It’s easy to set up your website! Especially nowadays, there are various tools for setting up websites, such as WordPress, Wix, Weebly, Shopify, etc., which are all very useful and can help newcomers to complete the action of setting up websites by themselves easily. Still, what tools to use to set up websites and how to set up websites by themselves, newcomers may need clarification so that I will make a simple. Therefore, I will make a simple WordPress tutorial in this article; I hope it can help you!
Why choose to use WordPress to set up a website?
WordPress is not only one of the most popular tools used in the world, but also because many website owners are using WordPress, and many developers have released various free and useful plug-ins. Many WordPress groups are also for discussion, so expanding and customizing your website is easy.
However, the main reason I recommend WordPress is that WordPress is more mature than other website tools in terms of SEO optimization and article writing, and many websites selling domains can be easily linked to WordPress, which is very time-saving and convenient for new website builders!
The following editor will introduce how to use through and Godaddy to build a WordPress website!
Step 1: Go to Godaddy’s website
Go to this link on Godaddy and then: https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/wordpress-hosting
Step 2: Choose the plan you want
Then you can choose the plan you want, and I suggest you choose the cheapest plan first and upgrade your project after you get familiar with the WordPress interface.
For example, my website is currently on the third plan (flagship version), which includes free SSL (http to https), which is the easiest way for me.
Why use Godaddy?
Godaddy is not only one of the world’s largest domain trading platforms but also a long-established server, hosting and SSL certificate provider which provides a stable quality of service.
So you don’t need to go through all the steps of finding a host, server, database, etc., to set up a website. You can do it all directly on Godaddy, saving newbies a lot of time.
Step 3: Choose your favourite domain name
One of the most important aspects of setting up your website is to have your own “URL”, and with Godaddy’s WordPress solution, you get a “free” URL, so you can type in the URL you want to check if it is not already being used.
Unless the URL you choose is very expensive, you may need to pay a premium to get the URL.
Note: When choosing a web address, it is recommended to choose a cheap, simple, unique web address （.com / .org ）that is not too often used.
Step 4: Checkout
You can then proceed to checkout, but if you don’t have a Godaddy account before you checkout, you may need to sign up for one here!
Step 5: Go to the backend to open the WordPress hosting service
After checking out, we can go to our backend in Godaddy, open the WordPress hosting service and prepare for the website setup!
How To Install WordPress Manually From cPanel
- First, After logging in go to the ‘My Products’ dashboard.
- Next, you can click on the “Manage” option.
3. In cPanel, search for “Domains” and click on “Attach Domain”.
Click on “Addon Domain” to add a domain name. The remaining fields (e.g. subdomain and document root) will be populated automatically.
4. You can click on the checkbox next to “Create an FTP account associated with this plugin domain”. Here you can add the appropriate username and password to your FTP account.
5. Next, I will show you how to install WordPress and migrate your website to WordPress. Search the cPanel dashboard to see the WordPress “Applications” in there.
6. Click on the WordPress option and this will display a page to install WordPress. Alternatively, you can click on the ‘Install this application’ button.
7. This will take a few minutes to get installed. With this, WordPress is installed using GoDaddy. You can log in to the WordPress portal and validate it.
If you want to point an existing GoDaddy domain to other web hosting services such as Bluehost or GreenGeeks, you must perform some additional steps.
Once you login to your GoDaddy account, you can select the domain you wish to change and click on Manage to open the Domain Manager.
8. Here you can view the name servers.
9. Click “Add name server” and add the corresponding new WordPress host here.Click on the OK button to save your changes. It may take up to 24 hours for DNS entries to be renamed.
With this step of Nameserver changes, your GoDaddy domain will be migrated to other hosting services such as Bluehost or GreenGeeks.
10. There are several ways to pay for WordPress Free themes. Customization in WordPress can be easily managed. It has many plugins that allow you to add almost any feature. In the WordPress dashboard, click ‘Settings’ and ‘General Settings.’
3 Important Things To Set Up For Your WordPress Website
Setting up WordPress on your website is just half of the story. You must check a few more things off your list to provide your users with a visually appealing and secure platform. Here’s a detailed list of things to update on your website:
- Selecting A Theme
You need to have a beautiful, eye-catching website to attract incoming visitors and convert them into customers.
This is where you need to decide what theme to use. While there are thousands of options in the market, the best WordPress themes offer the following:
- Great loading speeds
- Lots of customization options
- A user-friendly drag-and-drop builder
- Support for future updates
Next, you must decide what kind of niche you’re opting for. You can install a multi-purpose theme or choose one specifically built for your use cases, such as e-commerce, online publications, portfolios, or agencies.
Here’s a short review of our top theme picks for GoDaddy WordPress websites to simplify the process.
