WordPress Tutorial

Preparation before installing WordPress

To install a WordPress website, first you need to Want a domain name , and then you need A website server 。 a year total cost 500 to 1000 yuan can be settled, so there is no financial burden.

(This tutorial is very detailed. If you encounter problems, leave a message at the end of the article. If you don't have the energy to learn by yourself, you can find Daddy provides paid support perhaps Pay for station building ；）

1、 Domain name

Domain names can be registered online and paid annually. The price of domain names with the. com suffix is tens of yuan a year. Please refer to the following tutorial.

1. Foreign domain name service provider Namesilo domain name registration tutorial
2. Tencent Cloud Domain Name Registration and Domain Name Resolution Tutorial
3. Alibaba Cloud registered domain name resolution tutorial

The domain name can be registered at home or abroad. It is recommended to register abroad for the establishment of a foreign trade website. One more real name authentication is required for domestic registration.

If you want to know more about domain names, please click the picture below to jump to the domain name topic.

2、 Server

The servers we contact most are virtual hosts and VPS. Virtual hosts are cheap, have weak performance (general enterprise official websites are sufficient), and are low customizable; VPS has better performance, higher security, higher customizability and higher price. On the whole, the annual server costs vary from hundreds to thousands of yuan, which is not expensive.

At the same time, the use of domestic servers for websites also needs to be filed with the website. Foreign trade station construction Do not choose domestic servers, or foreign users will have slow access.

If you are new to building a website, it will be faster to start from the virtual host. You can directly view the WordPress host recommended by your father. Click the button below to view. Each host has a corresponding website building tutorial.

WordPress host recommendation

If you purchase VPS, you need to install the website environment in one more step than using a virtual host to install the WordPress website.

VPS recommendation suitable for website construction

What is the difference between a virtual host and a VPS? I don't know if you have ever contacted brand computers and assembled computers (compatible computers). VPS is equivalent to assembling computers. Virtual hosts are similar to brand computers. Assembled computers at the same price have much better performance than brand computers, but you need to assemble hardware and install systems yourself. Brand computers can be used after plugging in the power supply. If this example cannot be understood, please look at another example: Differences between VPS and virtual host

The novice uses VPS, and the father recommends you to use the pagoda panel directly. The operation is simple. See the following pagoda article for installation.

3、 Domain name and website binding

The binding of domain name and website means that you need to modify the resolution IP of your domain name to the IP of your website server. The resolution method is introduced in the previous topic of domain name.

If you use VPS, you need to first create a virtual host, and then resolve the domain name to the server IP. A VPS can create multiple virtual hosts.

When your VPS has installed the pagoda panel, you can add a virtual host directly by adding a website through the pagoda panel, and then go to the domain name background to add the resolution of A record. When the domain name resolution takes effect, you can access the virtual host on the pagoda (that is, the root directory of your website).

If you find it troublesome to buy a VPS and follow the tutorial, you can contact your father to pay (￥ 198) to help you install the pagoda panel, resolve the domain name and install the WordPrss website, Contact me 。

Start installing WordPress

After the operation of the domain name and server is ready, we can start to install the WordPress program to build the website.

WordPress download address

The official website address of WordPress is:

• https://wordpress.org/ (English)
• https://cn.wordpress.org/ (Chinese)

The official download address of WordPress is:

• https://wordpress.org/latest.zip (English version, Chinese optional)
• https://cn.wordpress.org/latest-zh_CN.zip (Chinese version, including complete Chinese translation after loading.)
• If domestic users cannot access the official website, please click here to download

WordPress installation steps

Tip: If you are a domestic server, you need to file it first, and then go back to install it after the registration is passed. Or refer to this article: How to access websites through IP during Tencent Cloud case preparation

If your server is SiteGround 、 Hostinger 、 Scala Hosting For this server with its own management panel, you can directly follow the corresponding tutorial operations, The following method is a conventional WordPress installation method, which is suitable for VPS and virtual hosts without panels.

1、 Upload the downloaded WordPress installation file to the server

There are many upload methods, which can be flexibly selected:

1. Upload all files in the unzipped folder using FTP software;
2. Use FTP software to upload the compressed package to VPS, and then decompress the compressed package on VPS;
3. Directly use the wget command on the server to download the installation package and decompress it;
4. Use the file upload/download function of the pagoda panel to download the compressed package and decompress it.

Most new VPS users will use the pagoda panel, so you can directly use the upload and download functions of the pagoda panel to upload the WordPress installation package and unzip it, as shown below:

Note that the upload and download folders should be switched to the root directory of your website. After the upload is completed, the files and folders in the extracted WordPress folder should be moved to the root directory WordPress Tutorial for Pagoda Installation There are detailed methods.

