The Beginners Guide to Hosting for WordPress on HostGator

Hosting for WordPress on hostgator is a simple and quick process. In fact, five minutes after you have paid your subscription fee, you can immediately get your page up and running. Even so, several users are having problems in navigating through their HostGator control panels. This is especially true for those who are not IT experts. To solve this problem, this article will give you a step-by-step guide on how to successfully get your WordPress blogs hosted on HostGator. After reading this article, you will know why HostGator is the best web host for WordPress in 2012.

As said earlier, you can start hosting through HostGator right after you have paid for your subscription fees. You can do this by checking the email address you have provided. The email will have a welcome note and a link that will bring you to your control panel. Simply click on the link provided and you are on your way to the next step.

Upon getting into the control panel, you will see several icons that have specific functions. For this guide though, the one that you need to take a look at is the blue smiley icon that says ‘Fantastico de Luxe.’ Click on this icon, and you should see another window. This window will have a list of programs on its left portion. Scroll down through this list of programs and you should see there the WordPress item.

You would then need to scroll down on the right portion of the page until you find the button called ‘New Installation.’ Click on it and it should pop up another window. On this screen, you will be able to see a drop down list of domains provided by HostGator and as well as an ‘Install on Domain.’ In the lower section of the window, you will see a box called ‘Directory.’ This is button is essential if you want to build multiple websites within a domain. For example, if your website has a ‘sales’ section into it, you will need to put in the word ‘sales’ in the directory. In effect, the URL that you will get will look something like, “yourdomainname.com/sales.” If you just want to build a single website, leave this section blank.

After choosing a domain that will host your website, you just have to provide the information needed. The Admin Access Data is the details that you need to login into WordPress. Base Configuration is your name, which could be your real name or not. And finally, you will need to fill out your email information. After that, click on ‘Install WordPress’ and click on the next set of buttons to complete the installation. You can now type your URL on a browser and it should bring you to a login screen. You have now installed HostGator!

The steps on hosting for WordPress on hostgator are very easy to follow because they are meant to be user-friendly. This makes them the best web host for WordPress in 2012, besting out several web hosting companies today. If you still cannot get the hang of HostGator, you can also call their number or visit their forums and ask your questions there.

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