WordPress is a kind of software and service that you can download and incorporate to your website. WordPress is usually used for blogging because it is easy to use and it has a step by step guide for dummies. WordPress can also be utilized for your web hosting. It is very easy to use wordpress for making a website out of its software. This will make your site more unique compared to blogger.com, myblogspot.com and many more. Here is a simple guideline on how to use wordpress:

Step One

Log in to your account in the website of your hosting company. When you are already logged in, you must be at the control panel of the user profile page of your account.

Step Two

After that, you must look for the WordPress in your profile by scrolling through your control panel. It is usually located at the “software” or “services” part of your control panel, depending on what kind of hosting service you currently have.

Step Three

Click the WordPress on your control panel then decide whether you will install a new version or you will just import an installation that already exist.

Step Four

after the prior steps, you can now check your email for any messages that is coming from your WordPress. Make sure this message has your user name and password in it. This message will be utilized in accessing your WordPress account. It will be all up to you if you would like to change your password or your just use the default password given to you.

Step Five

You can now log in to your account. Click the “appearance” icon located at the left hand part of your toolbar then select the “add new themes” icon. This way you can choose what kind of theme you want. Then you can click the “find themes” icon, so that you can look for the theme of your choice. Then you can install it by clicking “install’. You can also disable it by clicking “delete.”

Step Six

After that, you must go to “plug-ins” then go directly to “add new plug-ins” so that you can look for plug-ins. These plug-ins will be added to your site. There are different kinds of plug-ins that you can choose from. There are even plug-ins that may give you the latest twitter Tools or even the Search Engine Optimization you need for your website.

Step Seven

Go to the “dashboard” and explore the options that are available. It is alright to edit the PHP of your site by clicking “appearance” and clicking “edit.” When you do this, just make sure that you have a back up file by saving the HTML on a .Doc file. Even though WordPress is very easy to use, errors may still occur if you are careless.