2、 Open your browser to install the WordPress website program

After uploading the WordPress installation file, you can enter your website domain name in the browser, and the WordPress installation interface will appear. As shown in the following figure: (If the URL cannot be opened, please check whether the domain name has been resolved or whether the firewall has blocked it)

Then the database information will appear. The database is created by yourself. If you don't know, you can check or create the database in your virtual host management panel or pagoda panel background settings.

Click the Submit button to check whether your database and folder permissions are correct. If they are correct, the Install button below will appear. Click Install Now.

The website information interface will appear soon. Enter your own website title and create an administrator account. Click the Install WordPress button.

In a flash, WordPress was installed successfully.

So far, the WordPress installation tutorial is over. Next, we will teach you how to use WordPress.

Frequently asked questions about WordPress installation errors

The installation process of WordPress is very simple, but some friends will encounter errors when installing WordPress. The most common failure to install the WordPress website is that the data connection fails or the folder permissions are incorrect.

Database connection failed

Database connection failure is the most common error condition.

From the content of the error prompt, there are three possibilities for data connection failure.

1. The database name, user name and password of the database are incorrectly filled in.
2. The database host is filled in incorrectly
3. Database is not running

The first error is easy to solve. Just fill in the correct account password.

The second error is that if you buy your own server VPS, you usually fill in localhost. If you buy a virtual host, this address will generally tell you a separate URL.

The third kind of error should be considered when you are sure that all the information is filled in correctly but still prompt that the connection is wrong. You can check whether the database is running by checking related processes or logging into phpmyadmin.

In addition to the three official situations, the following two situations may also be encountered during the installation process.

• ① The database was not created, resulting in incorrect database information.
• ② The database does not have the right permissions assigned.

The above two cases are also easy to solve. Just make sure that the database has been created and assigned the correct permissions. If you are using a remote database, you also need to consider whether the firewall has blocked it.

File permission problem, unable to create directory

If you encounter a WordPress theme installation or a plugin prompt that you cannot create a directory, it is obviously a file permission problem.

In this case, you only need to correct the permissions of the website folder.

For using Pagoda panel For friends, log in to the pagoda background, switch to the folder of your website, and then set the permissions of all files to 755, and change the owner to www.

See: Pagoda panel file permission modification

If you use the LNMP one click package, you can use the following command to modify the permissions. (The following command is executed in the root directory of your website folder)

 chmod -R 755 * chown -R www:www *

Error installing theme plug-in

Errors in installing theme templates and plug-ins usually originate from the domestic host. The reason is that the access to the WordPress website is not smooth due to network problems, which leads to the failure of normal downloading. Please refer to: WordPress 429 Too Many Requests Error Update Theme Plugin Method

In addition, if the software version of your server does not meet the requirements of plug-ins and themes, it will not be installed, and the website may crash.

In this case, you can delete the corresponding template file and plug-in folder through FTP.

How to use WordPress

Basic operation process after building a WordPress website

Considering that many friends are using WordPress for the first time, my father will share the basic WordPress operation process here, and you can decide the operation steps according to the actual situation.

1. Set the website SSL security certificate ； (Some virtual hosts will be set automatically or can be installed later, SSL certificates are free and do not need to be purchased separately 。）
2. Enter Settings to set fixed links ；
3. Enter the settings to set other settings;
4. Enter the article classification directory and set the article classification;
5. Enter the appearance theme, and select a theme you like; (If it is a foreign trade website, it is recommended to go directly to themeforset Purchase a paid theme to use.)
6. Enter the plug-in and install some plug-ins you need, such as SEO plug-in and cache plug-in;
7. Publish articles and fill in website content. (If you want to use WordPress as an enterprise website, you must fill some content first, otherwise the website is empty and inconvenient for page design.)
8. Domestic users Manually update themes and plug-ins , and WP Version Method.
9. Learn a little basic SEO knowledge 。

How to log into the background of WordPress website?

A: Add after your web address /wp-admin You can access the website background. After logging in, you will see the following interface.

The top one ① is called admin bar, which can quickly use the new function; The ② on the left is called the menu bar, which contains all the function entries and plug-in setting entries of WordPress.

The newly built WordPress website does not have so many menu contents. The corresponding option menu will appear after the plug-in is installed.

How does WordPress install themes and plug-ins?

A: The installation theme and plug-in can be found in the background menu, namely appearance theme, adding theme; Plug in - Install the plug-in.

