How to Create Blog eBook

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O t a k w o r k s . N e t

How To Create ABlog

A Simple Guide and Tutorial About How

To Create Blog Using Blogger and

Wordpress

Powered By Mohamad Hakim I Otakworks.net


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LINKS

My Blog: http://www.otakworks.net

My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/arkimz

Email: [email protected]

About The Author

Hakim is the author and the creator of

Otakworks.net.Has blogging for 4 yearand he is Microsoft and Samsung.user.

Alhamdulillah,Finaly I create my own ebook.Thank for

those who helping me.Thanks to my family ,friends and toall that supporting.

I create this ebook to teach or show to all newbie blogger

out there and for those who dont know how to blogging.

I hope afer reading this book,you all can create our ow

blog and become a professional blogger.

In this ebook I wil show you how to create blog and how

to use wordpress and blogger.

Hope you all enjoyed this ebook and keep supporting.

Mohamad Hakim

http://www.otakworks.net


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Table of contents

1. About Blogging ................................................. 3What Is Blog .................................................................................... 4Type Of Blog ................................................................................... 5Why You Create Bog ....................................................................... 7

What Is The Aim Of Your blog ........................................................ 8

2. Blogger ............................................................. 9

How To Create A Blog Using Blogger.............................................. 9How To Write Post At Blogger........................................................12How To Create Page In Blogger ......................................................14How To Upload Theme To Blogger .................................................16Blogger Template Resources ...........................................................19How To Add Gadget To Blogger .....................................................32

3. Wordpress ....................................................... 35How To Upload Wordpress To Your Server ....................................35How To Upload Plugin To Wordpress .............................................46How To Upload Theme To Wordpress ............................................49How To Enable Update File Button At Wordpress ...........................58How To Write Post At Wordpress ...................................................61How To Add Author To Wordpress .................................................64How To Add Page To Wordpress ....................................................66


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What Is Blog

Blog?What is blog?Blog is a space for you to share

anything.You can create a personal blog and other type of

blog.Using blog,you can share your knowledge or share

your personal diary.

From Wikipedia

Ablog(acontractionof the term "web log")[1]

is a typeofwebsite, usually maintained by an individual withregular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or

other material such as graphics or video. Entries are

commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

"Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaningto maintain oradd content to a blog.

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a

particular subject; others function as more

personalonline diaries. A typical blog combines text,

images, and links to other blogs,Web pages, and

other media related to its topic. The ability of readers

to leave comments in an interactive format is animportant part of many blogs. Most blogs are

primarily textual, although some focus on art (Art

blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (Video

blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio

(podcasting).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraction_(grammar)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraction_(grammar)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraction_(grammar)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog#cite_note-0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog#cite_note-0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog#cite_note-0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_diaryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_diaryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_diaryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photobloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photobloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photobloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_blogginghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_blogginghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_blogginghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_blogginghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_blogginghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_blogginghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photobloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_diaryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog#cite_note-0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraction_(grammar)


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Copyright 2010 I Mohamad Hakim I Otakworks.net

Type Of Blog

Talking about blog,there are variety type of blog.There are

Personal Blog

Is a blog talking about your self.Share personal

diary.Majority of blogger that create personal blog is for

social networking.

Corporate andorganizational blogs

A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can beforbusinesspurposes. Blogs used internally to enhance thecommunication and culture in acorporationor externallyformarketing,brandingorpublic relationspurposes arecalledcorporate blogs. Similar blogs for clubs and societies arecalled club blogs, group blogs, or by similar names; typical useis to inform members and other interested parties of club and

member activities (From Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Businesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Businesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Businesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_bloghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business


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There more type of blog.So before you create a blog,you mustknow which type of blog you want to create,


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Why You Create Blog

Before you star blogging or before you create a blog,you

must know why you create the blog.

Create Blog For Fun

Some people just create a blog for fun and share their

diary or personal thing or just sharing anything for fun.

Create Blog For Money

Majority of blogger create blog for money.Using blog you

also can earn money.

So ask your self,why you create blog?This is important

because when you are blogging,you know why you are

blogging.


