WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that enables users to create a website or blog from scratch, or to improve an existing website.
To host a WordPress blog on your own website, you will need a web server with PHP and MySQL support, and a copy of the WordPress software. To install WordPress, visit the WordPress website and follow the instructions.
Once WordPress is installed, launch the software and login to your account. To create a new blog, click on “Blogs” in the left column and then “New Blog.” Enter a name for your blog in the “Blog Name” field and click on “Create Blog.” You will now be presented with the “Blog Settings” page.
On this page, you will need to enter a title for your blog (this will be used as the main heading on your website), choose a theme from the provided list, and choose a location for your blog (the default location is “/blog/”). You can also enter additional information about your blog here, such as the URL (web address) of your website, your email address, and any other contact information. Click on “Save Changes” to finish setting up your new blog.
To publish new content to your blog, click on “Posts” in the left column and then “New Post.” Enter a title for your post and fill in the requisite information about it: date, time, author name, and so on. Click on “Publish Post” to submit it to WordPress for publication.
You can also add tags to individual posts for easier searching. When you are finished posting, click on “View Posts” to view all of the posts that have been published to your blog so far.
To manage comments on your posts, click on “Comments” in the left column and then “Add New Comment.” Enter a comment by filling in the required fields: author name, email address, comment text, and so on. Click on “Submit Comment” to submit it to WordPress for publication.
You can also reply to comments that have been submitted by other bloggers by clicking on their comments and clicking on “Reply Comments.” When you are finished commenting on posts, click on “View Comments” to view all of the comments that have been submitted to your blog so far.
To delete a post or all of the posts from your blog, click on “Posts” in the left column and then select the post or posts that you want to delete from view by clicking on them with your mouse pointer. Then click on “Delete Post/s…” at the bottom of the page that appears and confirm that you want to delete the post or posts by clicking on “Delete Post/s… again.
” When you are finished deleting posts from your blog, click on “View Posts” once more to restore all of them back into view.
Finally, if you want to keep track of how many people have visited each post that you have published to your blog, you can add an RSS feed for each post type that you have created (this is not necessary if you do not plan to use RSS feeds). To add an RSS feed for a particular post type, click on “Posts” in the left column and then select the post or posts that you want to add an RSS feed for from view by clicking on them with your mouse pointer. Then click on either of the icons next to RSS Feed in parentheses next to Title field at bottom of screen (for Posts only). A link will now appear under Description field with url set as RSS Feed URL – Copy This Address And Paste It On Your Blog Site In The Text Box Below The Description Field To Have WordPress Add The RSS Feed Automatically).
Clicking this link will add an RSS feed for this particular post type with all of its latest updates automatically included in each new copy of this post that is published to your blog (you can disable this feature if desired). To remove an RSS feed from a particular post type after it has been added, simply delete it from within this same screen by selecting it with mouse pointer and clicking on either of icons next thereto (for Posts only).
Conclusion: How Do I Host A WordPress Blog?
To host a WordPress blog using your own website requires some basic technical skills along with access to a web server with PHP support and MySQL database; however there are many hosting companies who offer these services at no cost or at very low cost – making creating and hosting a WordPress blog easy indeed!.