You can also download themes and plug-ins from the website and upload them for installation.

Reference article: Topic Tutorial 、 Plug in Tutorial

WordPress Basic Tutorial Navigation

1. New WordPress Tutorial 1: Background Settings
2. New WordPress Tutorial 2: How to post articles
3. How does WordPress set its own edited page as the home page
4. How to use WordPress widgets
5. Disable Gutenberg to use the classic editor
6. Understand the menu functions of WordPress
7. How to retrieve the WordPress password after forgetting it

For some related video operation tutorials, please visit the WordPress Tutorial Network. https://wordpressjc.com

WordPress Theme Template Knowledge

How to get WordPress theme template

WordPress has rich theme templates, and you can get the theme you want in three ways.

1. Search the theme installation in the official theme library directly from the WordPress background theme.
2. Download it from the Internet for free or purchase an advanced theme installation.
3. Find someone to customize the theme separately.

For the installation method of WordPress theme, please refer to the following tutorial:

• WordPress Theme Installation Tutorial _ Mode _ Download Address _ Failure Solution

Where can I find free or paid themes online?

Free themes, the official theme library is recommended, that is, those seen in the background appearance of the dashboard. The website is as follows:

https://wordpress.org/themes/

In addition, you can also search Baidu or Google directly, and you can find many websites dedicated to sharing themes.

If you are a user of foreign trade enterprises, it is recommended that you go directly to the theme forest to buy advanced themes, which is the choice of most foreign trade people.

https://1.envato.market/We2DO

Another website dedicated to selling WordPress themes: templatemonster

You can't find 100% of the themes that meet your needs. You just need to meet your needs in general, and then manually modify and adjust them yourself.

course: Purchase advanced WordPress theme text tutorial from themeforest

The current theme of daddy's notes on building the website is Astra Pro If you want it, you can Buy from your father 。

Recommended popular paid topics on foreign trade websites

The following are the top 10 themes used by foreign trade websites. You can also consider purchasing them directly.

1. Avada | Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme
2. The7 — Multi-Purpose Website Building Toolkit for WordPress
3. BeTheme – Responsive Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme
4. Flatsome | Multi-Purpose Responsive WooCommerce Theme
5. Enfold – Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme
6. Bridge – Creative Multipurpose WordPress Theme
7. Uncode – Creative Multiuse WordPress Theme
8. Newspaper
9. Jupiter – Multi-Purpose Responsive Theme
10. Salient – Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme

WordPress industry theme recommendation

• Five WordPress theme recommendations for factories and machinery industry
• 10 Best WordPress WooCommerce Theme Recommendations
• Recommended excellent WordPress foreign trade templates (select good theme methods)

How to use the paid theme?

Usually you are Theme forest After purchasing the theme, click Downloads under the user name in the upper right corner to download all files.

After downloading, it is a compressed package. Unzip the downloaded compressed package file.

You just need to upload the theme installation package to the website background appearance - theme. - child.zip is a sub theme. If you don't consider the later update version, you can not transfer it. To update, upload both and enable the child theme.

Some theme packages also contain demonstration data and plug-ins, which can be used according to the actual situation.

Extension: Advanced theme key activation tutorial purchased by Themeforest

Recommended popular WordPress plug-ins

Introduce several necessary WordPress plug-ins, and choose to install them according to your actual situation.

SEO class:

1. Rank Math Free advanced SEO plug-in
2. The SEO Framework Another free SEO plug-in
3. Yoast SEO SEO plug-in with the highest number of users
4. All in One SEO Pack SEO plug-in supported in full Chinese

Cache optimization class:

1. WP Super Cache Free cache plug-in
2. WP Rocket Paid cache plug-in
3. Performance Lightweight WordPress optimization plug-in
4. Asset CleanUp Too many plug-ins are installed to avoid loading every page
5. Hummingbird Intuitive WordPress optimization plug-in
6. Query Monitor To find out what the problem is, novices don't need to install it. They can't understand it even after installing it.

Security:

1. Defender WordPress Security It is free and easy to use. You can modify the background login address and intercept robots.
2. Wordfence The WordPress security plug-in with the largest number of users has complete functions.
3. WPS Hide Login Only this one can be installed if the background address is hidden separately.
4. Database backup plug-in Automatic backup, be prepared.

Other plug-ins:

1. Elementor Free and paid web builders
2. Ultimate Addons For Elementor Module enhancement of the above builder
3. WP Portfolio Advanced works display plug-in, which can be used to display products
4. Convert Pro Advanced pop-up subscription, customer conversion plug-in

More WP plugins shared by dads in their notes can click here see.