How To Make a Website With WordPress (Beginners Tutorial)

Learn every step to make a WordPress website in this beginner's course. No coding necessary! You will learn how to get a domain name and hosting, install Wordpress, use a theme, customize the exact website you want, and more.

✏️ This course was developed by Beau Carnes.

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⭐️Resources ⭐️
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🔗 https://www.pexels.com/
🔗 https://unsplash.com/

⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️
⌨️ (0:00:00) Introduction
⌨️ (0:00:54) What is WordPress?
⌨️ (0:02:14) Getting a domain name and hosting from Hostinger
⌨️ (0:06:40) Using a domain from a different company with Hostinger
⌨️ (0:08:56) Understanding hosting dashboard
⌨️ (0:10:47) Installing WordPress
⌨️ (0:10:47) Logging into WordPress admin dashboard
⌨️ (0:13:47) Uninstalling default plugins
⌨️ (0:14:48) Dashboard overview
⌨️ (0:15:13) Updating Wordpress
⌨️ (0:15:47) Adding and modifying users
⌨️ (0:16:40) Updating Permalinks
⌨️ (0:17:40) Installing a WordPress theme (OceanWP)
⌨️ (0:20:05) Installing plugins
⌨️ (0:22:31) Installing a demo template
⌨️ (0:27:09) Backing up WordPress website
⌨️ (0:29:20) Begin customizing website
⌨️ (0:30:54) Creating custom logo
⌨️ (0:35:12) Update website general colors
⌨️ (0:36:39) Adding favicon
⌨️ (0:38:12) Begin editing website content
⌨️ (0:39:34) Adding custom element with Elementor
⌨️ (0:40:18) Editing text on website
⌨️ (0:43:50) Updating links
⌨️ (0:44:47) Change colors of individual elements
⌨️ (0:46:48) Adding pictures
⌨️ (0:50:15) Updating layout and look
⌨️ (0:55:08) Adding new sections to page
⌨️ (1:00:20) Updating pages
⌨️ (1:03:24) Updating menus
⌨️ (1:05:19) Creating new page
⌨️ (1:12:01) Setting homepage to be a blog
⌨️ (1:13:35) Updating blog entries page
⌨️ (1:17:43) Creating new blog post
⌨️ (1:21:42) Edit blog post display settings
⌨️ (1:23:28) Removing sample articles
⌨️ (1:24:39) Turn off comments
⌨️ (1:25:37) Begin editing contact page
⌨️ (1:26:30) Adding custom contact form
⌨️ (1:30:50) Updating website header
⌨️ (1:31:49) Updating social links
⌨️ (1:33:58) Updating website footer
⌨️ (1:43:09) Updating custom CSS
⌨️ (1:44:36) Updating scroll to top button
⌨️ (1:45:15) Conclusion

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