WordPress enables website owners to update page content and operate a blog page through a friendly interface (avoiding the need to learn web design skills).
It comes with a great set of features, designed to make your experience as a publisher as pleasant as possible. With WordPress you can easily:
- Publish and edit posts;
- Sort articles in categories;
- Search within your content;
- Manage users' access;
- Change your website themes and more.
What do you need to start a WordPress blog?
There are three things you need to create a WordPress blog:
- A domain name idea (this will be the name of your blog i.e wpbeginner.com)
- A web hosting account (this is where your website live on the internet)
- Your undivided attention.
Step 1. Choose A Homepage Layout:
The first step is to choose a homepage layout for your WordPress free blog. There are four possible options.
I would recommend “A list of my latest posts” because this is the most common format for a blog.
If you are a photographer or have really nice photos, then you should choose “a grid of my latest posts”.
For businesses, “a welcome page for my site” or “an online store” is most appropriate.
Step 2. Choose A Theme:
A theme is what your blog looks like. Don’t worry – you can change the theme including the colors and pictures later!
If you pick something similar to what you’re looking for now, it will save you a little time down the road.
Step 3. Choose A Domain (Blog Address/Blog Name):
Unfortunately, it’s pretty difficult to find a unique and somewhat catchy blog address on WordPress.com because most of them are already taken.
I suggest you to keep looking until you find something good. Take some time off and brainstorm with ideas and names. If you can’t decide, using your real name is fine.
Step 4. Pick A Plan:
Once you have completed the basics steps above (including your blog name), you need to click on the “Select Free” button.
Step 5. Create your account:
E-mail Address: That’s obviously the e-mail address you are using the most. In my case, it would be a Gmail account.
Username: Doesn’t really matter. I tried to use my personal name, but unfortunately, it was taken. If your desirable username is not free, then add some numbers until it’s unique. Don’t worry, this will not be your blog name.
Password: Strong one! I suggest you use special characters like “^^” or “(/&#” and different numbers. There are lots of ugly hackers trying to break into blogs lately.
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