Wordpress

Posted by Junelle

February 15, 2008

WordPress Logo

I like Wordpress compare to Joomla and Drupal, because if you compare it to the mobile phones Wordpress is like Nokia; user friendly. This is also the reason why all of my blogs are on a Wordpress platform. I do recommend it to every bloggers I get to chat with.

Wordpress has a lot of free plugins and themes that are available for downloads. The Wordpress itself is also free for download and it is so easy to install.

Steps:

Download the latest Wordpress from http://wordpress.org
Unzip the downloaded file
Create a database from your hosting (remember the database name, username and password)
Open the Wordpress folder, look for the wp-config-sample.php and open it with the editor that you are comfortable using (notepad, dreamweaver, crimson, etc.)
Edit the hostname, username and password. Save the file as wp-config.php on the same folder as wp-config-sample.php
Using an FTP (filezilla, smartftp, etc.) upload all the files within the Wordpress folder (not the folder itself) to your website.
After everything has been uploaded, open your web browser and go to your website and it will take you into a step by step installation.
Click install
Give your blog a name and input your email address (this is important because your log in info will be emailed to you).
You will be given username: admin and a password. Copy the password and click log in.
Log in to your account, click “My Profile” at the upper right of the screen.
Change your password into something you could remember.
DONE