I am trying to set up a WordPress self-hosted blog, and I’m having a little trouble. I think I need a geek’s advice to help unjumble all the tech jargon. I’m using Blogger right now, and it is slowly driving me insane, so I was wondering what is the quickest way to set up a self-host?
Stacey Hume
Congratulations on taking the initiative to switch away from Blogger! I’ve never found Blogger to be nearly as useful as WordPress and I think you’ll agree with me once you make the switch.
Switching to a self-hosted WordPress installation is actually way easier than you think. I can go into all the technical details, but you don’t need to bother with that. The quickest, easiest way to get yourself on a self-hosted WordPress installation is to simply sign up for a hosting account.
Most major web hosts offer one-click installations of WordPress (and other open source apps). So if you sign up for GoDaddy, Dreamhost, BlueHost, WebFaction or plenty of other services, you’ll be able to install WordPress without ever having to look behind the scenes. It will just work.
The process for doing this on each host differs slightly, so it’s best to just choose a host and then to look up their particular documentation for WordPress.
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This answer really got up my hackles. I switched from Blogger to self-hosted WP this spring and am STILL trying to get my blog to look and feel the way I want it. Yes, the actual installation and downloading of a template was not difficult, but all the bells and whistles that Blogger makes so easy are absolutely mind-boggling in WP. I am happy that I made the switch. My following has grown, I see the advantages, but I would never call the process easy.
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