Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Your First WordPress Website
Creating a website on WordPress can feel daunting for beginners, but with a comprehensive WordPress website guide and a step-by-step guide for installing WordPress, it becomes simple and achievable. With the right guidance, anyone can create a great website, whether you are looking to create a website for your blog, business site or e-commerce platform. WordPress offers the flexibility and tools to bring your vision to life. At ARCCS digital me, we specialize in growing businesses through effective website design development and digital marketing strategies. Here you will find a guide that will walk you through the entire process of creating your first WordPress website.
- Domain name:
Domain name is where people find your website like (www.yoursbusiness.com.) Choose a domain name that is short, memorable and reflects your brand and business.
- Web Hosting:-
Hosting is where your website has a presence on the internet. There are many hostings to choose from, out of which BlueHost, SideGround and Hostgator are the most popular for WordPress. Many hostings provide one click WordPress installation which makes it easy to get started.
- Login to your hosting account
- Install the website and WordPress
- Choose WordPress and follow the prompts to install it on your domain.
- To choose a theme, login to your WordPress dashboard (www.yourdomain.com/wp-admi)
- Go to Appearance > Themes.
- Click on Add New and browse existing themes.
- Click on Install and then Activate the theme of your choice.
Those who want a more customized and professional design can choose the premium theme option or take the help of ARCCS digital agency to create a unique theme for their business.
- Change your website colors and fonts
- Upload your logo and Favicon
- Set your homepage and configure your navigation menus.
Make sure your website reflects your brand and is easy for visitors to navigate.
Yoast SEO:- Use to optimize your site for search engines.
Contact Form:- Use to add contact form to your website.
WooCommerce:- If you are creating an online store then use this plugin.
Anti-Spam: This will help to prevent your blocked posts and spam comments.
Jetpack:- This will increase the security and performance of your site.
Steps required to install plugins
- Go to Plugins > Add New.
- Find the plugin you need and go to Install Now.
- After installing go to Activate.
Home page:- This is the main page of your website which is shown first to the visitor and it introduces the brand.
About Page: With the help of this page, you can give more information about your business and brand.
Contact Page:- It is a page with contact details and includes a form to contact the visitor.
Blog Page: If you are planning to create a blog then add a page for your post
Steps to create a page
- Go to Pages > Add New
- Add title and content for your page
- When you are ready, click on Publish it
Text:- With its help, write clear and attractive text that can become the voice of your brand.
Images: Use high quality images that showcase your product, services or team.
Videos:- If you are thinking of making dynamic content for your visitors, then do not forget to include videos in it.
Tell something about adding media:-
Go to add media above the text editor. Upload your video file and add it to your post or page.
- Include your site title and tagline.
- Include your site title and tagline
- Structure a permalink for your URL