HOW TO Design a Website Easily

Easy step-by-step guide from GlassMedia web developers

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Decide what platform you’re going to build your website with

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Choose The Best Website Building Platform

Most Popular Site Building Platforms in 2016

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WordPress is a very popular choice today. It's flexible, constantly improving and doesn't require

any design experience to use.

Why WordPress is better?Because there are no better & easier way to build a

website… But more importantly;Totally FREE with DIFFERENT layouts/themes to

choose

A) VERY friendly for beginnersB) Your site will mobile & tablet friendlyC) HUGE support community available to helpD) Easiest platform & flexible enough to suit everyone

from small business owners, and freelancers to creative artists and bloggers.

Just pick a theme for your website that you like, add your text and go live! Unless you need a very customized design, there's no need to spend

thousands of dollars on web design.Installing WordPress

Log in to your hosting account.A) Go to your control panel.B) Look for the “WordPress” icon.C) Choose the domain & install your website.

D) Click the “Install Now” button and you should get access to your NEW WordPress website.

One-Click-installation

Once you have successfully installed WordPress

Choose a Theme/Template for your site

Thousands of awesome, professionally designed themes you can choose from and customize for your site

Log into your WordPress dashboard. If you’re not sure how, type in: http://yoursite.com/wp-admin (replace “yoursite” with your domain).

Access FREE themesJust look along the side bar for

“Appearance”, then click “Themes”.

You can also search for specific keywords and/or use filters to find themes that suit your style. You should also look for themes that are “responsive”, as this means they will look

good on any mobile device.

Install your new theme

Once you have found a theme you like, installing it is as simple as clicking “Install” followed by “Activate”.

When theme installed, you’re ready to start creating content.

Add content and Create new pages for Website

1. Look along the sidebar in the WordPress Dashboard for “Pages” -> “Add New”.

2. Once you’ve clicked, Add text, images and more to build the

page you want, then save it when you’re done.

Adding and editing pages

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Want your new page to be linked to in your navigation bar

Add pages to the menuA) Save any changes you’ve made to the page by clicking

“Update”B) Click “Appearance” -> “Menus” in the sidebar of the

WordPress DashboardC) Find the page you created and add it to the list by

clicking the checkbox next to it and then “Add to Menu”.

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Create a blog post by going to “Posts -> Add New”. Once you’ve finished writing your blog post blog post is ready, you need to add the

right category for it.

How to edit and add content in wordpress posts

Once you’ve created your category, simply add it to the menu, and you’re in business!

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Page titles explain to searchers what your website is about, and they’re also a big part of how search

engines determine your ranking.A) You should use a unique title on

every page of your site.B) Taglines are added at the end of

titles across every page.

Changing Your Title and Tagline

Once you’ve created your category, simply add it to the

menu, and you’re in business!For Professional help Visit Glassmedia.ca

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Disabling Comments for Posts & Pages

Some websites don’t want their visitors to be able to comment on

their pages.

A)While you are writing a new page, click “Screen Options” in the top right corner.

B)Click the “Discussion” box. The “Allow Comments” box will appear at the bottom.

C)Untick “Allow Comments”.

Installing Plugins In WordPress

“Plugins” are extensions that are built to expand WordPress’ capabilities, adding features and functions to

your site that don’t come built-in.

You can use plugins to do everything from adding photo galleries and submission forms to optimizing your

website and creating an online store.

To start installing plugins, go to “Plugins -> Add New” and simply start searching.

Installation is easy – once you find a plugin you like, just click “Install”.

List of the most popular and useful plugins that useful for your website A)#1 Contact form 7B)#2 Yoast SEO for WordPressC)#3 Google Analytics

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Once you have successfully installed WordPress

Choose a Theme/Template for your site

Thousands of awesome, professionally designed themes you can choose from and customize for your site

Log into your WordPress dashboard. If you’re not sure how, type in: http://yoursite.com/wp-admin (replace “yoursite” with your domain).

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Congratulations! you’re ready to launch Your

Website!

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