How to Start Blog on WordPress? [Follow Just 3 Simple Steps]

If you’re thinking of how to start blog on WordPress & wants to choose blogger as your profession?

Then,

You are at right place!

There is huge scope for blogger this days. If you likes reading, writing and have plenty of innovative ideas that you want to share then having a blog will definitely serve your purpose.

But,

Not everyone knows how to create blog. Isn’t it?

Well, its pretty simple to start a blog with WordPress. WordPress is getting more popular with blogging day by day.

I too recommend to start blog on WordPress. You know why?

Because,

• its simple, easy to use you need not to be worry about coding.
• it take just few minutes to get your blog visible live
• it has number of plugin that will help you in integration of whatever feature you want to add to your blog
• its easy to take backup and restore back

There are many reasons why I will recommend WordPress for creating your blog

Lets begin with this 3 simple steps in creating your Blog.

How to Start Blog on WordPress?

When you starts blogging as beginner, this question always hover around your mind. Right!

We will find answer to this question below,

3 Easy Steps to Create Blog with WordPress.

1. Installation & configuration of WordPress.
2. Selection, uploading and activation of WordPress theme.
3. Necessary plugin activation & import of theme data

That’s it!

Before we start, let me tell you that you need to have a domain name already registered and active hosting CPanel. Its pretty easy to register your domain and choose hosting providers.

There are again plenty of metric in selecting best hosting providers in India. Don’t just go behind cheap hosting plans. Sometimes free or cheap hosting plans never works well for long run. In such plans you may have to compromise with your bandwidth, server up time, web server space as well as their service support.

I generally prefer trusted web service providers like BigRock, Godaddy for hosting as well as domain registrations. You can research on your own and select best hosting providers that serves your purpose.

Now, lets begin with our first step

How to Install WordPress?

You must first login your CPanel with Username and Password received from your hosting provider.

After login,

Search for WordPress Symbol

Look for WordPress symbol under Apps Installer Section as shown in image here.

Okay got it!…

Now click on WordPress to proceed for installation.

Follow this Steps to Install WordPress

You will have below screen in-front of you.

Click on Install Now button

Now, specify your directory name under your domain where you like to install your blog . If you want to install blog on domain itself then please keep directory field empty.

Give Name and Description for your blog.

Provide Admin Credentials to create you Admin account.

This will give access to your WordPress control panel.

Click on Install button.

Great! Your WordPress blog is now installed successfully.

WordPress installs default theme with its configuration. Its look so simple that most of us don’t find it attractive. So, we will search attractive WordPress template over internet for our blog.

WordPress Theme Activation

Next is to add attractive blogger theme to your blog.

Now, go to your WordPress admin panel. Admin path becomes installation directory followed by

...dir/wp-admin/

If you installed on your domain yout path will be

https://www.sample-domain-name.com/wp-admin/

Once you login admin panel below screen you will get.

Here you can customize your website by adding new templates, plugin or changing widgets to make your blog more attractive and interactive.

Theme Selection

Many WordPress themes are available online for free. Select one which you finds attractive for your blog.

Check demo preview for selected theme and download .ZIP file for your WordPress theme

Install and Activate

In your WordPress dashboard go to Appearance >> Themes >> Add New. Now click on upload button and select the downloaded .ZIP WordPress theme.

Once you upload the theme will get installed successfully.

You can now select the installed theme and activate it to apply current theme to your blog.

Add Necessary Plugin

Next we need to install necessary plugins that are recommended to you after the theme is activated. Just install and activate.

To import theme demo go to Appearance >> Demo Importer. Select your your theme to import its demo settings and contents. When you install recommended plugins Demo Importer will also gets installed.

That’t it! Isn’t is really simple?

Conclusion

I have given answer to your questions. Now its your time to make this work practically. Follow each steps in order they are explained to avoid any miss-configuration.

Once you configure your blog next task comes to add some quality contents and optimize your blog. Consider this google ranking factors while you optimize you blog.

If you have still any query on WordPress configuration OR you want me to suggest some attractive WordPress theme comment below with your mail address.

I will surely come with immediate resolution for you query. If you find my article interesting,