STEPS IN DESIGNING A PERFECT BLOG, WITH HOSTING AND DOMAIN NAME IN EASY WAYS

STEPS IN DESIGNING A PERFECT BLOG, WITH HOSTING AND DOMAIN NAME IN EASY WAYS

Creating a blog can be done with several platforms known as the CMS(Content Management Systems) like joomla, drupal , blogger , wordpress or custom designed blogs using PHP etc. But here I will be focusing on how to create a blog using WordPress . I might also probably write about how to create a blog using blogger , joomla later . But let’s start with WordPress.
The reason why I choose wordpress is because of its flexibility, awesome designs, it is easy to use , its free and has readily available and free pluggings and templates .
This tutorial will cover everything cover to cover from start to finish so sit back relax , grab a bottle of your favourite drink and lets soar!
Before we get started , I would like to familiarise us with some basic terminologies that you should know , as far as blogging is concerned

Terms you need to be familiar with ,
Domain name
URL
Dashboard
Hosting
FTP
Database
Theme / template
Plugins
Post
Category
HTML
Cpanel
Link (hyperlink)
Menu
Widget
Its important you understand these terms as it will be needed for the successful understanding of this course. These are terms you can’t do a day without coming across as far as the world of blogging is concerned. I would be populating this list as we move on.
Domain name: The simplest way to define this is a domain name is the network address that defines a domain. Simple its defines the location of a page .
Dashboard – The Dashboard is the first screen you see when you log into the administration area of your blog. The main idea of the dashboard is to give you a place where you can get an at-a-glance overview of what’s happening with your blog.
admin – This is the administrator or that person in charge of a blog who has the sole right to posts, delete, upload and do any form of administrative activities on the site
A host is store (a website or other data) on a server or other computer so that it can be accessed over the Internet.
Hosting is the act of storing a data or website on the service so that it can be available on the internet
A database is the collection of data in a systematic manner , A database is where every information on the blog is stored eg images, users, information etc
A theme or template (or web template) is a pre-designed webpage, or set of HTML webpages that anyone can use to “plug-in” their own text content and images into to create a website. that is a template is an already made website or blog , all you have to do is just put your contents cos the website has already been created
A plugin is an already made module on a site which performs a particular funtion , Eg a plugin to delete something, a plugin to send messages, a form plugin etc
A post is what makes up the contents of your blog. Posts are generally news , informational , updates about a certain topic or discussions . It is what you put on your website for users to read
Category – This is used to sort posts into segments or sections.
Eg entertainments, politics etc So all posts or updates about entertainments will go under the entertainment cetegory etc
HTML – Stands for Hyper Text Markup Language – It is the language used to design a website
Cpanel – This is a control panel , it lets you manage youe hosting accounts, applications, manipulation, upload and storage of files on your hosting server , this is a place where you host your site , see it as storage place where you upload your site too.
Now let’s start the main business ,
How to create a blog
To create a blog using WordPress , first of all you need a domain name and a hosting account to host your blog ,
domain name for people to be able to access.
So to create a domain name and host , you need to a hosting company that provides this service .
There are quite a number of them , hostgator, go daddy. Whogohost etx
I will identify 2 and I will explain my reason , there are quite a lot of domain companies around the world who are quite dependable.
So once you identify the one you want
You will have to register on these platforms , after registration, you can now search for the domain you are trying to register , after searching the domain, If it is available , buy the domain , usually it takes about 24 hours to 48 hours before it propagates, that is before it is fully functional and available on the internet.
After buying thw domain name, Then you will select the hosting package that best suits you, but for a start you can start with an average package.
Once you are live , you will be provided with a CPanel details which should contain your username and a password to login to the cpanel.
After Successfully registering your domain and hosting , you will get access to the Cpanel
On the Cpanel you will see “get started with wordpress today” or “quick Install” . You can click any of the two, It will take you to the same page. that i will explain in the next tutorial.
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