A website/portfolio showcases your work, and shows the evolution of your learning in this class. You can even use it in the future as a job search tool as it shows your skills and professional development.

All websites are on a web server. Web server space can be acquired from web hosting companies.

We’re going to use https://www.hostinger.co.uk/web-hosting#plans-pricing”>HOSTINGER or BYETHOST .

**before beginning – create a new gmail account (First three letters of your first name + TGJ)**

Get started here: https://www.hostinger.co.uk/web-hosting#plans-pricing

Order a free account.
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Use the first three letters of your first name followed by TGJ, add email and choose a password!

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Go to your email account and confirm your email address.

That will take you to the set-up page.

set up domain

Choose domain type:  Sub-domain

Use the first three letters of your first name and the letters “TGJ” for your subdomain name. eg: roecss

Select this domain –> .esy.es

Click submit.

Click Hosting. Choose your domain, then scroll to the Website section.

autoinstall

Select Auto Installer and install WordPress.

Your WordPress installer should look like this

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Set your password and click INSTALL!

You’re done!  Congratulations on using cPanel on shared web hosting service and setting up WordPress!

Let’s begin!!!