In this video tutorial, you will learn how to create a fully functional WordPress website for free without spending any money on a domain or hosting. This is perfect for beginners who want to practice WordPress development on their own computer using the Pantheon platform.
By the end of this video, you will be able to set up your own WordPress site and understand the basic settings needed to get started.
Summary:
This video explains step-by-step how to create a free WordPress website using Pantheon. It covers account creation, site setup, WordPress installation, and important settings to keep your site private for practice purposes.
Key Points:
- How to create a free account on Pantheon.
- Creating a WordPress site without domain or hosting costs.
- Setting up site name, language, username, and password.
- Installing WordPress and accessing the dashboard.
- Important settings, like search engine visibility to keep the site private.
- Tips on bookmarking the login page for easy access.
- Preview of next steps: installing and customizing WordPress themes.
Video Transcript:
- Introduction:
- Welcome to educatecomputer.
- The video explains how to create and use a WordPress website without spending money on domain or hosting.
- The focus is on practicing WordPress on your own computer or laptop.
- Step-by-Step Process to Create a Free WordPress Website:
- Open your browser and search for “Pantheon” (a platform for hosting WordPress sites).
- Open the first website that appears.
- Click on “Get Started” on the Pantheon website.
- Pantheon allows you to create two WordPress websites per email account.
- If you want more, you can delete an existing site or use a new email to create more sites.
- After clicking “Get Started,” create your free account.
- You can continue with Google or fill out the form manually.
- The instructor chooses to continue with Google and selects the email to use.
- After continuing, the Pantheon dashboard opens.
- Account Setup:
- Fill in your details like first name, last name, and country.
- Confirm if you are an agency or not (choose “No” for personal practice).
- Proceed to create your site.
- Creating the WordPress Site:
- Choose the platform as WordPress.
- Enter the site name (e.g., WP College).
- Select your country (optional, as this is a demo site).
- The WordPress site starts developing.
- Once complete, click on “Visit your Pantheon site dashboard.”
- Then click on “Visit the development site.”
- Configuring the WordPress Site:
- Choose the language for your website (English in this case).
- Enter the site name again.
- Set a username and password for logging into the WordPress admin panel.
- Provide your email address.
- Decide on search engine visibility (whether to make the site live or not).
- Since this is a demo site, it doesn’t matter if you check or uncheck this option.
- Click “Install WordPress.”
- Logging into WordPress:
- Save your password.
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
- Bookmark the login page for easy access later.
- The WordPress website is now ready for practice.
- Important Settings:
- Check the “Reading” settings in WordPress.
- Ensure “Search Engine Visibility” is unchecked if you don’t want the site to be live.
- This is important because live websites should not be used for practice or empty design work.
- Since this is a demo site, it doesn’t matter if this box is checked or not.