Its really easy to create a small site using wordpress. Here is the step by step instructions how you can create your own/client’s medium site easily. Which means wordpress in your server. Moreover there are another way of getting your blog in wordpress server which really not our concern here. So lets start !!!
Step 1: First you have to download wordpress from here
Step 2: Now extract it and paste full folder(wordpress) into your document root(htdocs or www).
Step 3: Lets rename config file wp-config-sample.php by wp-config.php and set parameters hostname, database name, username. Keep in mind you have to create an empty database or a database should exist before configure wp-cofig.php.
Step 4: You are one step behind your site/blog. Browse your site by example www.shopno-dinga.com/wordpress Follow the instruction (mostly next next….)
Finally you have created your site. First thing is you have to change your password because wordpress provide you a massy one.
Before proceed further design changes or add contents into your site, lets think what will we do if wordpress release a new version? How to upgrade wordpress? It’s really easy to upgrade and detailed instruction are here
Well now we have a site / blog. First thing is always first. Let us thing what we need for our site. Yes it’s posts. Our post might (most cases) fall under a category. It mean we need category as well. What if we like to display a site’s link. To give you an idea, lets say we like to display blood bank from shopno-dinga. Easy to integrate from write tab.
Create a post? Go Write -> Posts
Create a category? Find out yourself Add New Category link below Write -> Posts
Create a link? Write -> link
These are the basics of wordpress and i know it’s not enough at all. Surely you want more detail. Here is an excellent video tutorial which cover wordpress introduction very nicely.
Only the point this video tutorial missed is how to play video from your site rather then using wordpress site. Here is a nice reference link where from you can easily configure your site to play video. Moreover
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/
So enjoy your Blog / Site !!! Feel free to post your comments and question as well.