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What Is Your Blog Aim

Ask yourself!What is the aim of your blog.What is

aim?Example of my blog.I create Otakworks.net because I

want my readers know how to blogging after reading my

blog.

So the aim of my blog is I want my readers know how to

blogging.

So when I write post at my blog.I will know what I need

to write because I have my own aim.

When I write post,I will write about how to blogging andanything related to blogging.If you have your own

aim,you will know what you need to write.

So think about this before you create a blog.


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How To Create Blog

Using Blogger

Blogger is another blogging platform powered by

Google.If you are new to blog,I recommended you to

create a blog using blogger.What awesome in blogger isthe services is free.

Now I will teach you how to create a blog using

Blogger.Com

1.First of all,you need to create a gmail account.Go to

Gmail.com and sing up.

2.After create an account at gmail,go to Blogger.com and

login at blogger using your gmail that you just created.

3.Click on Sign In.

4.Now put your display name and tick at the I acceptthe


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5.Now click on Continue

6.Then,wait until the page refresh and then put your blog

and blog URL and then click on continue.

Make sure you your blog URL is available before you

click on the continue button.


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7.Then choose which template you like and click on

continue.

8.Your blog is created and click on Start Blogging to goto your blog control panel.


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How To Write Post At

Blogger

Now I will teach you how to write post at blogger.

1.First Of all,Login to Blogger and at your dashboard,click

on New Post.

2.Then,at the Title section,put your post title.The title will appear

before your blog content at your blog.

3.Fill the box with your blog post content.


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4.Add your post category at the Lables section.

5.After finish writing your post,click on publish.

You'r done.Open your blog and see the result.


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How To Create Page In

Blogger

Now I will teach you how to create page in blogger.

1.First of all,Login using your

blogger account at http://draft.blogger.com/

2.At your dashboard,select Edit Post.

3.The click at Edit Pages tab.

4.Click on New Page.

5.Fill the Page Title and the Page content with your pagecontent.
http://draft.blogger.com/homehttp://draft.blogger.com/home


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6.After finish adding content to your page,then hit the Publish

Page and you'r done.You can use Page widget to show your

blog page at your blog sidebar or you can use manual link to

your blog page..

You'r done.Open your blog page and see the result.


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How To Upload Theme To

Blogger

Now I will teach you how to upload theme to blogger.

1.First of all,Login to blogger and at your dashboard,select

Layout and click on the edit HTML tab.

2.Then,go to any blogger template site (Read The Blogger

Template Resources) and download which template you like.

3.The extract the .zip file (Template) that you have download.


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Click On Image To Enlarge

4.Go back to blogger at edit HTML section,and click on Choose

File and then find the folder that you have extract.

5.And choose .xml file.

6.The click on Upload.

7.The if you want to save the current widget that you are you

using,click on Keep Widget and if you want to delete it,click

on Delete Widget.


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8.You'r done.


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Blogger Template

Resources

1.DeluxeTemplates(www.deluxetemplates.net)

2.ThemeCraft(http://themecraft.net)
http://www.deluxetemplates.net/http://www.deluxetemplates.net/http://www.deluxetemplates.net/http://themecraft.net/http://themecraft.net/http://themecraft.net/http://themecraft.net/http://www.deluxetemplates.net/


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3.BloggerTheme(www.bloggertheme.net)

4.TemplatesParaNovoBlogger

(www.templatesparanovoblogger.blogspot.com)
http://www.bloggerthemes.net/http://www.bloggerthemes.net/http://www.bloggerthemes.net/http://templatesparanovoblogger.blogspot.com/http://templatesparanovoblogger.blogspot.com/http://templatesparanovoblogger.blogspot.com/http://templatesparanovoblogger.blogspot.com/http://www.bloggerthemes.net/


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5.BlogandWeb(www.blogandweb.com)

6.SkinCorner(www.skincorner.com)

