Monthly Archives: December 2010

This lesson is included for your reference. With the right web host, you can install WordPress quite literally with one click! However, should you ever require a manual install, simply follow these instructions.

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In the past (up until 2010), installing WordPress was a little tricky. It involved uploading files, building databases and running an installation script. These days, however, it’s a piece of cake!

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Now that all the technical configuration and setup items are out of the way, you can finally get down to some web page building!

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In the past, you would have had to set up a database before installing WordPress. These days, your database is set up for you automatically, but it is still worth knowing how everything works.

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WordPress, your Content Management System, should now be installed.

When you open your domain in a browser now, you will see your first website online! Looks great, doesn’t it? Actually, it looks sort of ordinary. But that’s okay! In this lesson, you are going to completely customize your new website, and by the time we finish, you won’t even recognize it.

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