{"id":3732,"date":"2018-08-15T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T14:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcodiversi.com\/blog\/?p=3732"},"modified":"2019-04-23T16:44:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T15:44:17","slug":"how-to-use-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcodiversi.com\/blog\/how-to-use-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use WordPress | #1 WordPress Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have decided to make<\/span> this how to use WordPress\u00a0tutorial<\/span><\/strong> in August\u00a02018, just<\/span> when<\/strong> the biggest WordPress update<\/span> called Gutenberg<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0rolled out.<\/p>\n

I am hearing so many complains<\/span> about this, and honestly<\/span>, I liked more the old WordPress<\/span>, to the point that I have disabled<\/strong><\/span> all the WordPress<\/span> updates.<\/p>\n

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But not to get scared<\/span>, here in this article I am gonna show you<\/span> when<\/strong> you should use WordPress<\/strong><\/span> and how to use WordPress.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is gonna be a very thorough<\/span> guide mainly<\/span> for beginners<\/strong> and also for certain advanced users<\/strong>. I am pretty<\/span> sure you might learn something<\/span> new.<\/p>\n

There will be videos showing<\/span> off<\/strong> WordPress<\/span>\u00a0basics<\/span> with the old editor<\/span> and videos<\/span> with the new editor<\/span> also called Gutenberg<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I am gonna show you<\/span> how you can become familiar<\/span> with Gutenberg<\/strong>\u00a0if you are an old user<\/span><\/strong> without messing<\/strong> up your sites.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you are trying to make<\/span> a website<\/span><\/strong> or writing a blog<\/span><\/strong> that can eventually make you a millionaire<\/span>, WordPress<\/strong>\u00a0is the best solution.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"how<\/p>\n

This WordPress\u00a0guide<\/span> will instruct<\/span><\/strong> you on how to start a WordPress\u00a0blog<\/span> from scratch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But if you have problems with the initial setup, #hosting and installing #WordPress, just send me a message and I will do it for you for free. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n

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Table of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

  • How WordPress Works<\/a><\/li>
  • Who Needs A WordPress\u00a0Blog<\/a><\/li>
  • How To Start A WordPress Blog<\/a><\/li>
  • How To Use WordPress Step By Step WordPress Tutorial<\/a><\/li>
  • Pick A Hosting Plan And Domain<\/a><\/li>
  • WordPress Install<\/a><\/li>
  • Configure A CDN<\/a><\/li>
  • Login To Your WordPress Site<\/a><\/li>
  • WordPress Basics<\/a><\/li>
  • WordPress DashBoard<\/a><\/li>
  • Posts<\/a><\/li>
  • Media<\/a><\/li>
  • Pages<\/a><\/li>
  • Comments<\/a><\/li>
  • Appearance<\/a><\/li>
  • Themes<\/a><\/li>
  • Customize<\/a><\/li>
  • Widgets<\/a><\/li>
  • Menus<\/a><\/li>
  • Editor<\/a><\/li>
  • WordPress Plugins<\/a><\/li>
  • Users<\/a><\/li>
  • Settings<\/a><\/li>
  • WordPress VS Website Builders<\/a><\/li>
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/a><\/li>
  • How To Learn WordPress Without Messing Up Your Sites<\/a><\/li>
  • WordPress Care Plans And Packages<\/a><\/li>
  • Extra tools I constantly use<\/a><\/li>
  • Conclusions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n

    <\/span>How WordPress Works<\/span><\/h2>\n

    WordPress is a CMS<\/a> (content management system) platform<\/strong> that will make it easy for you<\/span> to create<\/strong> a website<\/strong> that Google will like with<\/span> no<\/strong> coding experience.<\/p>\n

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    Google like websites<\/span> that respect<\/span>\u00a0certain rules.<\/strong>\u00a0If you are not able<\/span> to code<\/strong> you will not be able<\/span> to see what Google<\/span> likes\u00a0just from what you se<\/span>e on a browser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    WordPress<\/span> is made with a coding language\u00a0called PHP<\/strong> which is a very old language<\/span> but still, it works very fine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    This will pull HTML<\/strong>\u00a0and CSS<\/strong> code from your browser<\/span> via PHP<\/span> which is called a server-side\u00a0language<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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    In other words,<\/span> a browser is able to read HTML\u00a0files<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, which are directing<\/span> the browser<\/span><\/strong> to paint<\/strong> what the user wants<\/span> and in what position<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Meanwhile, the CSS language<\/span><\/strong><\/em> is the style<\/span> and look<\/span>\u00a0that your website<\/span><\/strong> needs to have.<\/p>\n

    I strongly suggest<\/span> you to learn to code a bit<\/strong><\/span> with freecodecamp<\/a>, it will make<\/span> the difference<\/span> with your journey making websites.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    START TO LEARN TO CODE NOW FOR FREE<\/span><\/a>\n

