Installing WordPress

With Fantastico adding a WordPress Blog to your Site is as easy as 1-2-3

Here, let me show you…

Fill out the New Installation Form –to load Wordpress on your main page (perfect for PrettyLink) leave the 1st field blank.
Click “Install WordPress”
then Click “Finish Installation” (all the behind the scenes work is done for you)
next Click Your New automatically generated Admin URL Page
Login (using the Name & Password you created when you filled out the New Installation Form)
Begin Using Your Self Hosted Wordpress Blog

NOTE:  Hostgator uses Fantastico

…and has a great 1 cent for the 1st Month Hosting Deal.  They’ll transfer your site for FREE if you host somewhere else.  They have excellent & quick support & loads of other behind the scenes options.  They’ve even completed a more detailed video tutorial on installing WordPress with Fantastico which you can view by clicking the link in this sentence.

Here are more HostGator Videos to help get you started…

Managing Posts-posts are blog updates.  These are ever changing posts to keep your readers informed with what’s going on right now.

Managing Pages-are regular web pages and are not included in the blog timeline.  You can use pages for information that will not quickly change like “About Us”, “Contact Us”, “Directions to Our Store”, “Hours of Operation” and such.