Astra
When looking for multipurpose, multi-functional WordPress themes online, we rarely see the option “free” option, as most themes are priced based on their features. However, if you’re on a budget, Astra is one of the best free themes you’ll find and one of the fastest-loading WooCommerce themes out there. Plus, the free version of this theme is already almost comparable to many regular paid themes.
Astra is a lightweight theme integrated with Elementor and Beaver Builder page builders. It is compatible with the WooCommerce e-commerce plugin and Yoast SEO, an SEO plugin. With this theme installed, pages will load quickly, and users won’t have to worry about over-coding slowing down the site.
However, Astra’s biggest selling point is its free 60-starter website templates that you can import anytime to suit your needs.
GeneratePress
GeneratePress is an extremely reliable and fast all-in-one theme for niche site builders and blog owners.
It’s used by over 500,000 websites and occupies less than 30kb of space on a new WordPress website, no matter what web hosting company you’re using.
You can get free and paid versions of GeneratePress, but the premium plan offers more customization options and a year of support and updates.
One of the best features of GeneratePress is that it’s purely optimized for speed, so it will continue to load up within seconds after uploading content and installing tons of plugins.
Elementor
With over 5,000,000 active installations, Elementor is a visual page builder that allows you to produce original designs for your pages.
This means you don’t need to learn to code to achieve many cool web effects such as background overlays, hover effects, animations, pop-ups and much more. With Elementor, this can all be done with a simple drag and drop. And it’s fully compatible with most other WordPress plugins and themes.
- Design pages visually without any knowledge of code
- Transform your themes with Theme Builder
- Create your widgets, such as sidebar widgets, Gutenberg blocks, etc.
- Replace single-function plugins such as slideshows, forms, pop-ups.
If you are interested in this plugin, you can learn more about Elementor here or check out some Elementor tutorials on WP Themes.
OptinMonster
OptinMonster is the most popular conversion rate optimisation software on the market. It allows you to convert abandoned website visitors into email subscribers and customers.
This WordPress plugin and application will help you get more email subscribers and sales quickly.
You can use their hundreds of high-converting templates to create WordPress pop-ups, slideshows, bulletin boards, gamified spinning wheels, and full-screen welcomes to grab your users’ attention.
Each opt-in form or campaign template can be easily customised using their drag-and-drop builder.
OptinMonster’s powerful display targeting feature allows you to personalise campaigns for each user so that you can display the right message at the right time.
It’s a great solution for bloggers, business websites and e-commerce sites. If you want to earn more revenue from your website traffic, then you need OptinMonster.
It can help you recover abandoned shopping cart sales, convert website visitors and grow your email list.
Rank Math
On-page optimization greatly affects a niche website’s revenues and overall growth.
We recommend installing Rank Math to optimize your search engine and skyrocket your rankings.
Yoast comprehensively analyses your site’s keyword optimization, internal linking, content quality, and other metrics crucial for algorithms to understand and rank your site higher on SERP.
It also allows you to attract organic traffic with social media pages and maintain your site’s health by redirecting errors.
JetPack
As a WordPress user, you’ve heard of the Jetpack plugin. Jetpack is made by the team behind the WordPress CMS and consists of various modules to enhance your website’s marketing, security, SEO, analytics, and much more. It’s an all-in-one solution that reduces the number of plugins you need to install (which is good for mobile performance).
However, Jetpack lists this as one of its performance-optimised features, including content distribution networks for faster file delivery, delayed loading of images, infinite scrolling, and WordPress-optimised video hosting.
Trusted by over 5 million websites worldwide, JetPack takes care of multiple everyday tasks such as:
- Malware scanning
- Spam protection
- Automatic social media sharing
- Image compression
If you’re considering Jetpack as part of your WordPress site, the benefits of this plugin may prompt you to click ‘install’.
Setting Up SSL
Whether you are running a small blog or a large online shop, the SSL protocol is a necessary security feature for all websites. If you conduct online transactions, you will also need a premium SSL digital certificate, but a basic free SSL certificate is acceptable for most websites.
Securing your WordPress website with SSL is crucial for gaining customer trust and ranking higher on Google.
The little SSL ‘padlock’ beside the URL makes visitors feel secure when sharing sensitive data, such as passwords, credit card details, and home addresses. It will also boost your Google rankings as the search engine rewards websites that offer data protection to their visitors.
GoDaddy includes one year of SSL protection, purchasing every hosting package over 12 months. You can also purchase their all-in-one Website Security plan for a discounted price or hand over your SSL duties to their team with their Managed SSL Services.
Conclusion
WordPress is a powerful platform that supports high-end customization and SEO improvements. In addition, you can start exploring WordPress themes and other features available in WordPress for SEO, website design, security, and more.