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    If you decide<\/span> to use WordPress<\/strong> you don’t need<\/span> to learn HTML<\/span><\/strong> or CSS!<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0But still, the Chrome Dev Tools<\/a> and some coding knowledge<\/strong> would be helpful.<\/p>\n

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    From the WordPress backend<\/span>, you can modify HTML code<\/span><\/strong> and CSS code<\/strong> directly from your browser<\/span> without\u00a0having\u00a0to code a line.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    For instance with HTML<\/span> if you want to make an important header<\/span> you will need<\/strong> to wrap it b<\/strong>etween this code:<\/p>\n

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    <h1>This is a heading 1<\/h1><\/code><\/p>\n

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    With WordPress,<\/span> you will have to highlight your\u00a0text<\/span> from the editor and select the Heading 1<\/strong> option from the menu on top<\/span> of the editor.<\/p>\n

    \"create<\/p>\n

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    If you don’t like the look<\/span> of your site, you don’t have to modify<\/span> CSS files<\/strong>, but you can play<\/strong> around with your WordPress themes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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    <\/span>Who Needs A WordPress\u00a0Blog<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Everyone<\/span> that wants to start an online business<\/span><\/strong> in a matter of minutes<\/span> with a low budget<\/strong> and high efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    WordPress is meant for people <\/span>who want\u00a0to show off their ideas<\/span> and content<\/strong>\u00a0online<\/span> without\u00a0having to hire a developer<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    Now you might ask yourself how to start a blog with\u00a0WordPress?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    The first thing I want you to understand<\/span> and clarify<\/span> is that WordPress<\/span><\/strong> is available in two<\/span> “versions<\/strong>“. I mean these are not version<\/span>s but let’s call it like that.<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you are the biggest newbie<\/span>\u00a0ever,\u00a0<\/strong>you might Google WordPress and you will get wordpress.com<\/strong> as a result.<\/p>\n

    I can tell you for sure<\/span> that using wordpress.com<\/strong> is not the smartest idea<\/span> to start<\/strong> an online<\/span> business<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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    The version of WordPress you want to hav<\/span>e on your site is wordpress.org.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    The main difference<\/span> between wordpress.com<\/strong> and wordpress.org<\/strong> are that the first<\/strong>\u00a0one is not owned by you<\/span> meanwhile the second one yes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    I am not even talking about<\/span> creating<\/strong> a website on a subdomain<\/span> of wordpress.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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    i.e.:<\/strong> https:\/\/myunsuccessfulwebsite.wordpress.com<\/p>\n

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    These kind of websites<\/span> are not customizable.<\/strong>\u00a0They look free<\/span> but in fact<\/strong>, they are not and they will almost never rank<\/span><\/strong> on Google and you will never make any cash<\/span> with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    <\/span>How To Start A WordPress Blog<\/span><\/h3>\n
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    WordPress is powering more than 38%<\/span><\/strong> of the online websites,<\/span> this is like a warranty.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    If you are able to code<\/span> and play around with websites<\/span><\/strong> you can install wordpress.org<\/strong> just dragging and dropping it<\/span> into your FTP<\/strong> root<\/span> folder<\/strong> of your site.<\/p>\n

    This might sound hard, but I just mentioned it because it's the way I usually do it. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n

    If you want zero pain<\/span> and choose the easy road<\/strong> you can install WordPress<\/span><\/strong> just with one click<\/span> from your hosting cPanel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    I am quite experienced<\/span> with online businesses<\/span> and websites.<\/strong>\u00a0After many years<\/span> I am confident that the best hosting pla<\/span>n you can get is TMDhosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    You can read my review about tmdhosting<\/a>, in the meantime just click on the button below<\/span> to get a special discount as my reader<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    You will also get a free domain<\/strong><\/span> name<\/strong> and live chat suppor<\/span>t to talk<\/strong> about your projects<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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    GET TMDHOSTING NOW FOR CHEAP + DOMAIN<\/span><\/a>\n

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    Having a hosting plan<\/span> will allow you to park<\/span> all the websites<\/strong> you want on a place you own<\/span>. You will be able to customize<\/span> everything.<\/p>\n

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    How much does a WordPress website cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    A WordPress site<\/span> installed from your hosting plan cPanel<\/span><\/strong> or via WordPress<\/span> download on wordpress.org<\/a> will cost you zero money.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    However,<\/span> you will need to pay your hosting plan<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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    Here with TMDhosting, you can start hosting 1 website from $2.95\/mo<\/a> and unlimited<\/span> websites from $5.95\/mo<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    This is the only<\/strong> cost<\/span> you will have to\u00a0face up<\/span><\/strong> to start your awesome<\/strong> online business.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Consider that only clicking on the button<\/span> above<\/strong> or the picture below<\/strong> you will get a free domain<\/span> <\/strong>and that cheap price.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"tmdhosting<\/a><\/p>\n

    TMD will allow you<\/span> any kind of website<\/strong>, their server speed uses LiteSpeed technology<\/span><\/strong> and it’s great<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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    <\/span>How To Use WordPress Step By Step WordPress Tutorial<\/span><\/h2>\n

