So are you wondering how to make a website using word press for free?
In this tutorial I will teach you simple steps required, and you will learn how to build a website on word press platform and getting it online within minutes
Requirements
- Free web host – Web hosting is a place to keep your website code available to the World Wide Web. Hosting servers keep your website code available for the users when they request certain element of your website .there are many free web host which provide facilities like free space , free bandwidth ftp transfer , pop email , webs tats , sub domains , fantastico etc .you are required to choose a free web host depending on your own requirements.
- Domains – it is always suggested to buy a paid .com for your website but if you want to make a website for free you need to rely on free domain names like .tk or .co.cc .obtain a free domain name from any of these provides with a keyword related to your sites theme or your own brand name.
- Fantastico – fantastico is a popular script installation system seen in almost every web host .it enables a user to install pre configured scripts like word press, Jomla , drupal etc on their web server. It provides diverse number of application from popular CMS to blog platforms, shopping carts, email etc .Having the capability of fantastico in your website helps you easily install word press on your server .
- Themes and plug-in – Word press can be enhanced with the addition of free plug-in and themes available at wordpress.org .you can select a number of plug-in and themes to get the required functionality and look when you build a website.
Process
- Select a free webhost and sign up with them.
- Copy all details related including server login details , name servers , pop server details , ftp details to a secured place at your hard drive
- Obtain a domain name from free domain name provider
- After obtaining domain , redirect domain to the web host using the name servers provided by web host
- Go to your web host
- Add your domain name as a add-on domain and wait for some time to see changes
- You can then check your domain in web browser and it will be showing a blank white screen with index written on top of page
- Now go to fantastico which is available in your web host’s control panel.
- Select word press in fantastico and install it on the domain name which you just added to your web server by choosing a secure login details
- After installing, log in to your word press website using the login details, and proceed to make a website.
Now you have a fully functional word press website which you can customise with different themes and plug-in .you can add required pages to your website and can also change the logo, header, title or tagline of your website .all the websites created using word press are socially active and are highly visible to the search engines.