7.TemplatesBlock(www.templatesblock.com)
http://blogandweb.com/http://blogandweb.com/http://blogandweb.com/http://www.skincorner.com/http://www.skincorner.com/http://www.skincorner.com/http://www.templatesblock.com/http://www.templatesblock.com/http://www.templatesblock.com/http://www.templatesblock.com/http://www.skincorner.com/http://blogandweb.com/


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8.Ipietoon(www.ipietoon.com)

9.Anshul(www.anshuldudeja.com)
http://www.ipietoon.com/http://www.ipietoon.com/http://www.ipietoon.com/http://www.anshuldudeja.com/http://www.anshuldudeja.com/http://www.anshuldudeja.com/http://www.anshuldudeja.com/http://www.ipietoon.com/


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10.Teknomobi(www.teknomobi.net)

11.BlogCrowds(www.blogcrowds.com)
http://www.teknomobi.net/http://www.teknomobi.net/http://www.teknomobi.net/http://www.blogcrowds.com/http://www.blogcrowds.com/http://www.blogcrowds.com/http://www.blogcrowds.com/http://www.teknomobi.net/


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12.FalconHive(www.Falconhive.com)

12.BlogsMadeInSpain(www.blogsmadeinspain.blogspot.com)
http://www.falconhive.com/http://www.falconhive.com/http://www.falconhive.com/http://www.blogsmadeinspain.blogspot.com/http://www.blogsmadeinspain.blogspot.com/http://www.blogsmadeinspain.blogspot.com/http://www.blogsmadeinspain.blogspot.com/http://www.falconhive.com/


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13.TemplateGoDown(www.template-godown.com)

14.Layout4all(www.layout4all.blogspot.com)
http://www.template-godown.com/http://www.template-godown.com/http://www.template-godown.com/http://layout4all.blogspot.com/search/label/Templates%20XML%20(Beta)http://layout4all.blogspot.com/search/label/Templates%20XML%20(Beta)http://layout4all.blogspot.com/search/label/Templates%20XML%20(Beta)http://layout4all.blogspot.com/search/label/Templates%20XML%20(Beta)http://www.template-godown.com/


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15.Gosublogger(www.gosublogger.com)

16.ChicaBlogger(www.chicablogger.com)
http://gosublogger.com/http://gosublogger.com/http://gosublogger.com/http://chicablogger.com/http://chicablogger.com/http://chicablogger.com/http://chicablogger.com/http://gosublogger.com/


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17.Noyod(www.noyod.com)

18.BloggerTricks(templates.bloggertricks.com)
http://www.noyod.com/http://www.noyod.com/http://www.noyod.com/http://templates.bloggertricks.com/http://templates.bloggertricks.com/http://templates.bloggertricks.com/http://templates.bloggertricks.com/http://www.noyod.com/


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19.BlogTemplate4U(www.blogtemplateu.com)

20.ZoomTemplate(www.zoomtemplate.com)
http://blogtemplate4u.com/http://blogtemplate4u.com/http://blogtemplate4u.com/http://www.zoomtemplate.com/http://www.zoomtemplate.com/http://www.zoomtemplate.com/http://www.zoomtemplate.com/http://blogtemplate4u.com/


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21.BloggerTemplatePlace(www.bloggertemplateplace.com)

22.OurBlogTemplate(www.ourblogtemplates.com)
http://bloggertemplateplace.com/http://bloggertemplateplace.com/http://bloggertemplateplace.com/http://www.ourblogtemplates.com/http://www.ourblogtemplates.com/http://www.ourblogtemplates.com/http://www.ourblogtemplates.com/http://bloggertemplateplace.com/


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23.GoTemplatez(www.gotemplatez.blogspot.com)

24.BlogspotVision(www.blogspotvision.com)
http://gotemplatez.blogspot.com/http://gotemplatez.blogspot.com/http://gotemplatez.blogspot.com/http://www.blogspotvision.com/search/label/templateshttp://www.blogspotvision.com/search/label/templateshttp://www.blogspotvision.com/search/label/templateshttp://www.blogspotvision.com/search/label/templateshttp://gotemplatez.blogspot.com/


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How To Add Gadget To

Blogger

There are a lot of gadget available for blogger,there aremany kind of gadget.I will show you how to addgadget to

blogger.I will add follower gadget to my blog.

