Things You Need Before Installing WordPress Before you install WordPress, first you will need a domain name and a good web hosting company that knows WordPress. We highly recommend that you use Bluehost because they will give you a free domain and up to 61% off their hosting plan (special ...
In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll show you how to safely migrate your WordPress site to a new host without any downtime. We’ll also answer commonly asked questions about moving a WordPress site to a new hosting provider. Important:Before we start, we want you to know that ...
When registering for your new account you can either add a previously-registered domain or register one through HostGator. If you get the domain through HostGator it will automatically connect to your server. If not then you’ll need to manually edit the domain settings to point towards your ne...
Pro tip:Enqueueing is a way to add stylesheets and JavaScript efficiently. That’s because these WordPress functions will cross-check against the core and plugin stylesheets and JavaScript to make sure that you don’t run into any conflicts. Enqueueing also helps to keep your theme code organiz...
HostGator offers shared web hosting, cloud hosting, Virtual Private Servers (VPS),managed WordPress hosting, Dedicated hosting as well as reseller hosting and domain name registration. Starting a WordPress blog on HostGator is very easy, thanks to their QuickInstall tool that allows you to install ...
Go to your domain Registrar’s management panel (this might be your previous hosting provider or else) and find the corresponding domain management forms to update the name servers. See how you can do that with Bluehost, GoDaddy, HostGator, DreamHost, Namecheap, and Google Domains. You can ...
With other blog builders, such as WordPress, you will need to find and pay for a separate web hosting platform. Some popular options include: BlueHost HostGator GoDaddy DreamHost If you’re not sure which web hosting platform to choose, take into account these factors: ...
provide you with unlimited disk space. Rather the ability of your host to get the information quickly to your visitors, in other words the transfer speed that counts. And it is even better, if you have a web host who can keep your site’s data transfer times low, even under high load...
The main two platforms are WordPress.com (free) and WordPress.org (paid).Free may seem like the way to go when you’re first starting out, but if your goal is to make money, you’ll want to choose WordPress.org with paid hosting (which you can get for a couple of dollars per ...
Yes, you can easily change the name of your blog later, you’ll just need to buy a new domain name (around $10). While the name you choose for your blog is important, it’s something you can always change in the future—so don’t let this step hold you back. What’s most impor...