hostgator wordpress install how to install wordpress on hostgator hey guys
Bryan with WP Cupid blog and today I'm gonna be showing you how to install
WordPress on Hostgator step by step in this Hostgator WordPress install
tutorial video I'll be providing you with a 60% off hosting promo code
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WordPress tutorial videos in this video I'm gonna be going over four different
steps to start your site with Hostgator since up one is how to sign up for an
account with Hostgator step 2 is choosing a hosting package
step 3 is registering a domain name and then step 4 is how to install and setup
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description to walk through the steps with me to set up WordPress on Hostgator
once you click the link you will see Hostgator web hosting page like you see
here keep in mind Hostgator does change their landing page
quite often so if it looks different don't worry the remaining steps after
this stay the same you'll see a get started button click the button you will
see three different plans you can choose from the hatchling plan the baby plan in
the business plan the planned I recommend going with is the hatchling
plan you can have one two with this plan you can always scale up
to one of the other two plans if you need to if you have more than one
website you won't want to go with the baby plan as this includes unlimited
domains go ahead and select the hosting plan you want by clicking the sign up
now button you will now be on a page where you want to choose your domain
name type in the domain you would like to use along with the domain extension
for example.com dotnet dot org etc I recommend going with a.com if you can as
this is the most common domain extension if you already have a domain name just
click on the I already own this domain and put in your domain name once you do
that we want to choose our hosting plan just make sure the package type is the
correct plan you want next you want to choose the billing cycle you can choose
to pay monthly every 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months and 36 months you
will see you will save the more money the farther out you purchase your
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one is listed in just a second next you want to enter your username
pick anything you would like next just enter your four-digit pin make sure to
remember this is this is used when you need to talk to Hostgator support next
you want to enter your billing information over on the right hand side
you will see where you can put in your card information or you can pay via a
PayPal account after you input this information go to the next section where
you can add additional services if you would like to you will see protect your
site from hackers I will say there are plenty of free security alternatives for
WordPress so it isn't necessary you will see get a professional email address
from Google I done select this as you can get free email accounts with the
Hostgator hosting select this only if you'd prefer to do it via Google next
you will see back up your hard work this will create a backup of your site ID
unselect this as there are free alternatives that work just as well next
you will see HTTPS SSL Certificates in order to get this you have to have
the baby hosting plan or above an SSL certificate protects sensitive customer
information the next is where you can add a coupon code if
you want to receive hostgator hosting for up to 60% off use promo code Cupid
60 now just scroll down and accept the terms and conditions and click the
checkout Now button you will now be directed to a Thank You
page Hostgator will now email you your Hostgator receipt and your Hostgator
cPanel login credentials once you get the email just click the link and login
to the Hostgator cPanel once you are logged in we want to install WordPress
on Hostgator you will see 1-click installs and next to it WordPress click
WordPress to setup your site via WordPress next you want to choose your
domain name you can pick it from the drop-down leave the box next to it where
it says directory blank now just click Next now we'll say blog title you want
to put in the name of your site here enter the admin username password and
other information to use for when logging into WordPress next check the
automatically create a new database and check that you agree to the terms and
conditions once you do that click the Install Now button you will now be
redirected to a installation complete page that lists out your WordPress login
credentials now you want to enter your domain name at the top of the search
engine and put a slash WP dash admin just like you see here this will take
you to the wordpress login page for your site you will receive an email with a
link from Hostgator with a login URL as well once you log in you will be in the
WordPress dashboard where you can begin in creating your site towards the top
you will see your site title and if you hover over it you will see view site
click either one and you will see the WordPress default theme currently being
used now you just need to customize the site and make it look however you would
like I want to go over a basic WordPress tutorial to help you learn a little
about WordPress when making your website from the wordpress dashboard on the far
left you will see tabs hover over them and get to learn them post is where you
can add new post pages is where you can add new pages the media tab is where
your images will show that you upload to your blog
comments is where you can add in view comments people leave on your blog
appearance is where you can change the look of your theme or change your theme
to another one or a premium theme select themes when you hover over appearance it
will showcase free wordpress themes you can choose from if you select the most
popular it will show you the most popular free WordPress themes hover over
a theme and click install once it is done you will see a button where you can
select activate to make the theme your WordPress theme you should also see add
new theme on this page this is where you can add a new theme if you got it from
another site or it is a premium theme a great place to get premium WordPress
themes is theme for us I included a link in the description below you can get
already professional made WordPress themes if you don't want to bother with
designing your site etc another great site if you need help with designing
your customizations in WordPress is freelancer.com
you can hire freelancers for tasks that you need done for as low as $10 per task
Fiverr is another great resource where you can get tasks done for just $5
you've successfully set up an installed WordPress on Hostgator you can now start
building and creating your site with Hostgator alright guys thanks for
watching that is my Hostgator wordpress install tutorial on how to install
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