How To Start a WordPress Blog with HostGator in 2021

Assuming you are an amateur and need to begin your first blog, you are at the ideal spot. Here, we at WPressBlog have given a total aide (with screen captures) on How to Start a WordPress Blog with HostGator. 

As a matter of first importance, I need to tell you that we are likewise utilizing HostGator facilitating for a portion of our sites. It is one of the most amazing web facilitating suppliers. Regardless of whether you need to begin a solitary site or limitless sites, HostGator offers you reasonable and quality web facilitating administrations. 

On the off chance that you pick HostGator, you will get the accompanying components with it: 

Free Domain Name for First Year (Available With Annual Hosting Plan) 

Free SSL Certificate 

99.9% Uptime Guarantee 

45-Day Money-Back Guarantee 

A single Click WordPress Installation 

Free HostGator Website Builder with 100+ Mobile-Friendly Templates 

Free Website Transfer (If you have currently a site then it will be moved to HostGator with no charge) 

$100 Google Adwords Offer 

$100 Bing Ads Credit 

all day, every day/365 Phone, LiveChat, Email Support 

Presently to make a site, you need to have an area name and web facilitating. HostGator offers a free area name with the acquisition of any web facilitating plan with a yearly membership. Assuming you would prefer not to get an area name from HostGator, you can likewise get it from other space name suppliers. 

Presently there are a couple of steps to make a site on HostGator facilitating with a free space name from HostGator.

How To Start a WordPress Blog with HostGator

Step 1: Choose A Hosting Plan

First of all, Go to the HostGator website then click on the “Get Started!” button.

Here, you will see three web hosting plans: Hatchling, Baby, and Business.

Assuming you need to make just a single site then, at that point, pick the Hatchling Plan, and assuming you need to make at least two sites then, at that point, pick the Baby plan. To pick an arrangement, click on the "Purchase Now!" button. 

Stage 2: Choose a Domain Name 

Presently it's an ideal opportunity to pick your space name. Your space name should be remarkable. To track down awesome and novel area names, you can find support from space name generators. 

In the wake of choosing a remarkable space name for your site, enter it in the area name field as displayed in the accompanying picture. Additionally, select an area expansion like .com, .net, organization, and so on The default area augmentation (which is .com) is awesome if accessible with your space name. 

When you enter your space name, then, at that point, at the lower part of that segment, you will discover "Add Domain Privacy to". Assuming you need to keep your space data hidden then really take a look at the case or, more than likely you can uncheck it. The area security will cost you $14.95/year if you really look at the case.

If you as of now have an area name, select the subsequent tab "I Already Own This Domain Name" and enter your own space name there. 

If you have an area from another supplier, you just need to change the nameserver from their space settings. 

Stage 3: Enter Hosting Information 

Presently select the charging cycle from multi-month, 90 days, a half year, a year, two years, or three years. More months implies more markdown. So on the off chance that you pick three years, you will get a 60.5% rebate. I suggest you pick the facilitating plan for quite a long time since it will give you a colossal markdown contrasted with other charging cycles.

Presently enter your facilitating username and PIN number. 

Stage 4: Enter Billing Information 

Here, enter all the necessary charging data like name, email, address, and so forth, and the Payment type. Assuming you need to make an installment utilizing a credit or charge card then, at that point, enter your card subtleties any other way you can likewise utilize PayPal to make installment.

Step 5: Check/Uncheck Addition Services

With the Hatchling Plan, all the additional services are paid so check only those services that you want to buy. If you don’t want to buy any additional services then uncheck all the services.

These additional services are Positive SSL, SiteLock, Professional email with Outlook from Office 365, Site Backup, and SEO Tools.

Step 6: Enter our HostGator Coupon Code

To get the 60.5% discount, enter our coupon code “WPRESSBLOG” in the coupon code field then click on Validate.

Step 7: Review your Details and Checkout

You can review your hosting details and the total amount that you have to pay. The total price (Hosting + Domain) will be $105.35 including Tax.

Presently look at the container of HostGator Terms of Service then, at that point, click on the "Checkout Now!" button. 

Here, you have effectively made a HostGator account and turned into the proprietor of your first site. 

Stage 8: Install WordPress 

In the wake of tapping on the checkout button, you will get your cPanel username and Password incorporating the cPanel interface in your email. cPanel is an entry where you can oversee everything about your web facilitating. 

Presently click on the cPanel connect in your email then, at that point, enter your cPanel username and secret key. 

After login to the cPanel, explore the "SOFTACULOUS APPS INSTALLER" then, at that point, click on WordPress.

In the next screen click on “Install”

In the wake of tapping on the Install button, enter your site name, site portrayal, administrator username, and administrator secret phrase.

Should note down your administrator username and secret word in a protected spot. You can sign in to your WordPress site with this username and secret key. 

In the keep going advance, click on the "Introduce" button. 

When the establishment is done, you can sign in to your WordPress site. 

To login to your site, you simply need to enter/wp-administrator after your site address. 

Ex: http://yourdomainname.com/wp-administrator 

If you have utilized SSL endorsement, enter the accompanying URL, 

Ex: https://yourdomainname.com/wp-administrator 

After login into your WordPress site, you can begin posting articles and furthermore introduce WordPress subjects and modules. 

You can likewise check here the quickest WordPress subjects and should have WordPress modules for bloggers to improve site execution. 

Presently you have effectively made a WordPress site. 

In the wake of making your WordPress site, there are numerous vital changes needed to do. Every one of the progressions is referenced in our after post.