Among the ways to make a blog for our company, we have the option to create a blog with WordPress.org . We have all seen blogs made with this content manager (this blog, in fact, we have created it with WordPress). Very simply and in a few steps, you can add a blog to the website of your company in a matter of minutes.
Although so easy, many companies still do what not to do when creating a blog . They use a free domain .wordpress.com .blogspot.com or because they think they are saving money. It actually costs a few euros a year and they are sacrificing their brand image.
In this article I will explain how you can install a WordPress blog done in just 10 steps. At the end of this post I hope you can do it for yourself, and if you have any doubts, you just have to leave it to me in the comments.
How to Install a WordPress Blog
Installing a blog for our WordPress business can be done in a few minutes. Just follow these steps.
1. To begin with you have to have a web domain and hosting on your own server. A .com domain costs about 5-6 € a year and accommodation can vary, but you can find them very cheap for around € 3 a month.
2. Enter WordPress.org and download the latest version of WordPress. It is a set of documents that constitute the technology of CMS with which you will be able to manage your blog in the cloud with a username and a password.
3. Unzip WordPress files and upload them to your server. You can do it easily through FTP, which you can access from your account opened on the server. You can also do this from your desktop if you download free sotware Filezilla Client .
4. Find the file config-sample.php that you will find between the files. You'll have to open it with notepad or some program for web pages like Dreamweaver. You will have to change some default: user name, database name and database password.
5. This data can only be entered if you have created a database. You should go to your server account and look for somewhere that puts "database manager", "MySQL" or something like that. Enter and create a database. It will ask you the name you want to put it and something else.
6. When it has been created, it will take some time to be available. Maybe a few minutes, an hour or a day. Anyway you already have the data. Copy the data in the part of the code where you are asked to name it. I put in bold what you have to change:
define('DB_NAME', 'database_name_here');/ ** MySQL database username * /
define ( 'DB_USER', ' username_here ');/ ** MySQL database password * /
define ( 'DB_PASSWORD', ' password_here ');
7. Once that is done, rename the file. It is called "wp-config-sample.php" and you have to save it as "wp-config.php", upload it to the server and delete the other one.
8. Put the following address in your browser: "www.tunombrededominio.com/wp-install" . In the event that you have saved it in a directory (a folder), you will have to include it in the address. For example: "www.nombrededominio.com/blog/wordpress/wp-install"
9. You will be asked for the data to install the blog. You put the title, the address, your username and password. It is important that you remember them because then you will have to use them.
10. It will tell you that your blog is already installed and that you can enter. Usually you 'll have to enter "www.tunombrededominio.com/wp-login" . There you will have to enter your username and password.
Installing a WordPress blog for your company may be a good idea. If you do not have time or seems too complicated a web developer can put your blog ready to go . I hope I could help you with this entry. If so, or not, I ask you to leave a comment if you had a problem following the steps.
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