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This lesson will walk you through installing WordPress for the first time – from A to Z. Beginning to end. Soup to nuts. Alpha to Omega. (You get the drill!)
This video is part of the Core Fundamentals series of the WordPress Dojo.
Topics Covered Include:
- Registering a Domain Name
- Setting Up A Hosting Account
- Doing all the “Back End” work on your host to prepare for WordPress
- Installing WordPress
What You Will Learn
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to install your own self-hosted WordPress Website which will give you the ability to
- Use any WordPress theme you wish (including custom themes)
- Install any WordPress plugins you wish (including membership plugins, forums, photo galleries, etc.)
- Monetize your website (Online Store, affiliate marketing, subscriptions)
- Backup, restore, and have total control of your data.
You may begin by downloading and printing the handout under the Handouts tab, and enjoy the video! Let us know what you thought of it in the comments section below!
You can watch the video in its own window, or once it starts playing, you can click the “Full Screen” button in the lower right of the player to maximize your viewing experience.
Optional Prerequisites
When You Are Done:
Show us your website and let us know how you liked this course in the comments below. You may ask any followup questions below as well.
See you in the Dojo!
-Anthony
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Well what do you know, I built my first website folks!!! That’s what I’m talking about! Again, thanks to Anthony.
I watched the video and used the work sheets. There are just a few places where a little bit of speed talking is going on so just make sure you are listening well.
The video was very nice and the flyovers scenes were great and good timing as well.
L8R,
Ozmann
Congratulations, Jeff! I can appreciate the comment about the Speed talking (I am from Brooklyn, New York ya know!)
Because of all the steps involved, it may seem like you are drinking from a Fire Hose, but don’t fret – watching the video straight through one time will give you a good bird’s eye view, as well as the handouts which will help walk you through each step in the proper order.
And yes, you have to do them in the right order
I likened it to building a car – you can’t press the gas pedal until you have put in the engine first 
How has your first web building experience gone? Let us know in the comments or in the forum so we can celebrate!
-Anthony
Hey Anthony,
The website is coming along well. I am making a few change (i.e. changing the background, the little things, and I wrote a little bit of a blog). I want to make a blog site and write about my “past” experiences in Mexico as a missionary so that I can hopefully be of some help to someone wondering what it’s about. Even though it will be from a historical standpoint but still informative for someone looking and maybe help them to get some answers.
L8R,
Ozmann
That’s great! I’ll keep an eye out for tips… I am on the shuttle headed toward the terminal headed to my own Mexico mission trip!
Mañana!
Are you going to do anything on page load speed for WP?
Hey Brian!
Indeed, Performance tuning and testing is on the list of curriculum at TheWPDojo. It’s a very important topic!
You should have just received the November WPDojo Newsletter in which I outlined three new series I will be writing. That sounds like a great Brown Belt / Black Belt series to start right after those three conclude.
Performance is an important factor in Google Search rankings as well as your hosting performance – if your site is slow, Google won’t rank you as high. If your site takes up too many resources, your host will get a little cranky at you, and even shut down your account if it is impacting other sites on a shared server. So for medium-to-large trafficked sites, managing Page load Speed and how to improve it are important skills to have.
Thanks for your comment, and thanks for joining TheWPDojo!
Be sure to introduce yourself on the forum and let us know what kind of work you are doing and what you hope to learn!
-Anthony