Step by step guide on how to install WordPress

WordPress Install

WordPress blogging platform is one of the most easy to install web application script. As a matter of fact, WordPress is well known for its five minutes installation, or less. Many web hosting companies typically offer tools which will automatically install WordPress for you. Though if you would like to install WordPress yourself, below is [...]

Choosing the best web hosting provider for your WordPress

hosting provider servers

If you are planning on starting a blog or a website, you need a web hosting provider where you can host your website. Choosing the right WordPress hosting provider for your WordPress blog or website is one of the early crucial decisions every blogger or webmaster has to make, since web hosting is a key [...]

Introduction to WordPress Plugins

WordPress plugins

WordPress Plugins are small open source PHP scripts which have the power to transform a WordPress installation into anything the user wants such as an online store, a social networking website or even a content management system as a backend for a normal website. Even though some WordPress plugins are available at a price, most [...]

Website Sitemaps – what they are and why you need them

website sitemap

A Sitemap is an index of all your pages on your website or blog. Typically a single XML file, the Sitemap includes a list of the URLs of all pages on your website. Irrelevant if you are using WordPress or not, a Sitemap is a must have for every website or blog, especially if you [...]

WordPress.com or WordPress.org?

hosted blog on WordPress.com vs self hosted from WordPress.org

If you are thinking of starting your own blog, the first question that comes to mind is if you should have a hosted blog with WordPress.com, or if you should host your own blog by downloading the WordPress software from WordPress.org. In short, while with WordPress.org you have to download the WordPress software, have your [...]

Creating a MySQL Database for WordPress

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WordPress blogging platform is a PHP based web application and uses a MySQL database as a backend database. In this article we will explain in easy to follow step by step format how to manually create a MySQL database for your WordPress blog or website. Two options are explained below, either by connecting to MySQL [...]

Why you should use WordPress

which blogging or CMS software to use

Before starting a new blog or building a new website, we recommend you to read Why you should use WordPress. Millions of amateur and professional bloggers, webmasters, website owners and businesses already chose WordPress software. WordPress is the first blogging platform to provide non-savvy internet users the ability to easily publish content on the World [...]

Google XML Sitemaps WordPress Plugin

website sitemap

Once you have a WordPress blog there are a number of plugins that you MUST install because of their much needed functionality. One of such plugins is called Google XML Sitemaps. As all web masters and bloggers know, having a sitemap on your blog is very important since it makes it easier for search engines [...]

How to Upload Files with FTP to WordPress

Change WordPress file permissions (CHMOD) using an FTP client

What is FTP protocol FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a “means of transport” used to transfer files from your local computer to a remote website, such as a WordPress blog. FTP can also be used to download files from your WordPress website to your computer or to change files and directories permissions on a remote [...]

 
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