Authors' Guide to Getting a Domain Self-Hosted WordPress

Authors Guide to Getting a Domain & Self-Hosted WordPress, available at Free, has an average rating of 4.85, with 10 lectures, based on 12 reviews, and has 614 subscribers.

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You will learn about Better understand what is needed for a self-hosted WordPress site. Learn what domain names are and how to choose and buy one. Understand what hosting does and what to consider. How to install WordPress on the hosting. This course is ideal for individuals who are Authors who want a professional looking website but are not sure how to get started. It is particularly useful for Authors who want a professional looking website but are not sure how to get started.

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Summary

Title: Authors Guide to Getting a Domain & Self-Hosted WordPress

Price: Free

Average Rating: 4.85

Number of Lectures: 10

Number of Published Lectures: 10

Number of Curriculum Items: 10

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 10

Original Price: Free

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Better understand what is needed for a self-hosted WordPress site.

Learn what domain names are and how to choose and buy one.

Understand what hosting does and what to consider.

How to install WordPress on the hosting.

Who Should Attend

Authors who want a professional looking website but are not sure how to get started.

Target Audiences

Authors who want a professional looking website but are not sure how to get started.

In this course, you’ll have access to 46 minutes worth of step-by-step videos that will teach you the following key topics and skills:

Understanding and navigating technical jargon related to website creation.

Selecting, acquiring, and registering a domain name that best represents your author brand. Your domain name is your “address” online.

Selecting an affordable and reliable web hosting service that offers free email addresses, SSL certificates, and additional features. Your “hosting” is where the information (text/images/etc.) from your website are stored.

Installing and setting up WordPress, a popular content management system, for your website. This will allow you to update your pages without having to touch a line of code.

Configuring your domain name to point to your chosen hosting provider, ensuring seamless website access for visitors.

Activating and managing your SSL security certificate to enable secure browsing and display the padlock symbol in your visitors’ browsers.

Creating and managing custom email addresses associated with your domain name, enhancing your professional image.

Enabling automatic updates for your website’s software and security features to help maintain a secure and up-to-date online presence.

OPTIONAL – Learning how to redirect or forward your domain name to another website or web address, allowing for flexible website management.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Technical Jargon

Lecture 3: Getting a domain name

Lecture 4: Getting affordable and reliable hosting with free email extras

Lecture 5: Installing WordPress

Lecture 6: Pointing your domain name to your hosting

Lecture 7: Activating your security certificate and getting that little padlock in your bro

Lecture 8: Creating an email address associated with your domain name

Lecture 9: Enabling auto-updates to help keep your site secure

Lecture 10: OPTIONAL – Redirecting / Forwarding a domain name

Instructors

Caro Bégin
Writer and WordPress Developer

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