How to Customize Your WordPress Blog for Beginners
WordPress is a free, powerful and easy-to-use blogging platform. Get a hosted blog on the WordPress website that offers a number of options. If you want a customized blog, set up WordPress on your own hosting package. You don't have to be a professional Web developer to make your blog unique.
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Instructions
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Find the perfect theme. Themes are like website templates, and they give your blog the look you want it to have. Locate dozens of themes online, or have a custom theme designed.
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Choose a theme that is widget-ready if possible. Widgets allow you to add, remove, and rearrange items in your sidebars quickly and easily, and that makes experimenting with different arrangements a breeze.
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Install a theme, or several of them by uploading the theme folder and all of the files in it to the wp-content/themes directory. Change themes by logging in to your administration panel and clicking on the "Presentation" tab.
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Find plugins for your blog. Plugins can add a wide variety of functions to your blog. WordPress comes with a couple of basic plugins to get you started, but there are many of them available online.
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Install and activate your plugins. The plugin file or folder should be uploaded to the wp-content/plugins directory. To activate a plugin, log in to your administration panel and click "Plugins," find the name of the plugin, and click the "Activate" link.
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Tips & Warnings
The "Plugins" page will tell you how to change options for your individual plugins.