1.First of all,login at blogger.com and select layout at yourblogger dashboard.

2.Then select page elements and click on Add Gadget.


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3.Then select Followers.


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4.Now Click on Savebutton.

5.You are done.Open your blog and you will see like this.


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How To UploadWordpress To YourServer

Now I will show you how you can upload wordpress to

your server.I will use 000webhost for example.If you have

own server,follow the following step but use your own

FTP details.

1.First of all go to 000webhost.com and Sign Up.

2.Create a website and your website will be activate in 12

hours.

3.Go to wordpress.org and download Wordpress
http://000webhost.com/http://wordpress.org/http://wordpress.org/http://000webhost.com/


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4.Then Extract the wordpress file that you have download.

5.The download the FileZilla ftp and install at your pc.

6.Now go back to your 000webhost and make sure that your

website already activate.The go to your website Cpanel.

7.Then select View FTP Details.

8.Then open the FileZilla FTP software that you install in your

computer.

9.Click on File the select Site Manager.
http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=clienthttp://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client


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10.The click New Site.

11.Go back to View FTP Details (In step 7).Then copy the

FTP Host Name,User Name and Password.


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12.Now open the site manager (Like in step 10) and add the

above detail.

13.Now click on connect.

14.After the connection successful,click on public.html


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15.Now look for the Wordpress file that you have extract in step4.(Find in the File through FTP software.

16.Double click at the wordpress 2.9.2 (It depend on the version

that you download) file

17.Then inside the wordpress 2.9.2 have another folder

name Wordpress,double click on the folder.


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18.After that,there will be a lot of folder appear in the wordpress

folder.Select all the file inside the wordpress folder and click on

right click then hit the Upload button.Make sure at the right side

you are inside public.html folder.

19.Wait around 15-25 minutes (Until all the file uploaded

to public.html folder.

20.Now go back to your 000webhost cpanel and click

on MySQL.


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21.Create new database and user.Fill it as you like and make

sure you remember the password.

Then you will get result like this.

22.Don't close the MYSql result.Open back your FTP and make

sure your fill is uploaded to thepublic.html folder.In the

public.html folder,search for wp-config-sample.php.

23.After you find it,click on right click and hit the rename button.


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24.Rename the wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php

25.Now right click at the wp-config.php and click view/edit.

26.You will get result like this in notepad.


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* This file has the following configurations: MySQL settings, TablePrefix,* Secret Keys, WordPress Language, and ABSPATH. You can find

more information by* visiting {@link http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.phpEditing* wp-config.php} Codex page. You can get the MySQL settings fromyour web host.** This file is used by the wp-config.php creation script during the* installation. You don't have to use the web site, you can just copy thisfile

* to "wp-config.php" and fill in the values.** @package WordPress*/

// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** ///** The name of the database for WordPress */define('DB_NAME', 'putyourdbnamehere');

/** MySQL database username */

define('DB_USER', 'usernamehere');

/** MySQL database password */define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpasswordhere');

/** MySQL hostname */define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */

define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');

/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */define('DB_COLLATE', '');

/**#@+* Authentication Unique Keys.** Change these to different unique phrases!* You can generate these using the {@link

https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/ WordPress.org secret-keyservice}* You can change these at any point in time to invalidate all existingcookies. This will force all users to have to log in again.


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** @since 2.6.0*/

define('AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');define('NONCE_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');

/**#@-*/

/*** WordPress Database Table prefix.*

* You can have multiple installations in one database if you give eacha unique* prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!*/$table_prefix = 'wp_';

/*** WordPress Localized Language, defaults to English.** Change this to localize WordPress. A corresponding MO file for the

chosen* language must be installed to wp-content/languages. For example,install* de.mo to wp-content/languages and set WPLANG to 'de' to enableGerman* language support.*/define ('WPLANG', '');

/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/');

/** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php');

27.Now open your Mysql result (Like in step 21) and replace thered color text with


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Click To Enlarge

28.Then save the wp-config.php after your replace the red text

with your mysql information (Like the picture above)

29.Now open your browser and open your website URL that

you create at 000webhost.