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    <\/span>Pick A Hosting Plan And Domain<\/span><\/h3>\n

    The first step<\/strong><\/span> is to get a good hosting plan<\/span> and domain name.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    If<\/span> you don’t have a hosting plan,<\/strong> you can get the best one and a free domain<\/span><\/strong> from the button below<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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    GET HOSTING + FREE DOMAIN NOW<\/span><\/a>\n

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    Once you have your hosting<\/span> you are ready to pick a good domain name<\/strong>,\u00a0if you need help<\/span> just\u00a0send <\/a>me a message<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The best way to pick<\/span> a domain<\/strong> name is by using\u00a0leandomainsearch<\/a>\u00a0combined with KWfinder<\/a> and Google Keyword Planner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    What you should do is to:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • put the name<\/span> you have in mind into leandomainsearch<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
    • look at the domains available<\/strong><\/span> and that you like<\/span> in leandomainsearch.<\/li>\n
    • put the main keyword<\/strong><\/span> on kwfinder<\/a> or the Google keyword planner<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    • look if there is a lot of competition<\/span><\/strong> or not.<\/li>\n
    • look at the search volumes<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • If search volumes<\/span> are high<\/strong> and competition<\/span> is low it’s a good deal.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • go back to TMDhosting<\/strong><\/a> and get your free domain<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • try to get a .com domain<\/strong> or a .cc domai<\/strong>n where cc (is country code<\/strong>) i.e.:<\/strong> .it<\/strong> for an Italian businesses<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      If you have in mind<\/span> to build only one website,<\/span><\/strong> get the $2.95 plan<\/strong> and do not buy<\/strong><\/span> whois privacy<\/a> and additional services.<\/span><\/p>\n

      If the plan<\/strong> is to build many websites<\/span><\/strong>, get the $5.95 plan<\/strong> and do not buy<\/span><\/strong> the whois privacy<\/strong> and other services unless you want them.<\/p>\n

      The Whois privacy will hide your contact information from the public. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n

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      <\/span>WordPress Install<\/span><\/h3>\n

      The second step<\/span><\/strong> is to install WordPress<\/strong> on your hosting<\/span>.<\/p>\n

      If your hosting is TMDhosting<\/span> as I recommended you will have access to the softaculous<\/a>\u00a0app installer from your cPanel<\/span>.<\/p>\n

      \"softaculous\"<\/p>\n

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      It is located at the bottom<\/span> of your TMDhosting cPanel.<\/strong> If you plan to build<\/span> a wordpress.org<\/strong> website, just go in there and click on<\/span> the WordPress<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n

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      \"softaculous<\/p>\n

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      Fill in all the da<\/strong>t<\/strong>a<\/strong><\/span> that you need to fill.<\/span>\u00a0All of these details can be changed afterward<\/strong> <\/span>so don’t worry too much.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

      The only ones they should<\/span> be permanent<\/strong> are the admin username<\/strong>, admin password<\/strong>, and admin email<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      You can change these later too but yeah try to do it here.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \"softaculous<\/a><\/p>\n

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      <\/span>Configure A CDN<\/span><\/h3>\n

      This is a step<\/span> that is always<\/span> not listed<\/strong> in a how to start WordPress guide<\/span><\/strong>, but I think that is quite<\/span> important.<\/p>\n

      A CDN<\/span><\/a> (content delivery network) is an entity that will boost<\/span> your website’s performance<\/strong>. You don’t want to miss this opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n

      My favorite one is called<\/span> Cloudflare, it is 100% free<\/strong> for what we need and it will make<\/span> our sites awesome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      To configure a CDN is pretty simple<\/strong>. Go to Cloudflare<\/span> and make an account<\/span><\/strong> with your best email.<\/p>\n

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      MAKE A CLOUDFLARE ACCOUNT<\/span><\/a>\n

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      I highly suggest you are going<\/span> to protect Cloudflare<\/span><\/strong> with a 2FA security<\/strong>, you can read more about two-factor authentication<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

      Once the account is secured<\/span>, go to Cloudflare<\/strong> and click on<\/span>\u00a0“add site<\/strong>” on the top righ<\/span>t. You need to follow the steps written there<\/span>, pick the free plan<\/strong> and change the nameserver<\/span>.<\/p>\n

      All you have to do to change the NS (name server)<\/strong> is to go back to your TMDhosting homepage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      \"tmdhosting<\/p>\n

      Click on the top menu under<\/span> ” domains<\/strong>” and then “manage domains”<\/strong>. You will see your old name servers<\/strong><\/span> that need to be replaced with the ones of Cloudflare<\/span>.<\/p>\n

      \"change<\/p>\n

      Make sure that the A record points<\/strong> to one of your hostings<\/span> IP. If you have bought hosting<\/span> <\/strong>with TMDhosting<\/span> it will be already<\/strong> set correctly<\/span>.<\/p>\n