Installing and configuring WordPress for a first time run might not be that hard, and yet some people aren’t that skilled when it comes to installing scripts for the first time. This tutorial is written for those that need a bit of guidance with WordPress installation and configuration. This article will actually be the first in a series.
Step 1
The first thing you’ll have to do is to go to this link WordPress download and download the latest version of Wordpres. Be sure to check if your hosting meets the minimum requirements to run WordPress before going to step 2. Also note that many hosts will have an easy install process for scripts such as WordPress.
In yesterday’s article, How to migrate from a WordPress.com hosted blog to a self-hosted one I mentioned that certain hosts might not meet the minimum requirements for WordPress installations. Choosing the best WordPress hosting from all those available might come as a chore and some might even get confused not knowing what to choose.
To make this task easier, we’re creating a list of established web hosts that include support for WordPress hosting.
This is one of the questions I received since starting this blog – Why and how should I move my WordPress.com hosted blog to a self-hosted one ?
The answer is pretty simple, while it’s not too much of a hassle to move your blog from the free hosted WordPress.com platform to a self-hosted one, many people don’t know how to do it. For the benefit of anyone seeking the answer to this question, I decided to write this post.
A self-hosted blog is a blog that is hosted on your own server, rather than on a sub-domain on a free blog hosting platform. Some people might call this WordPress.org rather than WordPress.com but that’s a mistake, because WordPress.org is the place where you download the software from. I don’t want to argue about the names and extensions, I’m just making sure everyone knows what we’re talking about.
With a WordPress.com hosted blog, they take care of all the technical issues that might look challenging at first. You’ll never have to touch a single line of code, mess with upgrades, plug-ins, databases or themes. All you have to do is just pick a theme ( the design of your blog, often called a theme or template ), and simply start writing your thoughts and ideas. Easy, right ?
While there are some plug-ins out there that may do this for you, most of them are paid, and for those of you that can’t afford them this tutorial should be a life saver. One of the biggest streams of income for bloggers are affiliate networks, disguising your affiliate links can significantly improve your overall conversion rate thus leading to more profits.
The idea behind this whole ‘cloaking’ process is to make the readers think the URL the reviewed or promoted product is pointing is actually an internal URL
The idea behind using this theory is that readers will click on it thinking it is an internal link on your site, rather than taking you to a third party site. Another benefit is that all of your blog’s links point toward an internal address on your domain, giving you control to update the URL easily. This helps avoid dead links whenever a company changes a URL and makes it easy to update your affiliate links when the need arises.
WordPress 2.5 has already brought a ton of new features and improvements, what could be updated in WordPress 2.6, you say ? Well, to find out you should watch this movie – it features Matt at WordCamp Dallas talking about WordPress 2.6 .
It looks like at WordCamp Dallas, Matt also talked a bit about WordPress 2.6 and what’s to come. Throught the video, Matt touches a few points on WordPress Stats , Marketplace and the possibility of posting on WordPress powered blogs via a cell phone. That would be a really nice touch that would get every blogging freak excited – including me.
Till now, I can honestly say I’m pretty happy with the results this blog has achieved. I’ve also received a few offers for advertising and I’m only sorry to say this but I’m not open to selling ad space just yet.
I’m pleased to announced we’ve received a bit over 2,000 unique visitors , 33,533 hits and generated 4,209 pages views in just 7 days since we launched, we’ve gained 15 new RSS readers and 4 email subscribers.
We’re also happy to say that every user that came on this blog viewed approximately 3 pages. About 70% of our visitors have bookmarked this blog for future visits.
If this is your first time on this blog, I suggest you subscribe to our RSS feed , join our email subscription list ( just enter your email address in the form on the right ) or bookmark this blog ( CTRL + D ).
If you have any questions related to WordPress, theme installs, plug-ins that give you head-aches or you’re just not handling stuff very well just use the contact form and I’ll do my best to help you. Don’t hesitate to do it, I’d love to help.