30.After that,one form will appear and it ask Blog Title and Your

Email.Insert your blog title and your email.Then hit the button

under the page.

31.One unique password will appear at there and you need tocopy the password and past it anywhere.

32.Finally,all is done.Then your blog wp-admin page will appear

and insert the User Name: Admin and the Password : Theunique password.


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How To Upload Plugin To

Wordpress

1.First of all,search for plugin

at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/

2.Download which plugin you like.

3.Extract the plugin .zip file.

4.Connect to your site FTP and open wp-content folder.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/


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5.Then search for plugins folder.

6.Search for plugins file that you extract and right click on the

plugins folder.

7.Click on upload and make sure you are at plugins folder.

8.Now go to your site control panel. (http://yourblog.com/wp-

admin/) and login.


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9.Click on Plugin > Installed.

10.Look for plugin that you upload and click on activate.

11.You are done.Open your blog and see the result.


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How To Upload Theme To

Wordpress

Upload Theme Using FTP

1.First of all,open your FTP client and connect to your site.

2.Search for wp-content folder.(If you use 000webhost,it

located at public.html folder)

3.Search for Theme folder inside the wp-content and open thetheme folder.

4.Now download wordpress theme from anywhere.(Example

at NewWordpress Theme)

I choose the below theme from New Wordpress Theme
http://newwpthemes.com/http://newwpthemes.com/


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5.The extract the theme that you download.

6.After extract the theme,locate the extracted theme (Theme

folder not .zip file) at your desktop.


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7.Now open back your FTP folder wp-content >> Theme (Like

in step 3).

8.At the right side (Your computer folder) search for the theme

folder that you locate at Desktop and then right click on the

folder and hit the upload button.


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9.Wait around 5 or 15 minutes until the theme uploaded to your

site and make sure it's uploaded.

10.Now go to your site control panel (http://yoursite.com/wp-

admin) and login.

11.Now open Theme at appearance section.


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12.Then make sure the theme is already add to your website

theme section.Then click on activate.

13.Tada!!!Success...you are now using the theme on your

site.Open your site and see the result.

Upload Theme From Wordpress Theme Directory


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1.First of all,go to (http://yoursite.com/wp-admin) and login.

2.Then select Apperance >> Theme.

3.Click on Add New.

4.Search theme that you like (Example Magazine)


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5.Then look for theme you like and click on Install.

Again..


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6.Now,fill the connection information with you own information

(For 000webhost user,you can get at Cpanel >> View FTP

Details)

7.Hit the Proceed button.

8.Wait until the theme uploaded to your website and then go

to Appearance >> Theme and then activate the theme.


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10.You'r done...


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How To Enable Update

Fill Button At Wordpress

1.First of all,go to your blog wp-admin and login.

2.Then go at theme section and select editor.

3.You will see this not under the editor.

4.If you want to change the note to the Update File

button. Connect to to your FTP.

5.At your FTP,find wp-content folder and right click on it.Thenclick on File Permission.


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Click To Enlarge

6.Change the number value to 777 and tick at Recurse To

Subdirectories and click on Ok.


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7.Wait around 10-15 minute and then go back to your wp-admin

(Like in step 2) and check under your editor.it will be like this..


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How To Write Post At

Wordpress

1.First of all,go to your blog control panel

(www.yourblog.com/wp-admin/)

2.Then Login.

3.Now click on New Post at the post section.
http://www.yourblog.com/wp-admin/http://www.yourblog.com/wp-admin/http://www.yourblog.com/wp-admin/http://www.yourblog.com/wp-admin/


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4.Put the post title and content and then click on Publish to

publish your post.

5.Your are done.


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How To Add Author To

Wordpress



2.Select Add New at the user section.

3.Fill the new author information and then set permission

as author and then click on Add User.


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4.You are done.


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How To Add Page To

Wordpress



2.Then select Add New at the page section.

3.Then put the page title and the page content and click on

publish.

4 Your are done

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