How to Create a Website?

‘How to Create a Website?’ – is one of the most commonly asked questions on the internet. A website is a great way to provide value-added services to your audience and clients. Nowadays, it’s mandatory to have a website to run a business more professionally.

It has become very easy to create a website these days. With a catchy Domain and a Hosting Plan from the Best Hosting Provider, anyone can create a website in 2-3 hours without coding or technical knowledge. Here is a step by step guide that will help you to create a website.

1. How to Create a Website?

First of all, you should determine the primary purpose of your website. There are three things you need to build a successful website.

1.1. Domain Name

It’s a simple step but sometimes becomes the most challenging part for some people because it’s the URL you’ll share with your customers. However, it should be easy to remember.

1.2. Website Hosting

The host is a server where all data of your domain stores. The domain name and web hosting assure your data is accessible to others. For a small business, it’s too expensive to host your own website, so it’s a good idea to buy an external host.

There are many options when it comes to the best hosting provider. All web hosting companies will claim to give you the best server and unlimited resources, but when you signup with them, you will immediately face many issues. For this reason, you have to be careful while choosing your web hosting company.

1.3. WordPress

It’s good to publish your website on WordPress. It is a completely free to use CMS platform. In addition, it has many customized designs that will make your website look professional.

2. How to Connect your Domain Name to your Hosting Account?

Once your domain name is registered, you need to connect it with the hosting server. For this, you have to follow these steps:

2.1. Log in to Namecheap or any other Domain provider.

2.2. Go to Manage DNS for the selected domain.

2.3. Scroll to Nameservers.

2.4. Now, log in to your cPanel account, and Copy the nameservers associated with your Hosting account (You can also copy your Hosting nameserver details from the welcome email).

2.4.1. You can use Cloudflare as a mediator between your domain and hosting providers. It will enhance your website security. In order to use it, Read What is Cloudflare and How to use it?

2.5. Paste those nameservers in the Custom field in your Domain Account (here Namecheap, Step 2.3).

2.6. Once you are done with Copy-Paste, simply Save it by clicking on the tick icon. It may take a few hours to get your website ready.

3. Installing WordPress

WordPress can be used by professionals as well as a newbie who wants to develop a website. Here are some steps you should follow to install WordPress on any platform.

3.1. Download and unzip the WordPress package from the official WordPress Website.

3.2. Upload WordPress to Hosting Account. You can upload unzipped files directly through cPanel using the File Manager.

3.3. Create MySQL Database and User. Log into cPanel. In the Databases section, click the MySQL Database Wizard icon.

3.4. Configure wp-config.php. Make sure the correct database information is associated with the WordPress installation.

3.5. Run the WordPress installation script by accessing the https://example.com/wp-admin/install.php.

3.6. Your WordPress installation will be completed.

3.7. Alternatively, (to skip this manual step by step method), You can use One Click Install (offered by almost all Hosting providers) to automatically install WordPress for your domain, including your database.

4. Choose Themes

WordPress offers the best themes that suit every kind of business. There are thousands of free and paid themes available on WordPress.

4.1. Free Themes

If you want a free theme, you should go with the popular themes section. It’s up to your choice to browse any theme from it and apply it to your website.

4.2. Paid Themes

In WordPress, you can also buy themes of your choice by keeping in mind about your website requirements. You can buy it from the WordPress Dashboard or any other 3rd party website. You have to manually upload 3rd party theme (both free and paid).

5. Installing Plugins

Plugins are bits of software that can be installed to add more functionality to your website. To install plugins, you need to put a plugin file in the wp-content/plugins directory. After plugin installation, your site functionality will boost. You can also find and install the plugin from the Dashboard similarly to Themes.

6. Customized your Website and Add Content

Don’t stay so far from the basic structure. Before your site is live on the web, make sure that it can be run on any browser. After you are done customizing your site template, add content, and publish your website. You will finally have your website live on the web!

Final Thoughts

So, that’s the end of the tutorial. I hope you will find it helpful and informative. Do share with your friends and family. Please let me know (via comments) if you come across any issues.