series by Kacey
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