Wordpress??
Posted on March 29, 2009
I need 2 set up wordpess through a webhost…
i know i have to download wordpress but whats a good host to go with? and after i set up an account with a host, how difficult is the set up before I can begin building a site? and last but not least, can i still import the free wordpress templates?
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Mar 29, 2009
Wordpress have a help page that you may find wordpress.org/hosting/
Mar 29, 2009
Lisa,
I use hostgator for my hosting. They have a good package where you can have hosting of up to 100 domains for $10/month. I really like them. They also use cpanel and fantastico, so installing wordpress is actually really easy through this function. And yes, you can import the free wordpress templates, but you need an FTP client to upload them to your server. There are free FTP programs out there, I use SmartFTP personally, but there are others.
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Mar 29, 2009
If your hosting provider provides the Fantastico application through Cpanel, it’s really easy to install. Fantastico installs various applications (one of which is wordpress) for you in just a few clicks.
Once you’ve installed wordpress you have a basic functioning web site. At this point you can easily download free (and paid) themes and plugins. THey just go into your public_htmlwp_contenttemplates or plugins folder.
I have videos of doing each of these things here: http://www.wordpressvideohowto.com
It really is quite easy… just find some good video tutorials. If you can tell me who your hosting provider I could get you exact instructions.