Introduction In this part of WordPress from Scratch, I will be walking through how to design a homepage from scratch. The Full Site Editing capabilities of WordPress 5.9 is what will enable us to fully design a homepage, without the need for a page builder. Full site editing will allow WordPress websites to be much more lightweight which gives a nice bump in speed from many website builders out there....
How to Log out of Your Website How to Log in to Your Website In Conclusion
How to Log out of Your Website How to Log in to Your Website In Conclusion
How to Log out of Your Website How to Log in to Your Website In Conclusion
How to Log out of Your Website How to Log in to Your Website In Conclusion
An Introduction If you looked at starting a blog or website, chances are you’ve heard of WordPress. While you may have heard of WordPress, you may not know what WordPress is, or why you might want to use it. In this tutorial series, I’m going to cover the very basics, all the way to expert level topics. With the upcoming release of WordPress 5.9 on January 25, I feel like now is a great time to write a deep dive....
Before you can start a website, WordPress or otherwise, you will need a domain. Perhaps you’re wondering why you need a domain name. A domain name allows other people around the world to access your website by an eas(ier) to use name. Think of a domain name kind of like an address you send mail to. Organizations that sell domains are known as domain registrars. I use Namecheap myself and have found them to be quite reliable....
What Is a Website Hosting Provider? A website hosting provider is a dedicated company that serves your website. Hosting providers have the resources to ensure your website is available for your users, rather than, say, hosting your website from your home where any disruption in internet service will take down your website. Hosting Locally Alternatively, you can also host a website locally on your computer. What you would need is what’s known as a LAMP stack (a bundle of Apache, MySQL, PHP)....
Downloading WordPress One of the beautiful things about WordPress is that it’s free — in more than one way. Four Freedoms Before we continue, I want to touch on what’s known as the four freedoms that WordPress provides. Here they are: The 1st freedom: To run the program for any purpose. The 2nd freedom: To study how the program works and change it to make it do what you wish....
The WordPress Dashboard The WordPress dashboard is the place to manage everything pertaining to your website. It can only be accessed after logging in. Homepage The homepage is the first page that appears when you install WordPress and login to WordPress. Updates The Updates page is the place to go for updating WordPress core, theme, and any plugins you have. Posts The Posts page is the place to go for managing your posts....