A Short Guide For Beginners Building A WordPress Site

Building a WordPress website is one of the best content management systems. That is why it is the most popular platform out there when it comes to building a website. If you want to build a website using WordPress, you have come to the right place.

Get Started

First, you must create an account and click “Get Started”. Here, WordPress will ask you to create a name for your website. If you are a business, use your company name but if it is already in use, consider using Ltd or an abbreviation of where your business is based i.e. UK or US. Once you have created your site name, you must pick your site title.

Once you have done both, you must choose the payment plan for your company’s website. For the first year, you can have your domain for free; however, once that year has expired, you can choose a payment plan which will last for a year. 

Create The Homepage

Once the domain is created, you can then create your homepage. The homepage is essentially the shop front of your online world. It must look good, represent your business and have relevant information about your company. 

When creating the homepage, you will be able to use building blocks. It allows you to add images, galleries, columns, videos, text and much more to your website. Try your best to get creative with your website as this is very customisable. 

Begin Bulking Your Website

The next thing you can do is create additional pages for your website. That could be about the services you offer, information about different products or your company. It could also include the latest news in your industry. 

To create a page, all you need to do is click “Add New Page” in your dashboard. If you don’t want to create a new page from scratch, you don’t need to. All you have to do is choose a page layout which will help give your design a much sleeker look. If there are certain elements you wish to remove, you can. 

Create The Navigation Menu

Your next step is to create the navigation menu. Once you have created all of your main pages, you need to ensure the user can find them and that is with the navigation menu. If you have created many pages but only want a select few to show then you can select just those pages. Just visit the dashboard and click “appearance” and then “editor”. Here, you can also edit the navigation block. 

Finally, Add Your Social Media Channels

If you have social media, show it off to the world, especially those users who visit your website. Again, this is a simple feature and all you need to do is add social icons to your site. All you need to do is visit the dashboard again and add the social icons block to your website. 

Summary

We understand that building a website can be difficult. However, if you stick to this step-by-step guide, you should be able to create your website and make it look good. If you want to add more technical features, this takes time to learn; however, a WordPress agency could do this for you. It will save you a lot of time and likely make it look much better. At the end of the day, this website is to represent your business so you must ensure everything is correct.